The difference between dog cold and canine distemper. How many people have killed dogs due to misjudgment?

Oct 17,2024
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The difference between dog cold and canine distemper

The early symptoms of many infectious diseases are very similar to those of a cold. For example, the early symptoms of warm fever in dogs and the early symptoms of parvovirus disease are generally clinically characterized by elevated body temperature, sneezing, blurry eyes, and watery nasal discharge. Due to lack of experience, some owners tend to treat several common serious infectious diseases as colds, thus causing misdiagnosis and wrong treatment measures, leading to serious consequences of dog death.

Fake colds are generally more common in the early stages of infectious diseases. In fact, there are other special symptoms. When a dog is infected with canine thermovirus and becomes ill, the body temperature is generally bidirectional, with the body temperature rising and falling. Most sick dogs have symptoms of eye droppings. In the early stage of parvovirus, it is mainly accompanied by major symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, and usually vomiting first and then diarrhea. As long as the owner can observe carefully, he can still distinguish and judge.

Cold symptoms in dogs

Symptoms of colds in dogs: Depression, half-closed eyes, shyness and tearing, conjunctival congestion and swelling, serous nasal discharge from the nasal cavity, and sneezing , The body temperature rises above 39 degrees, breathing is fast, and sometimes there is a cough. Decreased appetite. When puppies are sick, if they have not been immunized and their resistance is reduced, they are prone to other infectious diseases. Dogs can develop other infectious diseases.

Simple colds can be cured quickly if treated promptly. If not treated promptly, puppies may develop secondary bronchopneumonia.

How to treat colds in dogs

(1) Bupleurum injection 1-2 ml, intramuscular injection, 2 times/day.

(2) Penicillin 50,000 units/kg body weight, intramuscular injection, 2 times/day.

[Prevention] Strengthen feeding and management to prevent cold stimulation

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