Dog cellulitis is caused by bacterial infection after the dog's skin is injured, and some subcutaneous tissue becomes purulent infection. This is a relatively common disease in dogs. Once the dog shows the following symptoms, you should Immediate treatment is required to avoid aggravating the dog's condition.

1. Symptoms of cellulitis in dogs

1. When the dog's disease first begins, local skin will appear red, swollen and painful. The inflammation in the central part is the most obvious, and it will soon spread to other skins, causing necrosis and erosion.

2. The disease in dogs is more serious. There will be obvious pain, tenderness, tremors, fever, and redness and swelling on the skin surface in the intermuscular cellulite tissue and the body.

3. Dogs infected by anaerobic bacteria will have most of the skin necrosis and fascia necrosis, and the skin will have a foul smell. These serious symptoms usually appear in injured areas such as the upper abdomen, perineum, and back. superior.

4. Acute dog cellulitis mostly occurs under the maxilla and on the neck. If the trachea and larynx are compressed to varying degrees, breathing difficulties may occur, and in severe cases, asphyxia may occur.

2. Treatment methods

1. If the early symptoms of canine cellulitis in dogs are relatively mild, you can give Baiyanjing orally, use magnesium sulfate to cold compress the affected area, and then seal the lesions around the injection.

2. Dogs with severe canine cellulitis should take metronidazole tablets orally and then inject penicillin and streptomycin.

3. If your dog has a lot of thick juice, you should immediately make multiple skin incisions to drain out the pus, and then remove the necrotic subcutaneous tissue together. Just suture the wound with one or two stitches. Pay attention to flushing it thoroughly with hydrogen peroxide every day. Process once.

4. Strengthen the hygiene of the dog's skin, keep the affected area dry, keep the incision pus drainage smooth, strengthen the dog's diet, eat more nutritious food, but avoid raw and cold food.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms and treatment methods of dog cellulitis. If the owner finds that the dog has the above symptoms, he can use the methods introduced in the article to treat the dog.