Detailed Explanation of Prevention and Treatment Methods for Several Common Dog Diseases

Currently, dog breeding has become a boom in households. However, losses caused by disease during the breeding process are quite common. The symptoms and prevention and treatment methods of several common dog diseases are introduced as follows:

(1) Canine influenza. Sick dogs have a body temperature rising above 41°C, accelerated breathing and pulse, dry nose, difficulty breathing, clear nasal discharge, coughing, rough coat, tendency to lie down, muscle tremors, and poor appetite. Prevention and treatment: (1) Use 0.1g-0.4g of formaldehyde solution or 0.2%-0.6% caustic soda solution to disinfect the kennel and maintain good environmental hygiene. (2) When a sick dog has a high fever, inject 5 ml of compound aminopyrine (10%) each time or administer intravenous injection of 10% sodium chloride glucose. To prevent secondary infection, ampicillin 1 g to 2 g can be used once a day.

(2) Canine hepatitis. The sick dog's body temperature initially rises above 40°C, then drops after 4-6 days, with listlessness, reduced appetite or refusal to eat, increased thirst, often showing moaning, vomiting and diarrhea, bloody stool, pale conjunctiva, enlarged tonsils, rapid heartbeat, and accelerated breathing. Prevention and treatment: (1) Inject hepatitis vaccine for prevention. (2) Once the disease occurs, isolate the dog and provide symptomatic treatment, inject Banlangen injection once daily, 4 ml each time, and intravenously inject glucose saline plus vitamin C and antibiotics.

(3) Canine distemper is mainly characterized by acute onset and is a septicemia. Sudden high fever, with body temperature rising above 40-41°C, dropping to normal after several hours or lasting 3-5 days, with obvious respiratory symptoms, severe sneezing, thick purulent nasal discharge, accompanied by conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis; the sick dog is restless, barks and howls and may even go crazy, and finally develops bronchitis or catarrhal pneumonia, pleurisy and other symptoms. Canine distemper mainly affects puppies under 1 year old, occurs in summer, and has a high mortality rate. Prevention and treatment: (1) Inject attenuated canine distemper vaccine. Inject once at weaning, once at 12-16 weeks of age, and once more after 3 months of age. (2) To eliminate inflammation and control infection, sulfonamides and antibiotics can be injected continuously 2-3 times. (3) When dehydrated, intravenously drip glucose saline 500 ml per day.

(4) Canine parvovirus infection includes the enteritis type and the myocarditis type. Enteritis type: manifests as acute hemorrhagic diarrhea, vomiting, depression, fever, and leukopenia syndrome. The sick dog first vomits and then has diarrhea, is depressed, and completely loses appetite. Body temperature rises to 40-41°C, and the dog rapidly becomes dehydrated, weak, and dies. Myocarditis type: mild diarrhea, sudden weakness, difficulty breathing, and death within several hours. Prevention and treatment: Inject inactivated canine parvovirus vaccine or attenuated vaccine. Strengthen feeding management, enhance physical condition, disinfect the kennel well and maintain environmental hygiene, and immediately isolate and treat sick dogs. Provide symptomatic therapy and supportive therapy.

(5) Rabies. At the initial stage, the dog shows abnormal behavior, hides in dark places, and moves sluggishly. After 1-2 days, the pupils dilate, there is no response to stimuli, restlessness, reduced eating, and swallowing of foreign objects such as stones, wood chips, grass, and mud. After 3-4 days, the sick dog becomes abnormally excited, runs aimlessly, bites people and livestock indiscriminately, walks very fast, arches its back, tucks its tail, has staring eyes, muscle trembling, and excessive salivation. In the later stage, the tongue hangs out, the dog does not eat, and upon seeing water or hearing the sound of water, spasms and convulsions occur, the voice becomes hoarse, and finally paralysis and coma occur, with the limbs unable to bear weight, leading to death. Prevention and treatment: (1) If humans or animals are bitten by a rabid dog, the wound tissue should be immediately excised, disinfected with 0.1% mercury bichloride or 5% carbonic acid and bandaged, and rabies vaccine should be injected promptly. For bitten persons, they should be immediately sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. (2) If a sick dog is found, it should be immediately killed, burned, or buried deep. (3) To prevent rabies, all dogs should be regularly vaccinated against rabies every year.