1. Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, and a variety of animals may be infected with the disease. The symptoms of leptospirosis infection in dogs vary according to their age, immune status, and the virulence of the pathogen, usually manifested as jaundice, hemoglobinuria, short-term fever, etc. A female dog infected with the disease during pregnancy is likely to have a miscarriage. The incubation period is about 5-15 days.
Symptoms of canine leptospirosis:
The initial symptoms of acute leptospirosis infection are elevated body temperature, tremors, and muscle pain. As the virulence of the pathogen increases, the dog will vomit and become dehydrated rapidly, accompanied by symptoms such as rapid breathing, disturbed heartbeat, and loss of appetite. Dogs may also vomit blood, blood in the stool, nosebleeds, and internal bleeding due to poor coagulation and damaged blood vessel walls. As the disease progressed, the dog became extremely depressed, body temperature dropped, and eventually died.
Subacute leptospirosis infection can also cause fever, and the sick dog will become anorexia, or vomit, dehydrate, and increase appetite. Conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and tonsillitis symptoms are also present. Because of renal dysfunction, the dog’s urine output will be reduced or even no urine.
The most typical symptom of infection caused by Leptospira hemorrhagic jaundice is jaundice. Due to inflammation of the liver, dogs may develop cholestasis in the liver, and the stool may be gray. Some sick dogs also have obvious symptoms of liver failure, such as weight loss, jaundice, ascites or hepatic encephalopathy. Severe liver damage and kidney damage may also lead to uremia, bad breath, coma, gastric ulcers, gastroenteritis and other symptoms, and most of the dogs will die.
Medications for canine leptospirosis:
The treatment of leptospirosis is mainly antibacterial and symptomatic treatment. Pet owners can also vaccinate dogs and cats. During the recovery period of the disease, in order to relieve the patient’s liver damage, jaundice, ascites and other problems, bile acid liver protection tablets can be given to help the patient recover as soon as possible.
two , Lyme disease and colibacillosis
1. Lyme disease
Lyme disease The causative agent of Bohemian disease is Borrelia burgdorferi, which is mainly transmitted by ticks and is a zoonotic disease.
Symptoms of Lyme disease in dogs and cats:
Lyme disease in dogs usually presents with fever, lethargy, lethargy, and poor appetite In addition to other symptoms, some dogs may also develop symptoms of arthritis, joint swelling, and acute joint stiffness and lameness.
Acute Lyme disease generally does not show joint swelling, so it is difficult to determine where the early pain manifestations are. Lameness in sick dogs is also intermittent and may shift from one leg to the other. Some sick dogs also have eye disease and neurological symptoms, but more manifestations are renal dysfunction, with symptoms such as proteinuria, cylindrical urine, hematuria and pyuria.
Lyme disease prevention in dogs and cats:
Because ticks are the vectors of Lyme disease, owners are also Pay attention to the external deworming of dogs and cats. If you find ticks on dogs and cats, do not pull them out by hand, so that the owner is likely to be infected by bacteria or viruses in the ticks. Abamectin transdermal solution is a special deworming drug for dogs and cats, which can effectively kill ticks on dogs and cats and reduce the risk of contracting Lyme disease.
The symptoms of arthritis caused by Lyme disease can also be relieved with medication , Shujieli can effectively treat joint inflammation in dogs and cats, relieve joint swelling, joint pain and other problems, and quickly solve joint problems in dogs and cats.
2. Colibacillosis
Escherichia coli is also a disease that both humans and animals can infect. The main pathogen is Escherichia coli, which causes sepsis and diarrhea in dogs and cats. The incubation period for colibacillosis is only one to two days, or an onset within ten hours.
Symptoms of colibacillosis in dogs and cats:
Sudden onset of colibacillosis is likely to cause death in dogs and cats Body temperature rises sharply, as high as 40 ℃ or more, listlessness, yellow-white feces, bubbles and fishy odor, and will soon coma and die. If a puppy or kitten is infected with colibacillosis, it is mostly manifested as depression, loss of appetite, and elevated body temperature, accompanied by severe vomiting and diarrhea, with yellow-green, dirty-grey feces, possibly mixed with blood, Or neurological symptoms such as convulsions and spasms occur.
Medications for colibacillosis in dogs and cats:
The colibacillosis requires symptomatic treatment, stopping diarrhea as soon as possible, and avoiding dehydration in pets . The owner can take bismuth subcarbonate tablets to the sick pet, which can quickly kill intestinal bacteria, inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria, and improve the protection of intestinal mucosa.
