ECG

Iditarod Electrocardiograms

Written by Nicole Gunkel, RVT As a volunteer veterinary technician for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race I primarily help with the ECG and Bloodwork program. In order to be eligible to race all sled dogs have blood drawn and checked for internal health of the dog and electrocardiograms (ECG for short) run to determine [...]

By Animal Care Clinic|2020-07-24T15:26:23+00:00April 16th, 2013|Community Service, Pet Health Care, Staff Adventures|0 Comments

Animal Care Tips – Bad Hearts

Last week we saw how the heart is supposed to work. Heart disease is quite different among species. People most commonly have atherosclerosis or plaque in the arteries leading to heart attacks. This is extremely rare in dogs and cats - we just don ™t worry about cholesterol too much! Dogs most frequently develop [...]