If you encounter a situation where your dog suddenly becomes manic, foams at the mouth, or convulses and dies quickly, this is most often due to encephalitis. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the meninges and brain parenchyma in dogs due to infectious or toxic factors, broadly defined to include various brain infections and encephalopathies. The sooner a dog is found to have possible signs of encephalitis, the better to take it to the hospital. Symptoms vary depending on where the inflammation is in the brain.1. Forebrain encephalitis: manifests as convulsions, dementia, visual impairment, severe sensory dullness, and decreased control of the limbs. The dog may show excitement or high depression, even do not know the owner, some constantly barking, running aimlessly or generalized spastic convulsions. 2. Brainstem encephalitis: manifested as swallowing disorders, perceptual disorders. It can cause generalized paralysis or incomplete paralysis, dysmotility of the limbs, drooping eyelids, dilated pupils, optic nerve swelling, bite muscle, pharyngeal muscle, larynx and tongue paralysis. 3. Cerebellar encephalitis: manifests as poor limb control, poor distance discrimination, and blurred consciousness. In the depressed type, the dog’s head droops, eyes are half-closed, the dog is unresponsive to the outside world, the dog’s posture is not correct, the whole body muscles are flaccid and weak, and some dogs fall down and are drowsy. Etiology dogs with encephalitis, there are several causes: 1. viral infection: rabies virus, pseudorabies virus, herpes virus (canine distemper), microvirus, infectious hepatitis, tick-borne encephalitis, feline infectious encephalitis virus, feline immunodeficiency virus, etc. 2. bacterial infection: head trauma, septic foci in the immediate vicinity causing systemic septicemia via blood transfer, etc. 3. parasitic larvae migration: roundworms, Protozoal infections: toxoplasma, zoonotic encephalitis, neosporosis, trypanosomiasis, babesiosis, etc. 5. Rickettsial infections: ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, etc. 6. Fungal infections. 7. Algal infections: protoalgal mycosis. The most effective way to diagnose encephalitis in dogs is through blood biochemistry, which can diagnose systemic or other organ diseases. 2. cerebrospinal fluid analysis is the most effective lateral diagnosis when making a diagnosis. 3. serological diagnosis, which can specifically diagnose an infection. 4. some infectious encephalitis can be confirmed by histopathology. Treatment 1. first select antibiotics that can cross the blood-brain barrier. 2. stabilize clinical signs with intravenous fluids. 3. bacterial, protozoal, and rickettsial infections require long-term treatment. 4. mycobacterial infections of the central nervous system are difficult to treat. 5. most viral infections are fatal, and general treatment is usually ineffective. 6. feeders provide reliable and prudent care, and in addition to fluid support, may use therapeutic If neurological symptoms deteriorate rapidly, a combination of therapeutic measures should be taken to reduce brain swelling. In order to prevent encephalitis, the following should be done: 1. Try not to go or go to places where there are the most viruses, and walk your dog to less crowded and dirty places, such as away from garbage cans, sewage outlets, etc. 2. 3. After the birth of the puppy on time after the vaccination to prevent the occurrence of disease, the dog has injuries, infections, ear mites and other symptoms promptly seek medical treatment. Note 1. Sick dogs should be placed in a cool, ventilated place, kennel to keep clean, usually pay attention to sterilization. Give milk, eggs, broth and other easily digestible nutrient-rich food. 2. Do a good job of immunization, so that the incidence of infectious diseases in dogs will be greatly reduced.
