Canine Gastroenteritis

Symptoms

The main symptoms of gastroenteritis are diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and toxemia. Its severity varies depending on the cause and stage of the disease. The main symptoms of mild illness are indigestion and mucus in the stool. In severe cases, there is persistent and severe abdominal pain, abdominal wall tension, and pain on palpation. Sick dogs often lie on the cold ground or raise their hindquarters with their sternum supported on the ground.

When inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is the main cause, the mouth will be dry and burning, the conjunctiva of the eyes will be yellowish, and frequent vomiting will occur. Sometimes the vomitus is mixed with blood.

During large intestine (especially colon) inflammation, severe diarrhea occurs, and the feces is foul-smelling, mixed with blood, mucus, mucosa or pus. In the later stages of the disease, the anus becomes loose, defecation incontinence or tenesmus occurs. Bowel sounds are enhanced early and then weaken or disappear.

When the body temperature rises (above 40-41 degrees Celsius), cyanosis of the mucous membranes, sunken eyeballs, poor skin elasticity and reduced urine output can be seen. At the stage of approaching death, the body temperature drops, the limbs become cold, the person falls into coma, and eventually dies.

Treatment

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

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

Cleaning up the gastrointestinal tract When there are a lot of putrefaction and fermentation products in the gastrointestinal contents, laxatives such as peanut oil or liquid paraffin can be given

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

For anti-inflammation, gentamicin can be injected intramuscularly or taken orally, or norfloxacin and furazolidine can be taken orally.

Pseudorabies

Pathogen:

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

Symptoms:

The incubation period ranges from 1 to 8 days, and a few can last up to 3 weeks. The most characteristic symptom is itching and irritation within the range of virus invasion, and sometimes self-mutilation due to constant scratching and self-biting.

In the early stages, sick dogs become indifferent. Later, he became restless, refused to eat, and sat down huddled. He changes seats frequently. Sometimes the body temperature rises and often vomits. Dogs suffering from gastrointestinal infections often produce excessive saliva and have difficulty swallowing. Initially, the wound on the skin of the sick dog was licked, and then the itching intensified, scratching and biting caused swelling of the surrounding tissue, or deep trauma. Sometimes the symptoms disappear, but the sick dog moans as if there is pain somewhere in the body. Rabies-like symptoms may also be seen in some cases. Difficulty breathing. they often die quickly.

Prevention:

Eradicating rats in kennels and banning the feeding of diseased pork are of great significance in preventing the disease. If the disease has already occurred, the kennel should be completely cleaned and disinfected with 0.1% caustic soda solution. Pseudorabies is harmful to humans, causing severe itching of the patient's skin, but usually does not cause death. It is generally infected through skin wounds, so pay attention to self-protection when handling sick dogs and their corpses.

Canine parvovirus

Pathogen:

Canine distemper is 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. Mainly occurs 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 an increase in body temperature, with the initial body temperature rising to 39.5-41 degrees Celsius, lasting 1-3 days, and then subsides. At this time, the sick dog seemed to have improved and could eat. A few days later, a second rise in temperature occurs, lasting a week or more. More widespread symptoms include cough, mild difficulty breathing, frequent diarrhea, and vomiting. When a sick dog dies, it may have convulsions and eventually die, and if it doesn't die, there will be a sequelae.

Different neurological symptoms, such as collisions, circling, abnormal gait and posture, and muscle tremors, can be seen. Sometimes, the soles of the feet become hyperkeratotic. The duration of canine distemper varies greatly depending on the nature and severity of secondary infections.

Prevention and treatment:

Once it is suspected that a sick dog has died of canine distemper, the sick dog should be immediately isolated, the dead dog's body should be burned, and the environment and all equipment should be completely disinfected. At the same time, urgent prevention should be carried out. Injection of anti-canine warm hyperimmune serum (2-3ml/kg, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection), combined with antibiotics and symptomatic therapy, has a certain effect on early-stage sick dogs, but it has little effect 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 through vaccination. Adult dogs should be vaccinated once a year. Puppies are vaccinated from 1.5 to 2 months old, twice every two weeks. Each manufacturer's requirements are different. When vaccinating, we need to refer to the instructions on the vaccine itself.

Canine distemper

Pathogen:

Canine distemper is a highly contagious viral disease caused by canine distemper virus. Acute nasal catarrh followed by bronchitis, catarrhal pneumonia, severe gastroenteritis andCharacterized by neurological symptoms. Mainly occurs 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 an increase in body temperature, with the initial body temperature rising to 39.5-41 degrees Celsius, lasting 1-3 days, and then subsides. At this time, the sick dog seemed to have improved and could eat. A few days later, a second rise in temperature occurs, lasting a week or more. More widespread symptoms include cough, mild difficulty breathing, frequent diarrhea, and vomiting. When a sick dog dies, it may have convulsions and eventually die, and if it doesn't die, there will be a sequelae.

Different neurological symptoms, such as collisions, circling, abnormal gait and posture, and muscle tremors, can be seen. Sometimes, the soles of the feet become hyperkeratotic. The duration of canine distemper varies greatly depending on the nature and severity of secondary infections.

Prevention and treatment:

Once it is suspected that a sick dog has died of canine distemper, the sick dog should be immediately isolated, the dead dog's body should be burned, and the environment and all equipment should be completely disinfected. At the same time, urgent prevention should be carried out. Injection of anti-canine warm hyperimmune serum (2-3ml/kg, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection), combined with antibiotics and symptomatic therapy, has a certain effect on early-stage sick dogs, but it has little effect 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 through vaccination. Adult dogs should be vaccinated once a year. Puppies are vaccinated from 1.5 to 2 months old, twice every two weeks. Each manufacturer's requirements are different. When vaccinating, we need to refer to the instructions on the vaccine itself.

Foreign body in dog stomach

Symptoms:

Symptoms of acute or chronic gastritis. If a foreign body blocks the pylorus, there will be intractable vomiting, complete refusal to eat, high thirst, frequent changes of lying position, and painful moaning. Very low spirits. Sharp foreign bodies may damage the gastric mucosa and cause vomiting of blood or perforation.

Treatment:

Small foreign bodies can be removed through gastroscopy, while large foreign bodies can only be removed surgically.