Congestive Heart Failure is usually associated with humans, but it's something that can also affect your pets. Joining us is Dr. Christian Broadhurst with Clay Humane Society.
I lost my 12 year old teacup long hair chihuahua from CHF, she initially was diagnosed with a bad heart murmur. I miss her terribly, thankfully still have her mother, who is 15. My heart goes out to those battling this, or lost their baby. It's so heartbreaking.
I just lost my dog of 9 years to congestive heart failure today. She was put down humanely with dignity. I’m just numb right now. I’ll miss you Bella. You’ll be in my heart, always.😢
@Rob W you’ll know when your dog can barely move without collapsing in exhaustion and has stopped eating. Bella ate barely anything during her last few weeks.
Rob W mine didnt want to go outside anymore because she would be too tired her tongue would be sticking out n be blue signs that she wasnt getting enough oxygen 2 times she collapsed n the 3rd time she passed away dont wait like i did she suffered a lot i wanted to put her down but my family was too selfish to let me oh and she wouldnt eat or drink
My 16 year old chihuahua has just been diagnosed with CHF 😢it’s so sad seeing him so poorly. we lost his 15 year old son 2 weeks ago other same disease... I’m devastated 😭
sandy go straight to your vet there are medications that can stop this disease in its tracks if caught early enough I wish I had known but my little boy is doing well he’s still going and is so much better on the medications.
My 13 year old beloved cross breed dog Jimmy died on December 30 2020. His heart murmur diagnosed 4 years ago, started medication Cardisure and Frusemide in 2019. Also on medication for seizures Phenomav since 8 years. He developed cough 4, 5 months ago prior to his passing was put on Nuelin tablets too. On that day after dinner around 5pm he started coughing but normally his cough stops after a while. But that day he coughed continuously and when the cough stopped started panting heavily. So I took him to the emergency hospital around 8.30pm. the vet immediately took him to the treatment room and gave him a needle on the report said mild sedation to calm him but he had seizure and his heart stopped then she performed CPR and he came back to live but was struggling to breath the vet said he needed oxygen but to give the mask need to sedate him again but there was a risk he might get heart attack again and die. So put him in an oxygen box first but he was suffocating in that box. then she took him out and gave a second needle to sedate him his heart stopped and she couldn't revive him. My precious boy died on the table. It has been more than 3 months and I am still grieving with guilt with so many unanswered questions. Like if I had taken him immediately to the regular vet would he have survived? The emergency vet did everything correct to save his life. In his medical report the vet said cause of death Dyspnea. The images of him suffering in that oxygen cage and his tiny dead body on the table still haunting me. Please help.
I hope this message finds you in a better place, 13yrs that's a great accomplishment great job, but unfortunately theses conditions catches all of us unexpectedly don't be to hard on yourself, you gave Jimmy the best and he knows you loved him that's what matters.🙏
@@barewtnss Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and comments. Jimmy would have turned 15 next month and it's almost 2 years since his passing. The way he died that day still haunting me miss him so much.
This sounds very similar what happened to my 12 year and 5 month old Pomeranian! One dat I got home and his two front legs spread open and he fell face first to the floor. He then tried to get back up and fell on his side while he chocked on his own blood. I picked him up and rushed him to the vet! As I was getting close to the vet he was starting to come back. But the vet took him in and sedated him and his gums went back to pale. They recommended hospitalizing him overnight with oxygen but the next day he was still panting heavily and gums still pale! The vet said his medications weren’t responding anymore so I had to put him down 😭😞😞😢😢 idk if what the vet did was right or if what I did was right! I’m the same as you living with guilt and grief this happened 12 days ago I miss my buddy 😞
Any time we lose a dog that we love we question ourselves. Your little guy died knowing that you loved him and you did everything you could. I'm so grateful for you.
My pitbull, i noticed her breathing was like an asmatic, labor breathing. Went to vet, she has heart murmur, and leaky valve. Medications work but exspensive, shes 7. Rescue. Thank you for giving me faith theres another option
Our Boston terrier was diagnosed last week with chf we took him several times since February complaining about his cough. They treated him for cough and pancreatitis, we should have caught this sooner. He is now in the end stages of chf 😢
Oh gosh! I lost my 16 year old Magnum and 15 yr old Mazey in April. I have Finnegan and he is idiopathic epileptic. He has had pancreatis he went 2 years almost and we were in the ER last nite. The test came back positive pancreatis but now reading about your Bosty I am wondering. Finn is going to his vet today and asking about everything. Finn doesn't cough all the time. Does your pup cough all the time?
