Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dilated heart disease causing heart failure in cats
By Priyanka M. Uppe et al.·2013·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Cats - A Case Report
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
Two cats were brought to the vet because they were coughing, having trouble exercising, and struggling to breathe, which are signs of heart failure. One cat had been eating a homemade diet, while the other was fed commercial dog food. After tests, both were diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a serious heart condition. They were treated with medications and dietary changes, but sadly, one cat passed away after two days. The other cat responded well to treatment and started to recover after eight days.
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Abstract
Two cats were brought to Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital with the history and clinical signs suggestive of congestive heart failure ie, coughing, exercise intolerance, dyspnea, abdominal distension etc. There was history of feeding the cat with home made diet in one case and in other with commercial dog food. Based on electrocardiographic, radiographic and echocardiographic findings, the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy was done in both the cases. The cases were managed with enalapril maleate, furosemide, dietary taurine supplementation and other supportive therapy. Among these two cases, one nd cat died on 2 day of treatment and the other showed recovery after 8 days of treatment.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/21250e720c901262cbe6f4f9ffdf8b4cb43eb7d4