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For common skin diseases of dogs, such as mites, fungi, eczema, pyoderma, etc., I believe you are no stranger to picking up feces.

today, doctor e is going to introduce a Labrador named ah swollen.

an unknown tumor appeared in the neck and lower jaw in the past week, and it was expanding and spreading, but the appetite was normal, the mental state was good, and the defecation and urination were normal, so it was brought to the hospital for examination.

Clinical examination and diagnosis of A swollen

1 Clinical examination

Body temperature 39.5 degrees, appetite good spirit. There was a red rash around the mouth, nose and eyes, with large subcutaneous abscesses and enlarged lymph nodes in the mandible. Other parts were good, without abnormality.

2 Laboratory tests

(1) Blood routine examination

Blood can be seen in lymphocytes, monocytes slightly increased phenomenon, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell value is low, red blood cell width is high, there are symptoms of anemia.

(2) Cytological examination

Skin compression, see a large number of neutrophils, lymphocytes, macrophages, red blood cells, showing pyogenic granulomatous inflammation.

3 Preliminary Diagnosis: puppy cellulitis

4 Treatment options

(1) Prednisone: 2 mg/kg twice a day

(2) Ceftriaxone: 40 mg/kg once a day to prevent secondary infection.

(3) lactated ringer, 50% glucose with supportive therapy.

(4) chlorhexidine wash the affected area and apply Apex ointment, depending on the development of pustule.

5 Debridement

(1) The disease

After a week of repeated treatment, the nose and mouth began to scab, body temperature returned to normal, spirit, good appetite, normal defecation and urination, lymph node enlargement subsided.

(2) Treatment

Puncture daily with a clean needle, remove pus, rinse repeatedly with chlorhexidine, and apply Apex ointment.

6 Treatment results

A return visit to Ah Chung and Duoduo showed that Ah Chung was in good mental condition and the shedding hair had grown back and no medication was needed.

Reflections on A Swelling's Experience

Puppy cellulitis is a spontaneous skin disease of puppies 3-16 weeks old, also known as puppy pyoderma or puppy adenoptosis.

the affected parts are mostly around the lips, eyes and auricles, resulting in pustules, vesicles, purulent secretions, swelling and depilation.

In some canine lesions can involve perianal, foreskin, abdomen, fingertips, and tail tip.

Lesions vary from mild to severe, often painful but not pruritic. Local or diffuse lymphadenopathy is common, and lymph node abscesses may form. Severe cases of mental depression, anorexia and fever, severe cases can lead to death.

1 Clinical symptoms

(1) Any breed can be infected, Golden Retriever, German Beagle, Labrador Retriever, Beagle prone.

(2) The same litter of puppies may be infected.

(3) clinical symptoms ranging from light to heavy performance lesions in the head and face, conjunctiva and oral mucosa.

(4) Skin swelling, redness, glitter.

2 Diagnostic Judgment

(1) The age of the onset dog.

(2) according to the results of cytological examination to comprehensive judgment, cytological examination of skin or ear exudate purulent granulomatous inflammation, bacteria can be found, but for secondary contamination; lymph node puncture for purulent granulomatous inflammation, no infectious pathogens.

(3) differential diagnosis: do Demodex with or without deep pyometra (can be excluded by culture), exclude systemic systemic systemic infection.

Enhance pet resistance, starting from small things

Because puppy cellulitis is a spontaneous skin disease of puppies, and the root cause of the skin disease is poor resistance, poor skin tolerance, and substandard environmental hygiene.

1 staple food should be selected

Puppies in the choice of staple food, as far as possible to choose a better staple food. Because the nutrition of good staple food is more comprehensive and the body is good, it will naturally be less sick. And fish oil formula, protein-rich staple food, can better promote fur growth, protect fur health.

2 Increased skin tolerance

In addition to choosing a good staple food, it can also supplement some trace elements, fish oil, skin nutrient solution and other health products to enhance the skin's tolerance and comprehensively prevent skin diseases.

3 days regular skin repair care

In daily skin care, if you feel that the dog's skin is sensitive and fragile, you can choose some skin repair agents and skin care topical spray to promote skin ecological balance, fight against skin problems, sterilization and disinfection.

In addition, it should be noted that because puppy cellulitis is contagious in the same nest, if there are multiple puppies in the home, after one of them is found to be sick, it needs to be isolated in time and corresponding Disinfection measures.