A cardiac arrhythmia is a disturbance in the normal rhythm of the heart, either in frequency (beats too fast or too slow), in amplitude (beats too strongly or too weakly), in regularity, or most commonly in all of these areas. Some animals live a normal life with mild heartbeat disturbances, while others are affected much more dramatically. When signs do appear, they are usually subtle and include owner complaints that their dog tires easily, pants
A heartbeat arrhythmia is a condition in which abnormal electrical activity in the heart causes the heart to beat in an abnormal pattern – either in rate or regularity. In and of itself, a cardiac arrhythmia does not necessarily indicate the presence of heart disease. Many dogs have arrhythmias that are not clinically significant and do not require treatment. Other dogs suffer from severe arrhythmic episodes that can be life threatening. If your dog has