Three , brucellosis and pasteurellosis
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Dogs infected with Brucella may have symptoms such as genital inflammation and testicular swelling. Pregnant dogs may also suffer from miscarriage or become sterile for life. Brucella infection is mostly recessive, or there is only lymphadenitis, and the incubation period can be as long as half a year.
Specific symptoms of brucellosis in pets:
Pregnant pets usually experience redness and swelling of the labia and vaginal mucosa 1-6 weeks before abortion, and the discharge from the vagina is gray-green. after miscarriage. Mother pets may also develop metritis, and it will be difficult to conceive after that. Male dogs are mostly manifested as orchitis, epididymitis, prostatitis, foreskin, etc., and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as arthritis and tenosynovitis.
Because Brucella is parasitic in the cells, antibiotics cannot produce obvious effect on it. The owner is better to send the sick dog to the hospital for treatment. During the period, vitamin C and vitamin B1 can be supplemented as auxiliary drugs.
2 , Pasteurellosis
There are many kinds of Pasteurella, and Pasteurellosis is a general term for diseases caused by such bacteria, usually caused by canine distemper, feline distemper, etc. Secondary or mixed infection of the disease, the disease mostly occurs in puppies.
Symptoms of canine and feline pasteurellosis:
If the symptoms are acute, the dog is likely to die within three to five days. Dogs infected with Pasteurella are mostly manifested as high fever, poor mental state, refusal to eat, increased desire to drink water, and difficulty in breathing. The conjunctiva of the sick dog will be congested, flushed, have increased eye secretions, and may also have diarrhea.
The eye symptoms of sick dogs can be relieved by eye drops
. Langduoqing eye drops is a treatment for conjunctivitis, keratitis, and increased eye secretions. and other problematic medications that owners can use to treat eye symptoms in sick dogs.
4. Staphylococcus disease and salmonellosis
1. Grapevine Coccidiosis
The typical symptom of staphylococcal disease is local purulent inflammation, and sometimes bacteremia and sepsis may occur, and the main pathogen is Staphylococcus intermedius. After the sick dog is infected with staphylococcal disease, there will be purulent secretions at the lesion site, and the puppies may also be accompanied by cellulitis, and there will be symptoms of swollen lymph nodes. Staphylococcus may also cause infections of the respiratory tract, reproductive organs, joints, conjunctiva and other parts.
The main treatment for staphylococcal disease is to drain pus. If the cat is infected with the bacteria, you can use Banov skin gel and apply the ointment to the affected area . This medication fights bacteria and fungi, helps stop bleeding, and eliminates swelling and pain.
2 , Salmonellosis
Salmonosis is a disease caused by Salmonella infection, which mostly occurs in young pets, and belongs to acute septicemia. The most typical symptoms of the disease are gastroenteritis symptoms, which are as follows:
The sick dog will have symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and the stool will change from watery to mucus. Gastrointestinal bleeding may occur, so the stool will also be blood-stained and foul-smelling. A few days after the development of the disease, the dog will lose weight significantly and become severely dehydrated, mainly manifesting as pale mucous membranes, weakness, shock, jaundice and other symptoms.
The above are the more common bacterial infectious diseases of dogs and cats. The owner should also pay attention to the hygiene management of the daily life of dogs and cats. The places where dogs and cats urinate and defecate need to be cleaned every day, which can also prevent the smell of dog and cat feces and urine in the house. The biobacterial peptides in the pet deodorant and deodorant fragrance are a deodorant artifact, which can quickly remove the feces and urine smell of dogs and cats, and can also play a role in sterilization and repelling lice and fleas. It contains aloe vera and citrus peel ingredients. The smell is also very fresh, and even if dogs and cats lick it, it will not be harmful to the body.
If your dog or cat has a bacterial or viral infection, it will be Its supplies and living environment need to be disinfected, at this time, glutaraldehyde decamethylammonium bromide solution can be used. This sanitizer is specially formulated for pets and can kill a variety of bacteria and viruses without irritating the body of dogs and cats.
In fact, most pathogenic bacteria are very harmful to dogs and cats. It is fatal, so the owner must take precautions before it happens, pay more attention to the hygiene management of dogs and cats in the daily feeding process, even if they are taken out, do not let dogs and cats come into contact with unfamiliar animals and the environment too much, and do a good job in time. Vaccinations and deworming work. If you want to continue to learn more about bacterial infections in dogs and cats, you can also consult a veterinarian.
