title: Management of acute heart failure in cats.
abstract: Acute heart failure in cats represents a complex clinical situation in feline practice and this review has been designed to focus on the description of acute heart failure in cats, the diagnostic approach and clinical management of acutely decompensated feline cardiac patients. The authors acknowledge the lack of scientific evidence regarding many treatments used for heart disease in cats, and hence their approach may differ from recommendations given by other cardiologists. Every individual cardiac cat is also different, and it is important that all treatments are carefully tailored to the individual. Therefore this review provides generic advice based on the authors' personal experience but should not provide prescriptive guidelines on when to use particular drugs and doses and readers are encouraged to seek the latest information when managing these challenging cases.
authors.affiliation: CVS Referrals - Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, Selborne Road, Alton, Hampshire GU34 3HF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: luca.ferasin@cvsvets.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferasin
authors.affiliation: NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Health Complex, 1052 William Moore Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DeFrancesco
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: CHF; Cat; Dyspnoea; Heart failure; Therapy