INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Diagnosis and Management of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in a Dog

  • Author:
  • Dipanjan Mondal1, P. Mukherjee2, J. Mukherjee3,
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 183 to 184

1Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, WBUAFS, Mohanpur, Nadia

2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, WBUAFS, Mohanpur, Nadia

3Assistant Professor, WBUAFS, Mohanpur, Nadia

Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), 37, K.B. Sarani, Kolkata -700037 (West Bengal)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: joyphy@gmail.com

Online published on 17 January, 2022.

Abstract

A ten years old Golden Retriever dog was presented with history of dyspnea, inappetence and exercise intolerance since last one month. Physical examination revealed tachypnea and cardiac murmurs. Hematological values were normal. Vertebral heart score revealed increased cardiac silhouette which was subsequently confirmed in ECG. The animal was treated with ACE inhibitors, diuretics and cardiac ionotropic agents with dietary supplementation of Taurine and L-carnitine.

Keywords

Cardiomyopathy, Dog, Heart, Myocardium