Pet Hearts Can Need Healing, Too

Karen Michele Nikos — February 11, 2016 - 11:19am

It’s not just humans who can suffer from heart disease — it affects our pets, too. And understanding disease in companion animals might help us treat human diseases.

Recognized as a pioneer in veterinary cardiology, the University of California, Davis, is developing and testing a number of techniques now widely used in clinics and training generations of residents in the field.

While cats and dogs make up most of the heart patients seen at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis, the hospital also regularly examines horses, birds, reptiles, small mammals and zoo animals.

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Pet Hearts Can Need Healing, Too