In Dogs What heart are what makes

In Dogs What heart are what makes Heart (Latin name Dirofilaria immitis) are parasitic worms that are common in both dogs and cats. As the name suggests, lives in the dog? S heart normally float freely in the right ventricle and in the vicinity of blood vessels. The worms are transmitted from dog to dog by mosquitoes which pass the worm larvae through their saliva. The presence of the heart can be very dangerous for the dog? S health. Although the dog showed no signs of infection until it has progressed significantly, the heart can be life-threatening and are sometimes difficult to detect and diagnose. Signs of infection of the heart When a dog is infected with the first heart, there are literally no signs and the presence of the heart can not be detected with a blood test. Once the worm larva reaches the heart and mature, however, signs that are detectable by X-ray starts to develop almost immediately. These include damage to blood vessels of the heart and lungs. It is rare that a dog is infected by a virus and worm as in the mature heart grow in size and number, the conditions worsen, eventually causing a blockage of blood flow. At this point the dog starts to show physical signs that may include pain, hypertension, difficulty breathing, lethargy or fainting. In very advanced May the dog suffers from heart failure and death although by the time that heart disease has reached this stage, the owner realized that there is probably something that is going on and asked the veterinary care. The treatment of infections of the heart Once the dog has been diagnosed with the heart, treatment should be initiated. What is this type of treatment and how it is administered depends on the stage of infection of the heart. In general, there are four stages of heart disease. ? A phase? Dogs less risk? heart are detected in X-rays, but all other tests appear normal. ? Step two? Dogs are moderately infected, may have some difficulty breathing and a cough that show be? The third phase? Dogs are severely affected and may include weight loss, difficulty breathing, blood tests may show kidney and / or damage to the liver? Step Four? Dogs have the syndrome of vena cava and are in a state of shock, after all the death? surgery can be done to remove the worm, but there is no guarantee that it will save the dog. When it comes to the heart in dogs, prevention is truly the best medicine. The best time to begin a preventative treatment is early in puppy-hood, before the dog is seven months old since dogs older than seven months is at a high risk of adverse reactions to preventive treatments.