With the popularity of scientific pet concept, more and more parents will take their dogs to do physical examination. But many parents will still have such doubts: do I have to take the dog physical examination?
The Importance of Dog Physical Examination
Every parent wants his dog to be healthy and stay with him for a long time. Regular physical examination can find the health problems of dogs in time, intervene in the disease as soon as possible, and protect the health of dogs to the greatest extent.
Frequency of regular dog check-ups
Generally speaking, healthy puppies and adult dogs have a physical examination once a year, and old dogs have a physical examination once every six months due to a decline in physical function. In addition, all new dogs should have a physical examination.
The content and function of the basic physical examination of dogs
1 routine physical examination items
The most basic veterinary check-up items are, in principle, suitable for all dogs.
2 Special Examinations
In addition to the above routine physical examination items, there are two common special physical examination items for parents to choose from:
(1) Early cancer screening
For some cancers in dogs, early tumor screening can be used to determine whether cancer exists, so as to achieve the purpose of early detection and early treatment. At present, there is no condition for early screening of dog tumors in China. Parents in need need need to do this examination by sending them abroad.
(2) genetic disease examination
Genetic disease examination can check whether breeds such as Collies carry genetic disease genes, judge whether dogs have the conditions to breed, and parents who intend to let dogs breed can do this examination.
Tips for physical examination
1 can be observed at home.
Some parents think that there are too many physical examination items and the physical examination takes too long, but in fact some items can be done at home:
(1) Eyes: The dog's eyes are red, swollen, watery and turbid, which can be found by parents.
2 soothe the dog during the hospital physical examination
Generally, the dog will be very nervous when facing the doctor. Parents should cooperate with the doctor to calm the dog, so as to stabilize the dog's mood and make the physical examination more smooth.
