Dogs with runny noses may be caused by colds Dogs with colds are a relatively common problem, and dogs with colds look a lot like humans with severe colds. Dogs with colds can show some of the more common symptoms, such as elevated body temperature, low spirits, chills and shivers, and decreased appetite. The treatment of dog colds is mainly to relieve fever and anti-inflammatory, the first for the dog to determine the temperature, you can use rectal temperature or axillary thermometry to measure the temperature, then you can feed some common cold medicine, such as Banlangen, Sanjiu, etc., but the amount taken can not exceed a quarter of the human diet, remember. Then do a good job of keeping your dog warm, such as putting a small sun on your dog’s side in cold weather, or adding a thick blanket in the kennel underneath, etc. During the dog’s cold period, you should also be careful not to increase nutrition, the cold period gastrointestinal digestive capacity is not good, to supplement is also to feed some better digestion of liquid food or small particles of food.
Dogs nose run clear water or due to fever Dogs fever is also caused by the cold, but compared to the cold, if the dog is not cooled for a period of time, the dog is likely to have some other complications due to high body temperature. Dog fever is also required to determine whether the dog has a fever by measuring the body temperature, the dog’s basal body temperature is 39 ℃, the measurement results if more than 40 ℃, then the dog is definitely fever. The dog with fever will appear to have depression, appetite loss, nose becomes extremely dry, this is also a major mention. The dry heat of the dog’s nose represents the dog’s physical discomfort has been very serious. Dogs with fever try to be sent to the doctor as soon as possible, under the professional advice of the doctor for treatment. If there is no hospital nearby or the distance is too far, you can first let the dog eat human fever medicine, aspirin and Tylenol these two antipyretic drugs are able to let the dog eat, but pay attention to the dosage, aspirin: 10mg/kg body weight, twice a day. Tylenol: 10mg/kg body weight, twice daily.
Dogs with yellow-green noses may suffer from distemper Distemper is one of the three major types of animal diseases, an infectious disease in dogs, not a zoonotic disease. Distemper can manifest as an increase in body temperature to 39.5°C to 41°C, with loss of appetite, depression, liquid discharge from the eyes and nose, sneezing, and diarrhea. In the middle stage of the disease, the body temperature is high again, cough, purulent nasal discharge, and purulent eye stools. In the later stages, there are various mental symptoms, foaming at the mouth, convulsions, etc. The later stages are more difficult to be cured. Distemper in the dog is still able to eat, you can feed beef with water, cut into small pieces and boiled in water and force-fed to the dog, this feeding until the dog can eat on their own. If the dog does not drink water, switch to oral rehydration salts, goat milk powder, etc. The main thing about distemper is that it lies in eating and replenishing energy to have a cure. Next, inject the dog with monoclonal antibodies against distemper intramuscularly once a day for 3-5 days, with no intention of injecting more after the full seven days. And vaccinate with distemper interferon, also once a day, for 2-4 weeks as a course of treatment, please follow the doctor’s instructions. The first vaccination is usually given at 4 weeks of age or older, and 3 times at 21-day intervals. In addition to the initial vaccination, an annual booster is required, and an annual booster of one of the doses of vaccine and rabies vaccine is sufficient. However, it is important to note that the prevention emphasized here, dogs already suffering from distemper are not able to be vaccinated, otherwise the vaccine itself is a virus that can aggravate the condition.
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