Common diseases and treatments of Keeshond dogs Be careful of common diseases that exist quietly

Canine gastroenteritis

Symptoms

The main symptoms of gastroenteritis are diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and toxic blood disease. Its severity varies with the etiology and the different stages of the disease. The main manifestations of mild illness are indigestion and mucus in the stool. In severe cases, persistent and severe abdominal pain occurs, the abdominal wall is tense, and pain is felt when palpated. Sick dogs often lie on the cool ground or raise their hindquarters on the ground with the sternum.

When the inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is the main cause, the mouth is dry and hot, the conjunctiva is yellow, and the vomit is frequent, and sometimes blood is mixed in the vomit.

When the large intestine (especially the colon) is inflamed, severe diarrhea, feces are foul-smelling, mixed with blood, mucus, mucous membrane or pus. In the late stage of the disease, the anus is loose, and defecation incontinence may appear tenesmus. Bowel sounds intensified early and then weakened or disappeared.

The body temperature rises (above 40-41 degrees Celsius), cyanosis of mucous membranes, sunken eyeballs, poor skin elasticity, and decreased urine output can be seen. In the near-death stage, the body temperature drops, the extremities become cold, and the person falls into a coma and eventually dies.

Treatment

The principle of gastroenteritis treatment is to strengthen feeding management, remove the cause, clean up the gastrointestinal tract, protect the gastrointestinal mucosa, and maintain heart function , Prevent dehydration and autotoxicity.

Fast for 24 hours at the beginning of the illness, and then feed some liquid food, such as vegetable soup, broth, porridge, etc.

Clean up the gastrointestinal tract For a long time, you can feed laxatives such as peanut oil or liquid paraffin

Intramuscular injection of chlorpromazine 1-3mg/kg body weight when vomiting is severe

Intramuscular injection of gentamicin can be used for anti-inflammation Orally, or oral administration of norfloxacin and furazolidone.

Pseudorabies

Pathogen:

Pseudorabies is also called Ahmad’s disease It is an acute infectious disease of dogs caused by pseudorabies virus. It is characterized by fever, itching and symptoms of encephalomyelitis.

Symptoms:

The incubation period is 1 to 8 days, and a few as long as 3 weeks. The most characteristic symptom is itching irritation in the range of viral invasion, sometimes self-mutilation due to constant scratching and self-biting.

In the early days, sick dogs become indifferent. Later, he became agitated, refused to eat, and sat curled up. He changes seats frequently. Sometimes body temperature rises, often vomiting. Dogs with digestive tract infections often salivate and have difficulty swallowing. At first, the wound on the skin of the sick dog was licked, and then the itching intensified, scratching and biting caused the surrounding tissue to swell, or caused deep trauma. Sometimes the symptoms go away, but the sick dog groans as if there is pain somewhere in the body. Rabies-like symptoms can also be seen in some cases. Difficulty breathing. They often die very quickly.

Prevention:

Elimination of rats in kennels and prohibition of feeding sick pork are of great significance to the prevention of the disease. If the disease has occurred, the kennel should be thoroughly cleaned and then disinfected with 0.1% caustic lye. Pseudorabies is harmful to humans, and the patient’s skin is itchy and usually does not cause death. It is usually infected through skin wounds, so you should pay attention to self-protection when handling sick dogs and their corpses.

Canine parvovirus

Cause:

Canine distemper is caused by A highly contagious viral disease caused by canine distemper virus. Characterized by acute nasal catarrh followed by bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, severe gastroenteritis, and neurological symptoms. Occurs mainly in puppies.

Symptoms:

The incubation period of canine distemper is generally 3-4 days, sometimes extended to 17-21 days. The initial symptoms of the disease are usually watery discharge from the eyes and nose, mental retardation, loss of appetite, and elevated body temperature, which initially rises to 39.5-41°C, lasts for 1-3 days, and then subsides. At this time, the sick dog seems to have recovered and can eat. A few days later, the temperature rises a second time, which lasts for a week or more. More extensive symptoms, cough, mild dyspnea, often diarrhea, vomiting. When a sick dog dies, it may convulse and eventually die, or if it does not die, there will be a sequela.

Neurological symptoms are different, such as bumps, circling, abnormal gait and posture, muscle tremors and other symptoms can be seen. Sometimes, the soles of the feet become hyperkeratotic. The duration of distemper varies widely with the nature and severity of secondary infections.

Prevention:

Once a sick dog is suspected to have died of canine distemper, immediately isolate the sick dog, burn the dead dog’s body, and Thoroughly sanitize the environment and all utensils. At the same time, it should be urgently prevented. Injection of anti-warm hyperimmune serum (2-3ml/kg, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection), combined with antibiotics and symptomatic therapy, has a certain curative effect on early sick dogs, but the curative effect is not effective on sick dogs with clinical symptoms. not good. In short, dogs suffering from canine febrile disease are difficult to treat.

Canine distemper is mainly prevented by vaccines. Adult dogs are vaccinated annually. Puppies are vaccinated at 1.5 to 2 months, twice every two weeks. Each manufacturer’s requirements are different. When vaccinating, we need to refer to the instructions of the vaccine itself.

Canine distemper

Patogen:

Canine distemper is caused by dogs A highly contagious viral disease caused by distemper virus. Characterized by acute nasal catarrh followed by bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, severe gastroenteritis, and neurological symptoms. Occurs mainly in puppies.

Symptoms:

The incubation period of canine distemper is generally 3-4 days, sometimes extended to 17-21 days. The initial symptoms of the disease are usually watery discharge from the eyes and nose, mental retardation, loss of appetite, and elevated body temperature, which initially rises to 39.5-41°C, lasts for 1-3 days, and then subsides. At this time, the sick dog seems to have recovered and can eat. A few days later, the temperature rises a second time, which lasts for a week or more. More extensive symptoms, cough, mild dyspnea, often diarrhea, vomiting. When a sick dog dies, it may convulse and eventually die, or if it does not die, there will be a sequela.

Neurological symptoms are different, such as bumps, circling, abnormal gait and posture, muscle tremors and other symptoms can be seen. Sometimes, the soles of the feet become hyperkeratotic. The duration of distemper varies widely with the nature and severity of secondary infections.

Prevention:

Once a sick dog is suspected to have died of canine distemper, immediately isolate the sick dog, burn the dead dog’s body, and Thoroughly sanitize the environment and all utensils. At the same time, it should be urgently prevented. Injection of anti-warm hyperimmune serum (2-3ml/kg, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection), combined with antibiotics and symptomatic therapy, has a certain curative effect on early sick dogs, but the curative effect is not effective on sick dogs with clinical symptoms. not good. In short, dogs suffering from canine febrile disease are difficult to treat.

Canine distemper is mainly prevented by vaccines. Adult dogs are vaccinated annually. Puppies are vaccinated at 1.5 to 2 months, twice every two weeks. Each manufacturer’s requirements are different. When vaccinating, we need to refer to the instructions of the vaccine itself.

Foreign body in dog stomach

Symptoms:

Extremely acute or Symptoms of chronic gastritis. If the foreign body blocks the pylorus, there will be obstinate vomiting, complete refusal to eat, high thirst, often changing the lying position, and moaning in pain. Very poor spirits. Sharp foreign bodies may damage the gastric mucosa and cause hematemesis or perforation.

Treatment:

Small foreign bodies can be removed through endoscopy, and large foreign bodies can only be removed by surgery.

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