My chihuahua was just diagnosed with CHF. I’m devastated. She’s almost 15 though but so full of love and life still. 4 pills a day and maybe I can keep her a little longer.
How is your dog doing??? I am going through the same they put my dog on three meds two weeks ago. He's a 14 (15 in four months) Maltese and was diagnosed with CHF and gallstones. The vet says it's best to put him down, but he seems normal (still eats, barks, and plays ) other than his breathing hard sometimes and gallstones. The vet says without the meds he would have passed within a week. I don't know what to do. I love him so much but I don't want to be selfish and watch him suffer get and worse.
My dog is 14 and he has it he has been battling this for over year we use to take him to the vet every 3 months to have fluid pump off his stomach from that it went to every month to every 2 weeks they said he’s not in pain that’s why I keep taking him to the vet but now it’s got so bad I know with in the next few months I’m gonna have to put him down and the thought of this is killing me he’s at the point now where he’s loosing muscle mass it kills me that I can’t do more for him every one is like he has had a good long life but for me it’s not long enough
Cjleh757's rc thanks for asking but unfortunately I had to put him down in March his kidneys shut down I fell selfish sometimes and ask my self if I did the right thing taking him to the vet every week having belly taps done and all the medication just so I could have more time with him . Anyways Harley will never be forgotten October he would have been 15 he wasn’t considered a pet he was family the most brave loyal funny best friend any pet owner could ask for May he never be forgotten by me or my wife I would give everything I owned if I could have got some more pain free time with him I’ve had lot of dogs in my life but Harley was special
@@whiterhinooutdoors4572 sorry to hear that, I agree dogs are not replaceable, they all have different personalities, I think you did the right thing spending the extra time with him I would have done the same
@ white rhino outdoors, sorry for ur loss, I know exactly what u mean because my DRAKO is family to me too, and he is also loosing so much muscle mass, and he used to be so energetic and athletic and out of nowhere he just got sick, and is sad to see how he just sleeps all day, or if he gets excited he faints, like episodes of sincope, and I just try to give him so much love and care, I don't know what to, he is a bull terrier, 8 yrs old
My dog passed last 4th March of heart failure. She was being treated for cough kennel. Obviously it wasn't working then the very took a xray and showed a enlarged heart. But it was too late and she died on the same day. It's terribly heart breaking. I kept telling the vet it didn't sound like cough kennel. I'm devastated
I feel sorry for you loss all dogs are good and happy souls and when they are with us or with god they are always happy.. my dog has also been diagnosed with a enlarged heart .. I am really worried ..
@@sophalyoum9340 hey , I am sorry for your loss .. dogs are the most beautiful gift from God and when they are with us or the almighty they are happy ...
I thought my little guy got kennel cough and I knew he had a serious heart condition. I waited because I though his heart was ok and I thought it was kennel cough. I should have taken him to the vet a month before I did.
@carolking6772 hi. That's an old post... I adopted and lost another dog after that. Emily and then Ruby. How's your dog? Im so sorry you're going through all this as well 😔 💗
My sons dog had puppies all were adopted out but one who they noticed something different with.The vet said surgery or put the dog down.He does not want to do this,does anyone out there no of any organization or group or vet in the NC vacenity that may pay or help with the bill .Please anyone lets save this 11 week old pit bull puppies life.
I moved out my parents house 2 years ago and I got news that our family dog has this... we know what’s coming and I’m so not looking forward to it this cavalier King Charles he was my first dog and having him had helped me overcome my fear of dogs just noticing how he’s not himself anymore is just heartbreaking we are trying to keep him going he’s on new meds for this let’s hope they help him a bit or otherwise we’re going to have to say goodbye 😭
My 7 year old Brittany was diagnosed today. She had been coughing for about 3 weeks. They treated her for allergies but did not improve so today had xrays and started Furosemide...in two weeks she goes back for an echo. This is devastating to us....
My 11 yr old pug is now coughing that deep whooping cough with a gag sound at the end....not sure if this is a sign..but she's going to vet next week to check!! Im so sorry for ur loss 😔
@@sharkbait_717 how did you dog make out? Ours is 14 and been making that cough for a week. It's horrible. Vet gave her cough pills at her yearly visit the day it started. But they aren't helping. She goes back tomorrow
@@brendawiegand7825 So at that time...they tried 2 different medications..temporarily helped ...but she's back to coughing like that again just not nearlyas much..the vet said..."thats just her cough" so its sporadic now...and my 2 pug has started it now here n there at 12 yrs old. Im just monitoring them now. Still active..eating..sleeping...Just goin from there ♡
@@sharkbait_717 thank you. We just had our other dog die in Jan unexpectedly of cancer ( symptoms only one day!) and brought a new puppy in last month because this dog was so depressed. This give me hope we may be able to give her some quality time. We love our dogs, but will not prolong their time if their quality is not there. Thank you.
