What are the symptoms of Dalmatian pneumonia? As for the symptoms of pneumonia in Dalmatians, generally speaking, the symptoms of pneumonia in Dalmatians may include the following aspects:
Respiratory symptoms: The dog's breathing may become rapid and difficult, and symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, vomiting, and sneezing may occur.
Systemic symptoms: Dogs may have systemic symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, lack of energy, fatigue and weakness.
Special symptoms: Dogs may have special symptoms such as nasal discharge, eye feces, and increased saliva.
If your dog shows the above symptoms, you should take it to the veterinarian for examination and treatment in time. At the same time, you should also pay attention to the dog's diet, hygiene and exercise to keep the dog healthy.
If your Dalmatian dog at home has symptoms of cough, fever, difficulty breathing, reduced exercise, poor appetite, weight loss, and yellow discharge from the nasal cavity, do not be careless. This is most likely due to The Dalmatian is suffering from pneumonia and must be sent to the doctor for treatment as soon as possible.
Clinical Diagnosis of Dalmatian Pneumonia
The symptoms of Dalmatian Pneumonia vary depending on the cause of infection, but they usually include cough, fever, difficulty breathing, decreased activity, and appetite. Lack of energy, weight loss, and yellow discharge from the nasal cavity.
1. Blood test: The main purpose is to check blood changes and understand the degree of infection.
2. Chest X-ray examination: The chest X-ray examination shooting process should be taken when the Dalmatian dog inhales, because this has the best diagnostic effect. This test can be used to understand the basic lobe position of the infected lung (the left lung has two lobes and the right lung has three lobes), and the cause (such as whether it is aspiration pneumonia) can be determined first.
3. Sampling and culture: tracheal lavage (injecting normal saline into the trachea and then withdrawing it) or bronchoscopy (endoscope), bone marrow sampling, cerebrospinal fluid sampling, lymph node sampling, etc. The main purpose is to collect the source of infection in the lungs for laboratory culture of pathogens and drug resistance tests to select the most effective drugs.
Treatment of Dalmatian Pneumonia
1. In fact, the most effective treatment is to first findThe source of infection is found, and then effective drug treatment is given according to the source of infection. Therefore, X-ray diagnosis only determines the degree of infection of the dog’s pneumonia, and it also needs to be paired with sampling examination for further drug selection.
2. In addition, it is very important to replenish sufficient water, because when infected with pneumonia, the lungs need to expel these sources of infection from the body through coughing. If the water in the dog's body is insufficient, the fluid in the lungs will The phlegm will be too thick and difficult to pass.
3. Another treatment method is aerosol treatment. It can be used to assist with expectoration and provide medication. In terms of diet, it is recommended to give the dog easy-to-digest and high-protein food. If the dog’s physiological condition is not good, intravenous nutrition injection or gastric tube can be buried if necessary.
The situation after treatment
It varies according to the source of infection therapeutic effect. For example, a puppy infected with bacterial pneumonia can easily turn into chronic tracheitis after recovery. Therefore, dog pneumonia requires more attention to prevention. For another example, anesthesia often leads to vomiting and aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, if the dog needs anesthesia or sedation, it should first fast for 6-12 hours.
In addition, regular preventive injections and the administration of heartworm preventive drugs can reduce the chance of infection.
It is also troublesome for a Dalmatian dog to suffer from pneumonia. In addition to preventing the condition from getting worse, it should be treated in time. For the health of the Dalmatian dog, the owner has worked hard during this period! The most important thing is that I hope that after this incident , owners can realize how necessary it is to learn relevant knowledge about the prevention and treatment of dog diseases!