Platelet counts are included when a CBC, or complete blood count, is run on a blood sample. Giant Platelet disorder - Platelets are cells in the blood that help blood to clot.Owners should monitor resting respiratory rate at home, which should remain below 30 breaths per minute. Pimobendin (Vetmedin) has greatly extended the lives of these dogs in recent years.
Treatment includes a long list of medications and supplements, along with diet to support heart function. Diagnosis is made by radiograph and echocardiogram (ultrasound). Suspicion of disease begins when your veterinarian hears a murmur when listening with the stethoscope. The disease can rapidly progress, resulting in death in as little as one to three years after diagnosis. Late stage disease symptoms include loss of body muscle mass, loss of appetite, along with abdominal fluid and swelling. Symptoms of the disease include exercise intolerance, rapid shallow respiration, coughing, and fainting. As the heart muscle weakens, the dogs eventually develop congestive heart failure. The disease causes the mitral valve on the left side of the heart to degenerate, resulting in blood flowing backward from the atrium to the ventricle.
It affects this breed twenty times more than other breeds. Studies have shown this to affect over half of dogs over five years of age and nearly all cavaliers by age ten.
Unfortunately, their tendency to develop heart and neurologic problems are often enough to scare people off from adopting these adorable, playful, dogs. Also called "Love Sponges", these dogs will steal your heart.
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