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Section: Follow-up
Optimal treatment for your pet with dilated cardiomyopathy requires a combination of home care and professional veterinary care. Follow-up can be critical. Administer prescribed medication and alert your veterinarian if you are experiencing problems treating your pet. Optimal follow-up care often involves the following:
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...
Chylothorax is a condition in which lymph fluid drained from the intestines that contains a high quantity of fat (called chyle) accumulates in the chest cavity and causes difficulty breathing.
Heart failure is a condition, caused by an abnormality in the structure or the function of the heart, in which it is unable to pump normal quantities of blood to the tissues of the body.
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.
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