Pug-Lee update: Pug-Lee and I got home at 20:30 after he was dischaged from Dr Eckersley. Our precious boy has SINOATRIAL BLOCK _______________________________________________________ Sinoatrial Block - the initial impulse in a heart is usually formed in the Sinoatrial (SA) node and carried through the atria, down the internodal atrial pathways, and to the Atrioventricular (AV) node. In normal conduction, the impulse would travel across the “bundle of His” (AV bundle), down the bundle branches, and into the Purkinje fibers. This would depolarize the ventricles and cause them to contract. In an SA block, the electrical impulse is delayed or blocked on the way to the atria, thus delaying atrial depolarization. This is different from an AV block, which occurs in the AV node and delays ventricular depolarization. SA blocks are categorized into three classes based on the length of the delay. _______________________________________________________ So what happens is that Pug-Lee gets fainting episodes until his heart ignites and starts beating again. It appears that the trigger for Pug-Lee is excitement. So we have Pickle who cannot be fed and Pug-Lee who cannot get excited!!! Pug-Lee will be monitored very carefully and will have regular checkups Once again Pug Rescue has to thank Dr Garry Eckersley for his incredible generosity and compassion towards the animals in our care
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:11:14 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015