Is it fine for dogs to vomit, diarrhea or even pull blood? Canine coronavirus, a common infectious disease in dogs, can also cause gastrointestinal symptoms! It is also easy to mix with other viruses and aggravate the dog's condition, so it can not be ignored. Let's learn about it together.
Coronavirus is the third infectious disease of dogs.
The morbidity and infection of canine coronavirus (CCV) are very rapid, and the mortality rate is high. It is often mixed with other viruses to aggravate the disease, resulting in acute diarrhea and vomiting, dehydration and rapid death of dogs.
Dogs have a high infection rate
According to the survey, the probability of dogs infected with coronavirus is 42.31% (data from 209 suspected cases in a large animal hospital in Zhengzhou from March 2015 to March 2016). That is to say, about half of the dogs have been infected with the coronavirus and are at risk of infection.
Puppy Litter Outbreak
Coronavirus spreads rapidly, but once the disease occurs, it is difficult for littermates and roommates to control the infection and morbidity. Dogs have the highest incidence at 2-4 months of age (no breed, age, gender differences), and other dogs without vaccine preventive measure are attacked.
Mixed infection is powerful.
Canine coronavirus infection is one of the important causes of acute gastroenteritis in dogs. It can not only cause the disease alone, but also cause mixed infection with canine parvovirus, rotavirus and Clostridium welchii, and the mortality rate of mixed infection is much higher than that of single infection.
Long survival time of virus
Coronaviruses can survive in feces for 6-9 days at pH 3.0 and 20-22.d egree. C. Contaminants can remain infectious in water for many days, which may be the reason why coronaviruses are still infectious after passing through the stomach, so once morbidity, it is difficult to stop the epidemic of coronavirus disease.
But coronavirus is sensitive to heat, ultraviolet rays, etc. That is to say, exposure to the sun can destroy coronavirus.
Infection characteristics statistics
Coronavirus disease mainly infects puppies within 3 months of age and without vaccination, and the infection rate of breed dogs is higher than that of hybrid dogs. As dogs get older (with full vaccinations), the infection rate gets lower and lower.
Dogs can be infected with coronavirus all year round, but the infection rate is higher in spring and autumn.
Male dogs are more likely to have coronavirus disease than female dogs.
Symptoms of infection and diagnosis
What are the manifestations of coronavirus infection in dogs?
The incubation period of coronavirus is short, and the virus mainly exists in the feces and intestinal tract of dogs, causing acute gastroenteritis in dogs, initially manifested as vomiting, followed by watery or porridge diarrhea, and thus causing electrolyte disorders in dogs, physical weakness and other symptoms, which is difficult to distinguish from small diseases in dogs.
Most dogs with coronavirus disease do not have a fever and can recover within 7-10 days with active treatment. Puppies often die 24-36 days after morbidity, and some dogs may die as soon as diarrhea occurs.
Canine coronavirus test paper was used for detection.
Dip a small amount of dog feces in the rectum with a cotton swab, after proper treatment, suck a small amount of drops into the test board, wait for 5 minutes and observe the results.
Positive result: Two bands (T-line and C line) appear in the test strip
Prevention and treatment of coronavirus disease
1 Comprehensive treatment
Coronavirus disease in dogs, once it occurs, should be treated with symptomatic treatment, such as infusion, antiemetic, antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory, etc., to prevent death caused by dehydration or secondary infection. Generally, 7-10 days of treatment can control the basic symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, so that the dog's appetite and stool gradually return to normal.
Fasting and water deprivation
Coronavirus mainly hides in the gastrointestinal tract of dogs. During treatment, dogs should be fasted and deprived of water to prevent food from further stimulating the gastrointestinal tract of dogs, leading to deterioration of the situation.
Eat less and eat more during the recovery period.
After the dog's basic symptoms are under control, the shoveling officer should be careful not to feed too much or rotten food to avoid recurrence of symptoms. It is better to choose some prescription cans with special protection and regulation functions for gastrointestinal tract under the doctor's advice, and take some drugs to improve immunity at the same time.
Focus on the prevention of coronation
Studies have shown that puppies get 97% maternal antibodies through breast milk, and newborn puppies should eat enough colostrum to get maternal antibodies and immune protection, which is an important measure to prevent coronary diseases.
Timely injection of the combined vaccine (Pfizer, USA) is the main measure to prevent the occurrence of coronavirus disease in dogs.
Do healthy dogs need to be vaccinated against coronavirus?
Coronavirus is not a vaccine for core immunity, because the fatality rate and transmission rate are not as high as other diseases, and can be selected according to the situation.
