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The dog's health is often threatened by various infectious diseases, especially the puppy stage is the most vulnerable to infection, and even the dog's life will be taken away when the disease is serious. If you suspect that the dog is infected with infectious diseases, you must go to the hospital for testing as soon as possible, early detection and early treatment.

Canine Distemper (CDV)

It is one of the most common infectious diseases in dogs on the week. It is highly contagious and has an incubation period of 3-9 days. The main damage is that the vaccine has not been finished, or the vaccine has not been finished, so besides the puppy period, it is easy to be infected, and the adult dog vaccine is also easy to be infected.

1 Symptoms

Common symptoms are similar to those of a cold, with only coughing, sneezing, and purulent nasal discharge.

Thickening and chapped skin (such as feet and nose) may also occur.

The symptoms of canine distemper are varied and related to the severity of the disease, environmental conditions, age and immune status.

2 Diagnosis and treatment

Canine distemper is generally diagnosed by test paper, combined with blood routine, X-ray and other inspection results.

treatment uses combination therapy, antiviral, supportive fluid replacement, symptomatic treatment, and prevention of secondary infection. The pet owner must seek medical treatment as early as possible, pay attention to the nursing during the disease period, and also give the dog spiritual support.

Small Canine (CPV)

Canine parvovirus caused by parvovirus, highly contagious, especially high mortality rate of puppies. The disease can occur all the year round, with multiple occurrences in winter and spring. Dogs under 6 months of age were the most susceptible, accounting for 75% of the total number of infected dogs.

1 Symptom Presentation

In the early stages, there may be no obvious symptoms, though mild loss of appetite is possible. In later stages, diarrhea, vomiting, high fever, bloody stools, and dehydration may occur. Typical symptoms include watery, soy-sauce–colored bloody stools with a strong, fishy odor.

2 Diagnosis and Treatment

Parvovirus is diagnosed by taking rectal stool test paper and combining blood routine tests.

parvovirus treatment generally requires fasting, drinking, infusion, the best treatment in the hospital, sometimes the dog is not died of parvovirus, but died of dehydration, electrolyte disorders. Fasting and water deprivation is to reduce the burden on the dog's stomach and intestines and reduce the symptoms of diarrhea. If it is not possible to rehydrate by hanging water, some drugs can be taken orally.

Canine coronary (CCV)

Canine coronary is caused by coronavirus. The virus can be transmitted through the respiratory tract, digestive tract, feces and pollutants. It can occur all year round, and it occurs frequently in winter. The disease is often mixed with canine parvovirus, rotavirus and other gastrointestinal diseases, which will increase the difficulty of treatment. If it is a simple coronavirus infection, the cure rate is relatively high.

1 Symptom Presentation

No obvious symptoms at the beginning, the dog may have a slight loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, pull water, dehydration and so on.

2 Examination, diagnosis and treatment

Canine coronavirus was diagnosed by taking rectal stool test paper and combining blood routine examination results.

treatment generally requires water treatment. if vomiting and diarrhea are not serious, only injection treatment, anti-virus and anti-infection treatment and symptomatic treatment can be used.

dog nest cough

Canine nest cough, also known as trachea and bronchitis, may be caused by parainfluenza virus (CPIV), adenoidin (CAV I, II), canine distemper virus (CD), etc. The most common pathogen is canine adenovirus type II highly infectious, which generally shows cough symptoms in large areas of the same litter dogs.

1 Symptom Presentation

The puppy has a sudden cough, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. In addition, the dog's appetite, spirit, and body temperature are normal without obvious changes. The dog's nest cough cycle is longer than that of the common cold, but there is no obvious sneezing and runny nose phenomenon. Some dogs cough like "cough and crack".

If the dog's throat is pressed by hand, there will be a significant cough phenomenon (artificial induced cough positive). Dog nest cough generally does not lead to death, but the treatment cycle is relatively long,

2 Diagnosis and Treatment

Through the dog's symptoms, blood test comprehensive judgment, if the examination shows that the blood is infected by bacteria, can be diagnosed as dog nest cough.

The treatment is mainly based on atomization, and antitussive drugs have only a slight antitussive effect on nest cough. Such as Kechuanling, do not use a lot of cough medicine, is not conducive to sputum discharge. At the same time to supplement nutrition, enhance resistance, with the symptoms of great hope for cure.

canine nest cough is highly contagious and should be strictly disinfected during treatment. Dogs should be strictly isolated during treatment.

Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Dogs

1 Vaccine Prevention

These common infectious diseases in dogs are mainly prevented by immunization. Dogs can choose Pfizer and Interway brands when their vaccines are mature. As long as the vaccines are standardized and regular immunization is done every year, dogs can avoid the danger of some infectious diseases.

2. Daily Prevention

(1) do not free-range, go out to walk the dog to avoid contact with strange dogs, go out to foster care, bathing and beauty should also choose regular places.

(2) puppies who have just arrived home should pay attention to close observation, not fully vaccinated, avoid frequent going out, bathing, foster care, etc.

(3) there are many dogs in the family, and one dog is sick, so isolation and disinfection should be done in time.

(4) daily do a good job of sanitation and disinfection, the dog's water basin food basin should be regularly disinfected.