What is a cold?
The word "cold" is actually a comprehensive vocabulary, corresponding to people's fever, vomiting, sneezing, coughing and other comprehensive symptoms, the common dog cold is actually divided into two categories, subdivided into three small categories. To put it simply, it is the symptoms caused by reduced upper respiratory tract immunity (wind-cold cold, wind-heat cold) and the symptoms caused by repeated gastrointestinal sensitivity.
Common symptoms: low mood, irregular fur, depressed spirit; cold ear tip and nose tip, flushed conjunctiva, mild swelling or tears; elevated body temperature, cough, runny nose, itchy nasal cavity, scratching nose with forepaws and other symptoms; severe chills, fear of light, dry mouth and tongue, rapid breathing, rapid pulse beating.
Before the grizzly bear was 6 months old, because the first 2 months of dog food feeding was not very good, and the immunity was relatively poor in the puppy period, I went to see a doctor intermittently for many times. I have a little experience on how to distinguish different situations and prescribe the right medicine. I will briefly share the following (σ \ \ \ 'ω \ \ \') σ.
Wind-cold cold
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Runny nose, sneezing; however, good appetite, no fever, occasional cough. Most of them occur in winter. This is the grizzly bear winter (February, she is about 4 months) a frequent cold, repeated, because the spirit and appetite are very good, so sure it is not canine distemper, asked the doctor to see her at home several times, also prescribed the corresponding medicine, recommended.
Medication is recommended
Choose a kind of appropriate antiphlogistic drug above all, here conditional buy directly Su Nuo (dog uses amoxicillin, measure good master), if do not have a condition or disrelish a trouble to buy the azithromycin grain that children uses drug (must press an amount to take). If the symptoms are not very serious, but there is a light cough without sneezing and thick phlegm, use the fruit root element to treat the light cough. In fact, Kyoto Nianci honey refined Chuanbei loquat is also OK, but the taste is not like the root element, the dog may not like it very much, and our grizzly bear is somewhat disgusted. If you're not coughing or sneezing, just apply some Maxkin.
If the symptoms are serious, such as vomiting, thick phlegm, thick nasal mucus, etc., it is necessary to take Tongrentang Xiaoerzhi Baoding (recommended by our pet doctor here), which is mainly used to dispel wind and relieve convulsion, resolve phlegm and remove stagnation; it is used for wind-cold cold, fever and nasal obstruction, cough and phlegm, vomiting and diarrhea, convulsion, etc. Grizzly bear did not come to this situation, she took azithromycin + fruit root element for a period of time and it was almost fine.
Wind-heat cold
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The first symptom is dry nose, accompanied by fever, poor spirit, thick nasal mucus and serious nasal congestion. In fact, the simple experience of distinguishing wind-cold and wind-heat is to see whether it is fever (pet doctor's words). The body temperature of dogs is higher than that of people, usually around 38 degrees, and the temperature of puppies is higher, but if it is as high as 40 degrees or even higher, it must be a wind-heat cold.
Medication is recommended
If the symptoms are not too serious, the combination of anti-inflammatory drugs and heat-clearing and fire-removing drugs is recommended. Anti-inflammatory drugs I commonly use or the above said Su Nuo (dog amoxicillin) and azithromycin (sneezing cough); heat to the fire, if not serious, recommend the next Banlangen, palatability is very good, the amount or reference to children's dosage and dog weight to determine. But if it is more serious, Shuanghuanglian has better medicinal properties, which can be sold on e pet, and has antiviral effect ~
Gastrointestinal cold
If the dog vomits first, then coughs slightly and has little fever, it's probably just a gastrointestinal problem. If it's mild, stop eating for 12 hours, then feed some probiotics to see if it can recover. If not, see a doctor immediately. Because gastrointestinal colds can often be caused by deworming and viral infections, as well as complications of other organ infections.
Additional information:
Generally speaking, it is very important to suit the remedy to the case. It is obviously a cold due to wind-cold, but you have to eat Shuanghuanglian; it is obviously a cold due to wind-heat, but you have to drink cold granules; that is of course useless. The dog's ability to recover is extremely strong, as long as the medicine is symptomatic, it will soon be effective. If your dog doesn't take his medication, check out this article: https://wap.epet.com/union/trials_my_experienceDetail.html?trid=5872&fw=0.
But in addition to prescribing the right medicine, there are two other points that need to be noted:
Improve immunity
The dog that always catches a cold, often be the dog with low immunity ~ want true PK to drop a cold, improve immunity, prevent more than cure. I often feed the grizzly bear nutrition cream, take her to bask in the sun, and my parents take the grizzly bear out for a walk when they are free. These are all good ways to increase immunity.
Improving the living conditions of grizzly bears
Pay attention to heat dissipation in summer (mat, etc.), and keep warm in winter. In addition, more attention should be paid to regular disinfection, of course, when disinfection should also pay attention to the ratio ~ so as to give grizzly bears a safe, less viral environment, to minimize the possibility of their colds. I am currently using this disinfectant, and I have taken a fancy to the fact that it can remove canine distemper and also has the effect of sterilization and bacteriostasis. It is OK to use, but it tastes a little bit ( ().
