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Section: Follow-up
Optimal treatment for the pet with congestive heart failure requires a combination of home and professional veterinary care. Follow-up can be critical. Administer prescribed medication(s) as directed and be certain to alert your veterinarian if you are experiencing problems treating your cat. Optimal follow-up veterinary care for heart failure often involves the following:
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a myocardial disease, which is disease of the heart muscle that is characterized by dilation (enlargement) of the cardiac chambers and markedly reduced muscle contraction....
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition characterized by thickening of the main pumping chamber of the heart. Eventually, HCM often leads to congestive heart failure.
Pleural effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, which is the cavity between the lungs and the thoracic wall. Normally, some fluid is present in the pleural space to lubricate...
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