Heart disease can be as devastating for animals as it can be for humans, and many of the same type of heart problems that affect people can also affect your pet, says Dr. Alice Blue-McLendon, a veterinarian in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University.
Dogs are usually more prone to heart disease than cats, but any animal can develop heart problems, Blue-McLendon says. Many heart problems are congenital, meaning the animal was born with the condition.
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A bad mouth can kill a dog or a cat.
“You don’t think of gum disease as deadly, but bacteria can course through a pet’s system and affect the liver, the kidneys and the heart,” says veterinary dentist Dr. Jean Hawkins, of Vancouver, Wash.
Gum disease is significantly more uncomfortable than we think, if not downright painful. “Think about it, an abscess in the mouth; of course it’s painful,” says Dr. Elizabeth Robertson, a private practicing veterinarian who is in Evergreen Park, Ill.
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