Signs of a Dog's Impending Death due to Heart Failure

The symptoms of different organs failing are not entirely similar, hence the pre-death state also differs. For example, when kidney failure occurs, the mouth will have a severe uremic smell, appetite is lost, and the temperature drops to about 35 degrees Celsius. The kidney's filtration function is very poor, and no urine is generated. The process of death due to heart failure is relatively quick, and symptoms include cyanosis of the skin and difficulty in breathing.

Dog Heart Disease

The main causes include congenital genetic factors, bacterial infections, and nutritional metabolic disorders. It is necessary to timely inspect and treat the dog.

Signs of a Dog's Impending Death

1. Older dogs generally have a reduced appetite, but they can still eat. However, in the final stages of life, a dog's appetite may decrease or even stop eating.
2. The dog becomes less active and sleeps more. When the owner calls it, there may be a slight response after several calls.
3. The dog may tilt its head and stick out its tongue without responding, and its head may involuntarily tilt to one side in the final stages.
4. Some dogs might look for a place to hide.

Treatment for Dog Heart Failure

Care should be strengthened to alleviate the burden on the heart, enhance heart contractility, and increase blood perfusion. To reduce the burden on the heart, you can appropriately limit the dog's water intake; to enhance heart contractility and blood perfusion, you can choose digoxin injection or 10% sodium citrate injection. symptomatic treatment can be selected with Shengfu Decoction and modified nourishing powder. Regular check-ups at the hospital can help improve the cure rate.