The first thing that a new dog should pay attention to is his health.
Prepare to take the dog for a physical examination. What is the physical examination? Do you need a comprehensive examination?
For the above questions, this article will invite Dr. Chen Xiaoqin from the prestigious pet hospital to answer them in detail. Please read on!
List of dog inspection items
Physical examination needs to be selected according to the actual situation of the dog, such as age, physical condition, etc., the doctor will also make relevant suggestions. Take the dog to the regular pet hospital for physical examination. We first understand these examination items:
What items does my dog check?
New puppies to do physical examination
puppies are not yet fully developed and have less risk of potential diseases. If they are in a healthy state, they generally do basic examinations.
1. If the puppy has just been taken home without the vaccine, the infectious disease must be detected (canine distemper, pars, coronavirus).
2. If the seller says that he has finished the vaccination but does not provide the immunological certificate, he needs to detect the antibody of infectious diseases (including rabies antibody)
3. Other physical examination items: basic physical examination (body temperature measurement), skin and external auditory canal examination, blood routine.
Examination of adult dogs and old dogs
Parents adopt or adopt dogs halfway, most of them are adults, and it is recommended to do a comprehensive examination.
1. such as older dogs related diseases more problems, and is not easy to detect, need to take x ray, do biochemical examination, ultrasonic examination and so on.
2. adult dogs do not know the vaccine situation, but also need to detect infectious disease antibodies, convenient after the vaccine injection arrangements. (Insufficient antibodies need to be vaccinated as soon as possible))
Medical examination frequency schedule
Dogs can choose to have a physical examination once a year when they are adults, and older dogs (over 7 years old) are recommended to have a physical examination every six months. In daily life, parents can also do a simple examination for dogs, check the skin when combing hair, check the secretion of the ear canal, check the foot pads, and observe the poop.
