Application of torsemide to two dogs with congestive heart failure

Park, Hyung-Jin; Lee, Dong-Hyun; Kim, Jae-Hun; Seo, Kyoung-Won; Song, Kun-Ho

doi:2014.54.2.123

Korean J Vet Res > Volume 54(2); 2014 > Article

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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2014;54(2):123-126.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.2014.54.2.123 Published online June 30, 2014.

Application of torsemide to two dogs with congestive heart failure

Hyung-Jin Park, Dong-Hyun Lee, Jae-Hun Kim, Kyoung-Won Seo, Kun-Ho Song

College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University

Abstract

An 11-year-old castrated male Maltese weighing 3.6 kg and a 12-year-old intact female Shih-tzu weighing 6.5 kg were admitted to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University with decompensatory congestive heart failure. Diuretic resistance was suspected due to long term diuretic therapy with furosemide. However, the patients improved after the furosemide treatment was changed to torsemide, demonstrating the benefits of application of torsemide to treat diuretic resistance caused by long term use of furosemide. These findings suggest that torsemide should be applied for treatment of diuretic resistance caused by long term use of furosemide.

Key Words: congestive heart failure, diuretic resistance, pulmonary edema, torsemide