Canine CardioCare is a simple blood test to detect heart disease and heart failure in dogs.  In conjunction with a veterinary exam, Canine CardioCare is useful in identifying heart disease in both symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs.

Canine CardioCare is less stressful on the pet and less expensive for the owner than x-ray and/or echocardiogram.

The test detects canine NT-proBNP.  NT-proBNP is secreted by the heart as a result of heart disease with levels significantly elevated during heart failure.  

Many dogs with heart disease compensate for the hearts inability to function properly and show no symptoms.  Canine CardioCare is intended to be used to identify dogs at an earlier disease stage that need to be referred for a cardiac work-up to include an echocardiogram performed by a cardiologist.


Fast Facts about heart disease:     
     Eleven percent of dogs have heart disease
     Ninety-five percent of all heart disease is aquired (develops over time)
     Signs of heart disease may be nondescript, such as coughing, tiring easily, and panting 
All dogs over the age of 6 and dogs of the following breeds are at increased risk of heart disease:

Bassett Hound                         Beagle                                      Belgian Malinois
Belgian Tervuren                     Bernese Mountain Dog               Bichon Frise
Bloodhound                              Bouvier Des Flandres                Boxer
Brittany                                  Bulldog                                    Bullmastiff
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel    Chihuahua                                Chinese Shar-Pei
Collie                                      Coton De Tulear                       Dachshund
Doberman Pinscher                   Dogue De Bordeaux                  German Shepherd
German Shorthaired Pointer      Golden Retriever                     Great Dane
Great Pyrenees                         Greater Swiss Mountain Dog    Havanese
Japanese Chin                           Labrador Retriever                 Maltese
Mastiff                                    Miniature Schnauzer               Newfoundland
Papillion                                   Pembroke Welsh Corgi              Petit Basset Griffons Vendeen
Pomeranian                               Poodle                                      Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler                               Saint Bernard                           Saluki
Shetland Sheepdog                   Shih Tzu                                   Siberian Husky
Spaniel                                    Terrier                                     Vizsla
Weimaraner                             West Highland White                 Whippet