A cardiac arrhythmia is a disturbance in the normal rhythm of the heart, either in frequency (beating too fast or too slow), in amplitude (beating too strongly or not strongly enough), in regularity (skipping beats), or most commonly in several or all of these areas. Arrhythmias can cause no medical problems or can be extremely serious and even life-threatening.Many cats have a mild irregular heartbeat from time to time, especially if they are nervous, scared
A cardiac arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm caused by some disruption or irregularity in the heart’s electrical activity. Some cats live a healthy life with heartbeat arrhythmias, while others are affected more severely.Cardiac arrhythmias can occur in cats of either sex and in all ages and breeds. Many owners are unaware that their cat has an arrhythmia until it is identified incidentally during a routine physical examination. When clinical signs do appear, they frequently
A cardiac arrhythmia is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the heart that causes the heart to beat irregularly – either in rate or regularity. In and of themselves, arrhythmias do not necessarily indicate the presence of heart disease. Many cats have arrhythmias that are clinically insignificant and do not require treatment. Other cats suffer from severe arrhythmic episodes that can be fatal. If your cat has been diagnosed with an arrhythmia, the treatment plan