How to distinguish whether a pet dog is healthy?
In order to keep dogs healthy, dog owners need to have basic knowledge of raising dogs and know what kind of dog is a healthy dog. Healthy dogs are sensitive to changes in the surrounding environment, have good spirits, and love activities. No wonder they have tempers or abnormal behaviors, are easy to tame, cooperate with others, have a good appetite, and do not drink too much water. A healthy body should be a natural balance curve when standing, with limbs standing upright and no deformities. The front chest is broad and the abdomen is contracted. The body is full of muscles (especially the buttocks and back muscles)? It is solid and powerful. The nose is slightly cool? No secretions are found in the mouth, nose, eyes, anus, penis sheath or the outer vagina? The hair around the vagina will be clean. There are no ulcers or secretions in the lip, mouth and tongue mucosa. The teeth are strong, white, without tartar or gingival ulcers? The sclera of the eyes is not yellow. Free movement of limbs and joints? No swelling or tenderness. Do animals not scratch? Do not lick and bite the body, head, neck, or limbs, etc. The skin is elastic when it is tightly attached to the body wall. At the same time, pay more attention to observing the dog's daily life and find abnormalities in time to ask the veterinarian to treat it.
The following points must be paid attention to frequently?
1. Appetite? Dogs are not interested in daily foods or foods with good smells. They eat less or refuse to eat completely. This is an abnormality.
2. Vomiting? Dogs are carnivorous animals that are more prone to vomiting, just like cats. If you eat something that is not suitable, you may vomit. This is not necessarily a disease. If persistent vomiting occurs, it should be taken seriously.
3. Diarrhea? Diarrhea in dogs is a sign of illness, especially for successive diarrhea, measures should be taken. Especially for dogs who have not been vaccinated with canine distemper vaccine, they should seek a veterinarian as soon as possible.
4. Sneeze or tears? Sneeze or tears are the main manifestations of colds or influenza. If you can seek medical treatment in time, the treatment effect will be good.
5. The nose of the dog is dry and wet. The nose of the dog is black and moist. Excessive runny nose may be a cold, and if the end of the nose is dry and rough, it is a sign of fever.
6. Drinking water barriers. Dogs often take the initiative to approach the drinking water basin and want to drink water. However, water that cannot drink or that enters the mouth drips out again is that there is a disease in the throat such as pharyngitis. Dogs with rabies have extremely thirsty mouths due to pharyngeal paralysis and inability to drink water sometimes see water can cause madness.
7. Shaking the head and scratching the ears are unique symptoms of ear disease? If the ears are dirty and smelly, there may be parasites. Dandruff on the ear tips may be scabies.
8. Drought oral diseases (such as stomatitis, glossitis, oral mucosal ulcers and dental diseases, etc.) Is salivation a vine? You can also smell bad breath. Drinking during the rabies period.
9. Dogs frequently urinate or discharge feces frequently do urination and urination? However, they cannot discharge urinate or only trace feces and urine. If the dog is suffering from a frequent urination, it may be caused by a bladder or urethra? If the stool is suffering from a frequent intestine, it may be caused by a problem with the intestine? You should take the dog to the veterinary hospital for medical treatment in time.
10. Scratching the skin If the dog shows uneasiness? Frequent scratching of its own skin and hair means that the dog has fleas, lice parasites or infection with scabies, fungal skin diseases, eczema or pseudorabies. At this time, the dog's hair is thin and there may be bald spots.
11. The redder the gums and tongue, the healthier it is. White is anemia, or it may be a parasite in the intestine or bloody stool (paravirivirus disease or hookworm disease).
12. Most healthy dogs run and jump? Play with other dogs. If you sleep alone, you will be poor in good health. In short, when the dog experiences the above symptoms or other abnormal situations, if it still does not improve after a long period of time, you should go to the veterinary hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time and do not hesitate to delay the time.