Client handouts

Degenerative Valve Disease

8/1/2024

Degenerative Valve Disease (also known as 'myxomatous valve disease').

This is the most common canine heart condition.

Sleeping Respiratory Rate Instructions

8/1/2024

Sleeping Respiratory Rate Instructions

This is the most important tool pet owners have for monitoring their dog or cat's heart disease.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

7/1/2024

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

A common congenital (in-born) heart defect seen in dogs.

Atrial Fibrillation

7/1/2024

Atrial Fibrillation

A common pathological arrhythmia in dogs resulting in an irregular heart beat.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

7/1/2024

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

This is the most common heart disease of cats.

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

12/5/2022

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

This is most frequently seen in large and giant breed dogs.

Cyanotic Heart Disease

11/5/2022

Cyanotic Heart Disease

Severe and complex congenital heart problems.

Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis

11/5/2022

Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis

A common congenital heart condition in large breed dogs.

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

11/5/2022

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

This is an electrical disease predominantly seen in Boxers.

Pulmonary Hypertension

11/5/2022

Pulmonary Hypertension

This literally means high blood pressure in the lungs - a common problem in dogs with long standing heart and/or lung disease.

Pulmonic Stenosis

11/5/2022

Pulmonic Stenosis

A frequently diagnosed congenital heart defect in dogs.

Feline Cardiomyopathy

11/5/2022

Feline Cardiomyopathy

This handout briefly covers the remaining forms of cardiomyopathy known to affect cats.

Atrioventricular Valve Dysplasia

11/5/2022

Atrioventricular Valve Dysplasia

A congenital heart disease affecting the mitral or tricuspid valves.

Feline Aortic Thromboembolism

11/5/2022

Feline Aortic Thromboembolism

This is a relatively common complication of feline heart disease which causes a sudden paralysis of the hind legs.

Pericardial Effusion

11/5/2022

Pericardial Effusion

A heart condition causing fluid accumulation in the sac surrounding the heart.

Septal Defects

11/5/2022

A group of congenital heart defects often known as 'hole in the heart.'

Bradycardia in Dogs

11/5/2022

Bradycardia in Dogs

An abnormally slow heart rate that can cause fainting in some dogs.

Chronic Bronchitis

11/5/2022

Chronic Bronchitis

Although not a heart disease, bronchitis is seen concurrently in many cardiac patients.