In the eyes of some shovelers, the stress response is not a big deal. But for a sensitive dog, the light is a fright, and the heavy dog will lose his life due to stress response! E doctor wants to tell you seriously: the dog's stress reaction is a big deal and cannot be ignored!
What is the dog's stress response?
The dog's stress response refers to the non-specific reaction caused by the stimulation of a variety of adverse factors. Simply put, it is the reaction of the dog's body after being stimulated.
Attention! These can cause stress in dogs.
There are many reasons for dog stress, the following 4 reasons are the most common, shoveling excrement officers must pay attention.
1 Causes of stress related to vaccines
(1) Just get the vaccine when you get home.
The dog has just arrived home and is in a state of nervousness and fear. It is already in a state of stress. At this time, taking the dog to vaccinate will aggravate the dog's stress response.
(2) Post-vaccine care is not in place
After the dog vaccine, the dog care is not in place, which not only reduces the effect of the vaccine, but also makes the dog sick. After the vaccine, immediately give the dog a bath, let the dog be stimulated by cold, let the dog strenuous exercise is an important cause of dog stress.
(3) Repeated vaccination or missed vaccination
When buying dogs, some sellers claim that they have been vaccinated. The shoveling officers believe it or not, which often leads to repeated vaccination or missed vaccination, which is also the cause of dog stress.
2 Reasons for eating
(1) A sudden change of food
Dogs have become accustomed to a single dog food, and the intestinal flora matches the dog food. If the shoveling officer suddenly changes the food for the dog, the new food does not match the intestinal flora of the dog, resulting in poor digestion of the dog. Therefore, the sudden change of food is also the cause of dog stress.
(2) a sudden change in the number of feeding
A sudden change in the number of feedings may cause the dog to be hungry for a long time, and then there will be overeating, which will make the dog's digestive ability worse and lead to stress.
3 Long-distance transportation
Long-distance transportation makes the dog who has been indoors for a long time unable to adapt, causing stress to the dog, the dog's resistance will decrease, and some will have motion sickness, airsickness, vomiting and other reactions.
4 Foster and change of owner
Changes in the environment and leaving the owner will make the dog have a strong stress response. The dog may not drink, eat, be anxious, and even cause disease for many days.
Main manifestations of stress response in dogs
The main manifestations of dogs after stress are: mental deterioration, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose, tears, elevated body temperature, sneezing, coughing, etc.
Away from the stress response, prevention is the most important
1 Look at prevention here.
(1) Pay more attention during the vaccine
① Take the dog for vaccination at the right time.
③ Do a good job of nursing after the vaccine
(2) scientific feeding dog
① Science for food
(3) Be prepared before long-distance transportation
Long-distance transportation can only be carried out when the dog is in good health and the vaccine is finished. Long-distance transport to the dog before the appropriate fasting, conditional the best choice of more comfortable means of transport.
What if the dog has a stress reaction?
(1) For dogs that have already experienced stress reactions, the shoveling officer should place the dog in a quiet environment, comfort the dog, and let the dog rest fully.
