Furosemide is a diuretic prescribed to treat fluid retention (edema) in dogs suffering from heart failure, pulmonary edema, kidney diseases, high blood pressure, and other diseases. When your dog suffers from heart failure, his heart is unable to pump blood adequately throughout the body. As a result, blood backs up into the lungs and fluid accumulates in the body (chest, abdomen). And when he suffers from kidney failure, the kidneys are not able to regulate blood pressure, which also leads to fluid build-ups. Furosemide acts on the kidney to increase the body’s loss of water and sodium. By relieving the body of excess fluid and sodium, Furosemide helps to relieve inflammation and its unpleasant symptoms. Furosemide is available in an oral syrup and tablets, on Vetito veterinary pharmacy.