Our 10 year old Pom just passed away from CHF. It's so sad to watch the progression in our little fur loves. Good info. But her heart murmur was never found at her yearly appts. If we new we masy have been able to treat her sooner.
My 9 year old dog died last week from CHF. We had no idea until we noticed he was coughing bad (it was dry though) but the vets were closed on the day he died. It sucks cause I had him since he was six weeks and I was 10 years old. He was going to turn 10 this year. I’m so heartbroken ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My dog i have noticed a sound from her heart that I can hear when I am holding her. Almost like a clicking sound. Listening closely I hear her regular sounds but also the other sound. It has just started. Is this troublesome. She is a 9 year old Yorkshire terrier.
I lost my 12 year old teacup long hair chihuahua from CHF, she initially was diagnosed with a bad heart murmur. I miss her terribly, thankfully still have her mother, who is 15. My heart goes out to those battling this, or lost their baby. It's so heartbreaking.
I just lost my dog of 9 years to congestive heart failure today. She was put down humanely with dignity. I’m just numb right now.
I’ll miss you Bella. You’ll be in my heart, always.😢
Ethan Nelson I lost my chihuahua today she passed away while i was at the dentist my family cried so much... her little heart couldnt take it anymore.
How did you know when it was time to put your dog down? My 12 year old dog is going through it right now
@Rob W you’ll know when your dog can barely move without collapsing in exhaustion and has stopped eating. Bella ate barely anything during her last few weeks.
Rob W mine didnt want to go outside anymore because she would be too tired her tongue would be sticking out n be blue signs that she wasnt getting enough oxygen 2 times she collapsed n the 3rd time she passed away dont wait like i did she suffered a lot i wanted to put her down but my family was too selfish to let me oh and she wouldnt eat or drink
@@sk-ot7pb mine went trough same 😭😭😭 man im never gonna forget those howls it gave before death
My 16 year old chihuahua has just been diagnosed with CHF 😢it’s so sad seeing him so poorly.
we lost his 15 year old son 2 weeks ago other same disease... I’m devastated 😭
I'm so sorry. I understand. I lost my Cocker Spaniel a few year ago due to CHF. Now my Chihuahua is coughing and I'm worried.
sandy go straight to your vet there are medications that can stop this disease in its tracks if caught early enough I wish I had known but my little boy is doing well he’s still going and is so much better on the medications.
@@sandy-ke1kr please change his food to raw, nothing like real meat and turine to get his heart strong
Deja Bla I’ve tried my younger girls on raw but they won’t eat it what can I do to get them more interested in it?
My Dooley the chihuahua with CHF is on meds and still doing well 🙏🏻
My 13 year old beloved cross breed dog Jimmy died on December 30 2020. His heart murmur diagnosed 4 years ago, started medication Cardisure and Frusemide in 2019. Also on medication for seizures Phenomav since 8 years. He developed cough 4, 5 months ago prior to his passing was put on Nuelin tablets too. On that day after dinner around 5pm he started coughing but normally his cough stops after a while. But that day he coughed continuously and when the cough stopped started panting heavily. So I took him to the emergency hospital around 8.30pm. the vet immediately took him to the treatment room and gave him a needle on the report said mild sedation to calm him but he had seizure and his heart stopped then she performed CPR and he came back to live but was struggling to breath the vet said he needed oxygen but to give the mask need to sedate him again but there was a risk he might get heart attack again and die. So put him in an oxygen box first but he was suffocating in that box. then she took him out and gave a second needle to sedate him his heart stopped and she couldn't revive him. My precious boy died on the table. It has been more than 3 months and I am still grieving with guilt with so many unanswered questions. Like if I had taken him immediately to the regular vet would he have survived? The emergency vet did everything correct to save his life. In his medical report the vet said cause of death Dyspnea. The images of him suffering in that oxygen cage and his tiny dead body on the table still haunting me. Please help.
I hope this message finds you in a better place, 13yrs that's a great accomplishment great job, but unfortunately theses conditions catches all of us unexpectedly don't be to hard on yourself, you gave Jimmy the best and he knows you loved him that's what matters.🙏
@@barewtnss Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and comments. Jimmy would have turned 15 next month and it's almost 2 years since his passing. The way he died that day still haunting me miss him so much.
