Symptoms of myocarditis in dogs

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Symptoms of myocarditis in dogs:

1. Acute myocarditis often begins with symptoms of myocardial excitement, manifested as rapid and full pulse, hyperpalpitations, and increased heart sounds.

2. After a little exercise, the heartbeat of the sick dog increases rapidly, and it can last for a long time even if the exercise stops.

3. When the myocardium of dogs suffers from malnutrition and degeneration, it mainly manifests as symptoms of heart failure.

4. When the compensatory adaptability of the heart is lost, the mucous membrane of the sick dog will become cyanotic, the breathing will be highly difficult, the veins on the body surface will be distended, and the extremities, chest and abdomen will be edematous.

5. Chronic myocarditis manifests as weakness, dyspnea, tachycardia, weak heartbeat, irregular rhythm, often accompanied by systolic murmur.

6. Dogs with severe myocarditis have a loss of appetite, depression, coma, and eventually die suddenly due to heart failure.

Causes of myocarditis in dogs:

1. Usually, myocarditis of varying degrees can be caused in the acute phase of virus or other pathogen infection, such as canine distemper, canine parvovirus, leptospira, infectious hepatitis, and influenza.

2. Some parasitic diseases (such as Toxoplasma gondii, canine nausea filaria) can also cause myocarditis.

3. Toxic diseases (such as carbon monoxide, heavy metals, phenols, organic phosphorus, anesthetics, etc.) can directly damage the myocardium, leading to myocarditis or myocardial degeneration.

4. In addition, sepsis, septicemia, allergies, rheumatism, anemia, etc. can all cause myocarditis.

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