Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part G (2024)

Author(s): G Sree Sai Jyothsna, N Devadevi, K Rajkumar and P Vijaya Lakshmi

Abstract: Cardiomyopathies results in cardiac dysfunction affecting myocardium of heart especially dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) being second common cause of mortality in cardiovascular disorders. This study was undertaken to diagnose and rule out hematological and serum biochemical values in dogs with occult stage of DCM in comparison to healthy dogs. The disease was diagnosed with the aid of electrocardiography and echocardiography. The hematological values revealed a significant anemia, erythrocytopenia, thrombocytopenia and neutrophilia. Whereas, renal function tests revealed presence of significant levels of elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine. Electrocardiography revealed abnormalities such as Electrical alterans, arrythmia and ST coving. Echocardiographic abnormalities such as reduced contractility and volume indices with left atrial enlargement was noticed. Based upon all these parameters, the cases were diagnosed with an addition condition called cardio renal syndrome. All the animals were given standard treatment and clinical improvement was noticed after one month of treatment.