English Labrador Health

English Labrador

If you have an English Labrador there are many things you can to ensure it lives a happy life full of health. You can start by training it with treats. There are many English Labrador training treat options for English labradors large and small. Finding the best dog training treat for your dog should be based on their diet, nutritional value, taste appeal, and for some english labrador puppies, calorie count. Once you have trained your English Labrador you need to watch out for possible heath concerns. Congestive heart failure in dogs

Congestive heart failure in dogs is a condition when the heart is unable to adequate circulates blood necessary to meet the needs of the body. The result is a weakened heart muscle. Eventually, the health of the lungs, liver, kidneys, and other organs are impaired which can result in the failing of multiple organs. In this instance, dogs can go years or months with a diseased heart and not show any signs.

When the overall failure does occur, the onset is sudden and often unexpected. It might, for instance, show after strenuous exercise when the heart is unable to provide adequate circulation. The early signals that your English Labrador has congestive heart failure are a major decrease in the level of activity, being tired easily, and intermittent coughing. This coughing might occur during exertion. This coughing might also take place approximately two hours after the dog has gone to sleep. They might also restlessly pace before going to sleep rather than settling down quickly. As the congestive heart failure in dogs continues to worsen, additional signs will be a reduction in appetite, swelling of the abdomen, significant weight loss, and rapid breathing.

Congestive heart failure in dogs is more common with small breeds due to chronicvalvular disease but in large dogs is commonly associated with cardiomyopathy. Some causes include heartworm, cardiomyopathy, degeneration of the heart valves, inflammation of the pericardium, congenital heart defects, or arrhythmia.

Treatment can cure some forms of the heart disease so long as the treatment is initiated prior to damage to the heart. It involves restricting the amount of exercise, feeding your dog a low-salt diet, and administering appropriate medications which will prevent cardiac arrhythmias and increase the heart function. Many commercial dog foods contain excessive salt amounts. As such, your veterinarian is able to prescribe suitable diets. If the dog is only showing mild symptoms, a change in diet might be the only thing required. If your dog is showing signs of rapid breathing, tiring easily, or couching, then they should not be allowed to engage in activities and exercise which would cause this. At home treatment includes providing a stress free environment for your English Labrador and allowing your dog to practice an activity level with which he is comfortable. You should monitor any signs of fainting or heavy breathing.

There are a few ways in which you can prevent congestive heart failure in dogs. The first is to ensure that the English Labrador remains on heart worm preventative medications. This will eliminate parasites which might otherwise cause further degeneration of the heart. It is also important to promptly treat any viruses or infections to reduce the odds of pericardium. Most of the time congestive heart failure in dogs is caused by genetic predispositions to health issues not by environment. Dogs which have a heart defect should not be bred. If you do breed dogs it is your responsibility to test for these problems and cease breeding dogs which show signs.