Acute gastroenteritis

[Cause]

It is an inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosal surface, accompanied by gastrointestinal innervation disorders and digestive dysfunction.

[Symptoms]

Sick dogs have loss of appetite or become disabled. Sometimes there is a licking habit, swallowing unpalatable, bitter, disgusting items, and a strong appetite. Bad breath and yawning. Bowel sounds are sparse and sometimes constipation occurs. The abdominal pain is obvious, the two forelimbs are stretched forward, and the body is lying in a cold and dark place. On palpation of the stomach, it is sensitive and painful. Vomiting is one of the main symptoms, and begins with the vomiting of mucus and gastric juices, sometimes mixed with blood, bile, and mucosal debris. Due to vomiting, dehydration symptoms occurred, eye sockets were sunken, and skin elasticity was reduced.

【Treatment】

Food therapy: Food should be stopped for 24 hours and drinking water should be restricted. After 24 hours, give porridge, etc. Be careful to eat smaller meals more frequently.

Eliminate gastric contents: Vomiting does not necessarily have to be stopped at the beginning of the disease. Stopping vomiting is harmful, because the stomach is full or irritating substances are ingested. Vomiting can relieve the burden on the stomach and expel harmful contents. At the beginning of the disease, 3-5ml of apomorphine hydrochloride can be injected subcutaneously to induce vomiting and expel harmful substances in the stomach. If necessary, give the dog 20-50ml of paraffin oil or perform an enema, which can quickly clear the stomach contents.

Sedation and vomiting: rest quietly, intramuscularly inject chlorpromazine 1 ml/kg body weight, take 1-2 tablets of metoclopramide orally, twice a day. You can drink coffee from time to time, or you can use chamomile tea as a drink, which has an antiemetic effect. Severe vomiting can lead to water and electrolyte imbalance, and compound sodium chloride solution or 5% glucose solution can be injected intravenously.

To strengthen the stomach and relieve pain: In order to stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and relieve lack of appetite, give dilute hydrochloric acid to the dog, 3 times a day, 0.2-1.0ml each time, dilute it with water and then take it. Pepsin 0.1-0.5g, add dilute hydrochloric acid, etc., dissolve in water, and take it before feeding. Put 10-20 drops of bitter tincture or gentian tincture in water and take it before feeding. Give yeast tablets, lactase enzyme, etc. to increase appetite.

【Medical Guide Reminder】

Acute gastroenteritis in dogs is a common clinical disease. It is mostly caused by improper feeding, excessive meat or ingestion of rotten food, indigestion, etc. It is clinically characterized by digestive disorders, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever and It is characterized by metabolic acid (alkali) poisoning. This disease can occur in dogs of all ages, genders, and breeds. Because of their weak physique and digestive function, the incidence of gastrointestinal diseases is higher.

Canine acute gastric mucositis is a common digestive tract disease. This is mainly caused by eating foods that are not easily digested or spoiled. Sick dogs vomit heavily, causing water loss and becoming thirsty and gluttonous. However, sick dogs vomit more often because of the large amount of water. finally, whineScreaming, struggling around, sunken eyeballs, and loss of water will lead to the death of the pet dog if not rescued in time or treated improperly. Therefore, young owners must pay attention to the scientific feeding and management of dogs, ensure that the feed and drinking water are clean and do not contain moldy feed, and feed them regularly and quantitatively, and mix the feed reasonably.

Chronic gastroenteritis

[Cause]

(1) Acute gastroenteritis becomes chronic gastroenteritis if it does not heal or occurs repeatedly.

(2) Foreign bodies staying in the stomach cause long-term chronic irritation of the gastric mucosa and cause the disease.

(3) Nervous and endocrine dysfunction can also cause chronic gastroenteritis. Symptoms

(1). Depression, appetite varies from time to time, intractable vomiting often occurs after eating, and sometimes drowsiness occurs.

(2). Sick dogs and cats are malnourished, weak, and progressively emaciated. Anemia may occur in a few cases, and the mucous membranes may appear pale and sometimes yellowish.

(3) Sometimes there is abdominal pain, stomach bleeding, and black stool.

【Treatment】

Strengthen management: Strengthen feeding and management, and proactively treat primary diseases. Give nutritious and easily digestible food, and feed it in small amounts and multiple times.

Strengthen the stomach and relieve spasm: When gastric acid is insufficient, take orally 0.2 to 0.5 ml of dilute hydrochloric acid, 0.1 to 0.5 g of pepsin, 3 times/day, or bitter stomach medicine. When gastric acid secretion is excessive, take proglutamine 0.1 to 0.5 grams orally, 3 times a day, or proglutamine 5 to 10 mg per kilogram of body weight, 2 times a day.

Symptomatic treatment: In cases of vomiting, intramuscular injection of vitamin B6 0.1 to 0.4 grams, 2 times/day. When bleeding occurs, 2 to 4 ml of Anluoxue should be injected intramuscularly, 3 times/day. In cases of anemia, deep intramuscular injection of 20 to 100 mg of iron dextran; or oral administration of ferrous sulfate, 0.05 to 0.5 g for dogs and 0.01 to 0.05 g for cats, twice a day. If there is abdominal pain, intramuscularly inject 654-2, 0.3 mg for dogs and 0.1 mg for cats; to eliminate inflammation, intramuscularly inject 30,000 to 60,000 international units of gentamicin, 2 times/day, etc.

【Medical Guide Reminder】

Chronic gastric carotid artery disease is a non-specific inflammation that manifests as gastric mucosal atrophy, hypertrophy, and severe lack of gastric digestive juice. This disease occurs mainly in older dogs and cats. We usually treat chronic gastric cancer in horses with intestinal tonics and stomach tonics.

