Natural Pet Health

What are some of the most common heart and circulation conditions in pets?

* Heart murmur
* High cholesterol
* High blood pressure
* Thickening of the heart muscle
* Heart failure
* Irregular pulse
* Anemia

What symptoms should we look out for

* Tiring more easily than normal
* Low pitched deep cough
* Labored breathing
* Coughing during the night or after exercise
* Fluid retention in the legs and abdomen
* Bluish look to the tongue and gums
* Excessive weight loss

What is the conventional treatment?

Conventional treatment usually involves medication including diuretics which are used to control the sodium and water retention that accompanies heart failure; vasodilators which are used to lower blood pressure and digoxin and related drugs which help the heart beat more efficiently