Be careful when taking oxytetracycline for dogs with diarrhea

If your dog has diarrhea due to gastrointestinal problems and the symptoms are serious, you can feed some oxytetracycline appropriately, but you must pay attention to the appropriate amount, preferably Follow the recommended dosage in the instructions or consult a veterinarian; you need to fast and provide warm water during the feeding period; it should not exceed three days. It is not recommended to take oxytetracycline for other reasons. Because oxytetracycline is an antibiotic drug, it will have certain side effects on dogs' teeth and liver. It is generally used to treat trachoma, conjunctivitis, pneumonia and other diseases, and is not a special drug for diarrhea.

Pay attention to the right medicine when your dog has diarrhea

1. Cold diarrhea

If your dog has diarrhea accompanied by a runny nose or a dry nose, it is usually caused by a cold. You can feed the dog some pet cold medicine and plenty of warm water; at the same time, pay attention to keeping warm from the cold, add warm cushions, thin blankets and other items to the kennel, move the kennel to a place where the wind cannot blow, and guide the dog to bask in the sun more , exercise more to enhance resistance.

2. Parasitic infection and diarrhea

If there are bug-like things or bloodshot eyes in the dog’s excrement, it is likely to be infected with parasites; attention should be paid to regular internal testing of the dog Deworm and prevent dogs from sniffing and licking everywhere to avoid accidentally ingesting insect eggs and bacteria. Do not feed raw water or raw meat.

3. Canine distemper, parvovirus and other diseases

If it is found that in addition to diarrhea, the dog is also accompanied by obvious loss of appetite, lack of energy, cough, runny nose, fever, dehydration, weight loss, etc. Complicated symptoms, especially symptoms such as dehydration and sunken eye sockets, are most likely to be infected with canine distemper or parvovirus. Such diseases are usually not easy to detect in the early stages and are very similar to cold symptoms; when other complications are found , it is best for the owner to use special canine distemper and small test strips to detect it, or send it directly to the doctor for examination to avoid missing the best treatment time due to delay.