Show Rare re Heart He Ailment Fo Found d To Affect Dogs Report CHICAGO CHICAGO-A A rare he he- tion similar to the one t ruses luses i human blue babies may also af af- affect affect affect dogs veterinarians have found The American Veterinary Medi Medi- Medical Medical Medical cal association reports that doctors at Washington State Colleges College's vet vet- veterinary veterinary veterinary medical school have re re- reported re- re reported ported the case of a Cocker Spaniel I that hat suffered from the blue baby condition l When the animal became excited r or following exercise it would faint It sometimes had difficulty in breathing and the skin assumed a bluish tinge An examination revealed that the dogs dog's trouble was due to a heart condition similar to the one which causes somewhat the same symptoms symptoms symptoms toms in human beings An opening between two chambers I of the heart which normally closes soon after an animal is born had remained open interfering with the circulation of the dogs dog's blood Part of the blood which normally passes passes through the Jungs before being be be- being being ing pumped throughout the body passed by-passed the lungs through the opening The Washington State veterinarians ans also reported several cases of inherited heart defects in cattle Such conditions appear to be quite rare among animals they said since only six serious heart irregularities irregularities were found in 2000 post post- postmortem postmortem mortem examinations they conduct ed d. d I |