This sounds very similar what happened to my 12 year and 5 month old Pomeranian! One dat I got home and his two front legs spread open and he fell face first to the floor. He then tried to get back up and fell on his side while he chocked on his own blood. I picked him up and rushed him to the vet! As I was getting close to the vet he was starting to come back. But the vet took him in and sedated him and his gums went back to pale. They recommended hospitalizing him overnight with oxygen but the next day he was still panting heavily and gums still pale! The vet said his medications weren’t responding anymore so I had to put him down 😭😞😞😢😢 idk if what the vet did was right or if what I did was right! I’m the same as you living with guilt and grief this happened 12 days ago I miss my buddy 😞
@@javierayala1648
I'm really sorry for your loss. I can feel your pain as I'm still struggling with the passing of my boy.
Any time we lose a dog that we love we question ourselves. Your little guy died knowing that you loved him and you did everything you could. I'm so grateful for you.
My pitbull, i noticed her breathing was like an asmatic, labor breathing. Went to vet, she has heart murmur, and leaky valve. Medications work but exspensive, shes 7. Rescue. Thank you for giving me faith theres another option
Our Boston terrier was diagnosed last week with chf we took him several times since February complaining about his cough. They treated him for cough and pancreatitis, we should have caught this sooner. He is now in the end stages of chf 😢
🥺😭
Oh gosh! I lost my 16 year old Magnum and 15 yr old Mazey in April. I have Finnegan and he is idiopathic epileptic. He has had pancreatis he went 2 years almost and we were in the ER last nite. The test came back positive pancreatis but now reading about your Bosty I am wondering. Finn is going to his vet today and asking about everything. Finn doesn't cough all the time.
Does your pup cough all the time?
Too expensive ,how many animals have lost there lives because of these way over the top prices
My chihuahua was just diagnosed with CHF. I’m devastated. She’s almost 15 though but so full of love and life still. 4 pills a day and maybe I can keep her a little longer.
How is your dog doing??? I am going through the same they put my dog on three meds two weeks ago. He's a 14 (15 in four months) Maltese and was diagnosed with CHF and gallstones. The vet says it's best to put him down, but he seems normal (still eats, barks, and plays ) other than his breathing hard sometimes and gallstones. The vet says without the meds he would have passed within a week. I don't know what to do. I love him so much but I don't want to be selfish and watch him suffer get and worse.
What to look for, what causes? Food,food,food
My dogs got ,heart disease ..I'm paying a lot of money a month to keep her alive..but she shakes so much
I don't know what to do
jessica burns hopefully she’s doing well
Put her down
She’s better
What was the shaking from?
Lost my baby girl to dilated cardiomyopathy. She lived a year after being diagnosed.
My dog is 14 and he has it he has been battling this for over year we use to take him to the vet every 3 months to have fluid pump off his stomach from that it went to every month to every 2 weeks they said he’s not in pain that’s why I keep taking him to the vet but now it’s got so bad I know with in the next few months I’m gonna have to put him down and the thought of this is killing me he’s at the point now where he’s loosing muscle mass it kills me that I can’t do more for him every one is like he has had a good long life but for me it’s not long enough
Hows he doing?
Cjleh757's rc thanks for asking but unfortunately I had to put him down in March his kidneys shut down I fell selfish sometimes and ask my self if I did the right thing taking him to the vet every week having belly taps done and all the medication just so I could have more time with him . Anyways Harley will never be forgotten October he would have been 15 he wasn’t considered a pet he was family the most brave loyal funny best friend any pet owner could ask for May he never be forgotten by me or my wife I would give everything I owned if I could have got some more pain free time with him I’ve had lot of dogs in my life but Harley was special
@@whiterhinooutdoors4572 sorry to hear that, I agree dogs are not replaceable, they all have different personalities, I think you did the right thing spending the extra time with him I would have done the same
@ white rhino outdoors, sorry for ur loss, I know exactly what u mean because my DRAKO is family to me too, and he is also loosing so much muscle mass, and he used to be so energetic and athletic and out of nowhere he just got sick, and is sad to see how he just sleeps all day, or if he gets excited he faints, like episodes of sincope, and I just try to give him so much love and care, I don't know what to, he is a bull terrier, 8 yrs old
My dog passed last 4th March of heart failure. She was being treated for cough kennel. Obviously it wasn't working then the very took a xray and showed a enlarged heart. But it was too late and she died on the same day. It's terribly heart breaking. I kept telling the vet it didn't sound like cough kennel. I'm devastated
I feel sorry for you loss all dogs are good and happy souls and when they are with us or with god they are always happy.. my dog has also been diagnosed with a enlarged heart .. I am really worried ..