Because some tissues and organs in the digestive system have been subjected to mechanical damage and toxins from parasites to varying degrees, causing digestive dysfunction and insufficient nutrient supply. Therefore, sick dogs suffer from chronic diarrhea, anemia, enlarged abdomen, edema, physical weakness, fatigue and loss of appetite. Therefore, after expelling internal parasites, Chinese medicine must be used to strengthen the body and eliminate evil, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and interrupt diarrhea, a two-pronged approach.Restore gastrointestinal function, strengthen physical fitness, and improve body immunity.

Foreign body in the stomach

[Cause]

Lack of vitamins and trace elements causes dogs to suffer from paralysis caused by eating stones, sand, metal, plastics, etc.; dogs accidentally swallow foreign objects when practicing or playing; individual dogs often like to bite debris and Bad habit of swallowing small stones and foreign objects into the stomach.

[Symptoms]

Clinical symptoms vary depending on the size of the foreign body in the stomach. When the foreign body in the stomach is a metal or sharp object (such as a fish hook, glass fiber, etc.), the clinical symptoms of acute gastritis are: abdominal pain, lack of food, vomiting, and bloody vomiting. Peritonitis occurs when a sharp object pierces the stomach wall. Foreign bodies are commonly found in the stomach, such as small stones, wood blocks, peach stones, bones, etc. The clinical manifestations are chronic gastric mucosal symptoms, good or poor appetite, a history of intermittent vomiting and progressive weight loss.

【Treatment】

(1). Check whether foreign objects have been eaten according to the owner’s eyes.

(2). According to clinical symptoms, there is a history of good and bad appetite, intermittent vomiting, weight loss and pica.

(3) The type of foreign body can be identified by using modulated ray film or imaging.

【Prevention】

(1). Administer 10-40 ml of paraffin oil and 5-20 ml of edible vinegar to allow foreign matter to be excreted through the intestines.

(2). For dogs that cannot expel foreign bodies, gastrotomy should be performed to remove the foreign bodies.

Reminder: Appropriate amounts of vitamins and trace elements should be added to dogs during daily feeding. Keep dogs away from foreign objects to prevent ingestion.

【Medical Guide Reminder】

Foreign objects in the dog's stomach: stones, bones, metals, plastics, hair balls and other objects remain in the dog's stomach for a long time. They cannot be digested by gastric juice and cannot be vomited or excreted through the intestines, causing damage to the gastric mucosa. , affecting gastric function.

In fact, if you are sure that it is not foam, cotton or other soft things, you can first fill the dog with sesame oil. (He can drink it by himself.) If you don’t want to drink, use a syringe to fill it. Be careful not to choke and keep it in the mouth. Slowly pour it in. 15 ml at a time (my 11-pound dog is fed 20 ml), once an hour. After pouring, go out and let him move. If he pulls out sesame oil and foreign objects, it means his intestines are clear. , it’s basically fine. Feed him regularly, eat small meals frequently, feed him some cooked corn, chew it into pieces, and feed him, which can clean his intestines.

Stomach bleeding

[Cause]

dogEating feed containing toxins or mold or worms, or accidentally ingesting toxic substances, will damage the intestinal mucosa and deep tissue. Some dogs suddenly change their feed and feed that contains foreign matter irritants because of improper feeding. The second is secondary to gastrointestinal catarrhal inflammation, intestinal obstruction, infectious diseases, and parasitic diseases.

[Symptoms]

Sick dogs are in low spirits, their appetite is weakened or eliminated, and their desire to drink is often reduced. Later, the sick dog's body was dehydrated due to diarrhea, resulting in an increased desire to drink, dry mouth odor, dark red mouth color, early defecation, and mucus attached to the feces. When inflammation progresses to the large intestine, diarrhea occurs, and watery, foul-smelling feces are discharged, mixed with undigested feed, blood, mucus or shed necrotic tissue. Severe anal laxity and fecal incontinence. As the condition worsens, autointoxication and dehydration worsen, the ears, nose and limbs feel cold, and the conjunctiva of the eyes is congested, sometimes accompanied by jaundice. Some develop neurological symptoms such as excitement, convulsions or lethargy and die quickly.

【Treatment】

Anti-inflammation and sterilization: 10,000 units of gentamicin per kilogram of body weight, intramuscular injection twice a day, double the oral dose. Rehydration and detoxification: glucose saline, 30 ml per kilogram of body weight; 5% sodium bicarbonate, 2 ml per kilogram of body weight, intravenous drip. Antiemetic: Metoclopramide, 1-2 mg per kilogram of body weight, intramuscular injection, twice a day. Hemostasis: Hemostasis sensitive, 15-20 mg per kilogram of body weight, intramuscular injection, twice a day; or vitamin K3 0.2-0.3 mg per kilogram of body weight, vitamin Kl 1 mg, intramuscular injection, twice a day.

【Medical Guide Reminder】

When it comes to eating after gastric bleeding, the following principles should generally be followed: it is better to start with liquids, rice soup, and lotus root powder, and drink an appropriate amount of milk. Do not drink foods that are too sour or too sweet, as these will increase acid production. Eat small and frequent meals, and eat warm foods. Overheated food may dilate the blood vessels of the gastric mucosa, which is not conducive to hemostasis.

The other thing is to insist on treatment. Dogs bought outside pet stores are generally not in particularly good health, because dealers sell them before they even drink their mother's milk for a long time. No matter how you feed them, they don't have good resistance, so their stomachs will naturally break down because they are hungry. Just like people, if they are hungry, they will naturally eat blood. My dog ​​has also been sick. Give it more love, touch it more and encourage it. Stick to the treatment. In addition to injections, you also need to take medicine. Eat thinner food, don't give it big-boned fish, even hard ones, for now. Dogs know how to raise pets with care. I hope your dog can be healthy and happy to play with its owner soon.