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The dog's bone health affects the dog's life quality, so the puppy's bone development is particularly important.

The case introduced today is to remind parents to pay attention to dog bone development.

When the dog was picked up, his hind limbs were a little lame, and the loving people suspected that he had been hit by a car. 7 up also accompanied by severe respiratory disease, has been coughing.

later, pet lovers took it to Beijing pet international animal hospital for physical examination, and looked at the basic information of 7-up first.

clinical examination and diagnosis

1 Clinical Examination

Thoracic breathing is serious, accompanied by cough and asthma symptoms, but the mental state is good, the visible mucous membrane is white, the ear canal has black secretions, the skin of the forelimb has been scabbed and recovered, the skin of the back has a large amount of dander, the body is emaciated, and the left hind limb walks with a claudication.

※ tips:

(1) chest breathing: chest breathing is also called rib breathing and horizontal breathing. This breathing method relies solely on lateral expansion of the ribs to inhale, lifting the ribs up with the external intercostal muscles to enlarge the thorax. What's more, the shoulders are lifted when inhaling, and the breath is shallow, so it is also called shoulder breathing, clavicle breathing or high chest breathing.

(2) visual mucosa: oral conjunctiva and other visible mucosa.

2 Laboratory Tests

DR examination showed malformation of ulna and radius of forelimb, increased density of lung shadow, thickening and expansion of lung texture, blurred heart contour, abnormal knee joint of left hind limb, abnormal hip joint may be developmental problems, which does not rule out acute healing of injury or abnormal ligament and gas accumulation of gastrointestinal tract.

To put it simply, seven-up's forelimb, left hind limb and hip joint development are abnormal, the lungs suggest pneumonia, and the intestines and stomach have digestive problems.

There was also blood routine examination showing elevated lobar neutrophils.

※ tips:

(1) DR examination: refers to an examination of digital X-ray photography directly under computer control.

(2) Lobular neutrophils: hematopoietic stem cells derived from the bone marrow, which differentiate and develop in the bone marrow and enter the blood or tissues. In addition to playing an important role in defense against infection, neutrophils can cause inflammation at the site of infection and participate in allergic reactions triggered by parasitic infections, thereby causing immunopathological damage.

After the results of the comprehensive examination, the doctor initially judged 7-up skeletal dysplasia and pneumonia.

Treatment of 7-Up

For skeletal dysplasia

calcium plus supplement other nutrients, enhance immunity, alleviate bone development problems.

For pneumonia

Eliminate lung inflammation, cough and phlegm shuanghuanglian clear lung heat, daily atomization treatment, oral cough water auxiliary treatment of respiratory diseases.

The wake-up call of the seven-up illness experience

Skeleton is the hardest tissue in the dog's body, supporting the entire body, protecting internal organs and maintaining body shape. Bone dysplasia can cause a series of bone diseases, but also affect the dog's entire immune system, seriously reduce the dog's quality of life in the future, so the dog's bone health problems can not be ignored.

General cause dog skeletal dysplasia for the following reasons:

1 Lack of related nutrition

If the dog is undernourished, its size or weight will be smaller or lighter than other dogs compared to dogs of the same age, and it is more likely to have bone diseases caused by metabolic disorders such as minerals and vitamins.

according to AAFCO dog food nutrition table, the crude protein intake of cells and muscles in growing dogs is 22%, the calcium and phosphorus intake involved in bone and tooth formation is 1% and 0.8, and the potassium intake affecting muscle contraction and bones should be 0.6, there are also vitamins that promote bone metabolism based on a dry basis intake of 500IU/kg.

2 excessive exercise or injury

Dogs over tour, intense exercise will also affect the health of the dog's bones, often climbing stairs or climbing, will cause a lot of pressure on the dog's spine.

3 Causes of Obesity

Too fast growth and overweight will significantly increase the burden on the dog's bones and joints. In the critical period of dog bone and joint growth, excessive food will cause the puppy's skeleton to develop too fast and lead to skeletal structure deformity, so be sure to control the dog's diet to prevent excessive obesity. The average daily caloric intake of dogs given by NRC is 70kal/kg, but due to the different calories required by dogs in different periods of growth and the different calories of dog food, the specific feeding amount needs to be calculated by dog owners according to the weight of dogs and the calories of dog food.

How to prevent bone development problems

Diet nutrition in place

First of all, we must pay attention to the supplement of protein. Protein can help bones absorb and deposit calcium and other minerals. Therefore, to ensure the healthy development of dog bones, protein is essential.

Most dog foods contain protein and other nutrients necessary for the growth and development of dogs, and can be selected according to the situation of their own dogs.

Secondly, to supplement the mineral calcium and phosphorus. Puppies require more calcium and phosphorus than adult dogs, so strict control of calcium and phosphorus intake and ratio is the basis for ensuring healthy bone development in dogs.

Maintain athletic vitality

Dog bones to healthy development, not without moderate exercise. Sports will make the dog's blood circulation faster, so that the growth of the bones more robust, swimming, walking, trotting, etc. can be used as usual sports. Take the dog out to replenish water in time, and don't forget to wear a life jacket when the dog swims.