@@acrush9340 spend as much time as you can. I just lost my baby girl chivawa of 11yrs 2 days ago. It's hard than people think.
@@sophalyoum9340 hey , I am sorry for your loss .. dogs are the most beautiful gift from God and when they are with us or the almighty they are happy ...
I thought my little guy got kennel cough and I knew he had a serious heart condition. I waited because I though his heart was ok and I thought it was kennel cough. I should have taken him to the vet a month before I did.
@carolking6772 hi. That's an old post... I adopted and lost another dog after that. Emily and then Ruby. How's your dog? Im so sorry you're going through all this as well 😔 💗
My sons dog had puppies all were adopted out but one who they noticed something different with.The vet said surgery or put the dog down.He does not want to do this,does anyone out there no of any organization or group or vet in the NC vacenity that may pay or help with the bill .Please anyone lets save this 11 week old pit bull puppies life.
My dog coughs so much and he’s 10 🥺🥺I’ve had his since I was one
That Bosty is a cutie 💓
I moved out my parents house 2 years ago and I got news that our family dog has this... we know what’s coming and I’m so not looking forward to it this cavalier King Charles he was my first dog and having him had helped me overcome my fear of dogs just noticing how he’s not himself anymore is just heartbreaking we are trying to keep him going he’s on new meds for this let’s hope they help him a bit or otherwise we’re going to have to say goodbye 😭
Cavaliers have a genetic heart defect!
My cat didn't died from a heart failure my cat died from a stroke
Heart failure kapatha mudiyatha....
Good Vet.
Which Pet Fooled on Netflix
lol congenital.
I never seen a pet insurance that pays for anything except wellness check ups
It's really just a scam. You have to look around and compare and save to get any kind of a deal
Look into Healthy paws.
My 7 year old Brittany was diagnosed today. She had been coughing for about 3 weeks. They treated her for allergies but did not improve so today had xrays and started Furosemide...in two weeks she goes back for an echo. This is devastating to us....
I hope she is doing better! How is she doing now?
My vet also said it was an allergy, he passed away and I feel really guilty that I didn't do enough
My dog Posey died of compressive heart failure 2 days ago at 4:00 in the morning in my sister's room. I thought she was going to be still alive.
Im so sorry hon. Prayers. My dog is sick n came here in search of answers. Our furbabies are our families. Angel hugs
I lost my pug a few days ago due to this... Once I heard the cough that started a while ago i knew what was going to happen
My 11 yr old pug is now coughing that deep whooping cough with a gag sound at the end....not sure if this is a sign..but she's going to vet next week to check!! Im so sorry for ur loss 😔
@@sharkbait_717 how did you dog make out? Ours is 14 and been making that cough for a week. It's horrible. Vet gave her cough pills at her yearly visit the day it started. But they aren't helping. She goes back tomorrow
@@brendawiegand7825 So at that time...they tried 2 different medications..temporarily helped ...but she's back to coughing like that again just not nearlyas much..the vet said..."thats just her cough" so its sporadic now...and my 2 pug has started it now here n there at 12 yrs old. Im just monitoring them now. Still active..eating..sleeping...Just goin from there ♡
@@sharkbait_717 thank you. We just had our other dog die in Jan unexpectedly of cancer ( symptoms only one day!) and brought a new puppy in last month because this dog was so depressed. This give me hope we may be able to give her some quality time. We love our dogs, but will not prolong their time if their quality is not there. Thank you.
@@brendawiegand7825 I totally understand...love my dogs more than anything...always strive to keep them happy and comfy♡ your so welcome 🙏
Our 10 year old Pom just passed away from CHF. It's so sad to watch the progression in our little fur loves. Good info. But her heart murmur was never found at her yearly appts. If we new we masy have been able to treat her sooner.
Michele Astalos-Ineich ny dog just got diagnosed today, and we have to put him down tomorrow. I’m so sorry for your loss
@@emjag14217 I'm sorry for your loss. I've been lucky to get a few more years..She will be six in a few days.. I watch her sleep so worried
I’m sorry for your loss ❤️❤️❤️
My 9 year old dog died last week from CHF. We had no idea until we noticed he was coughing bad (it was dry though) but the vets were closed on the day he died. It sucks cause I had him since he was six weeks and I was 10 years old. He was going to turn 10 this year. I’m so heartbroken ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My dog i have noticed a sound from her heart that I can hear when I am holding her. Almost like a clicking sound. Listening closely I hear her regular sounds but also the other sound. It has just started. Is this troublesome. She is a 9 year old Yorkshire terrier.
I'd go to the vet..
MAYbe a cardiologist for dogs. @@sugarcoma7662