CARE Cardiologist Performs First Successful Heartworm Extraction in Charlotte
CARE’s Dr. Camden Rouben recently completed heartworm extraction surgery with excellent results. Pebbles When Pebbles was adopted off the streets, the 11-year-old Chihuahua had heartworms. Sometimes, especially in mild cases, it is possible to kill off the parasites...
Anesthesia For Cardiac Patients
If your pet has cardiac disease, you’re already watching his health carefully. But what happens if he needs a procedure that requires anesthesia? Will it be safe to sedate him for a dental surgery or intraabdominal surgery? Do alternatives exist? The answers to these...
Heart Disease in Cats: It’s Difficult to Diagnose but Often Treatable
Heart disease in cats can be an elusive topic. Our feline friends are more secretive in nature when compared to our canine counterparts. The clinical signs they display can often go unnoticed and sometimes can be vague. Vomiting or increased hiding behavior often are...
Know the Signs of Congestive Heart Failure Before Coping With It
Your dog no longer takes the same delight in running, jumping for your Frisbee or gobbling dinner. Maybe that’s the slow onset of arthritis, maybe the general decline of old age. But it could also be congestive heart failure. If so, you’ll have to catch it early to...