With its super high IQ and good looks, golden retrievers have always been very popular. However, there are still very few people who really understand Golden Retriever, for example, what are the diseases that Golden Retrievers are prone to suffer from? , many people can't tell. Today, the editor will list four common diseases of golden retriever dogs and the prevention and treatment methods for you shit shovelers, so as to help everyone take better care of dogs.
1. Hip dysplasia
Hip dysplasia is mainly a hereditary disease. , Caused by the loss of cartilage tissue, it will cause joint pain and may be disabled in severe cases.
Prevention methods:
1. Keep your mouth shut and open your legs. That is to control the calorie intake of the golden retriever during the growing period, plus moderate exercise;
2. Once the golden retriever is found to be suffering from this disease, it needs to be treated by surgery in time.
Second, canine distemper
Canine distemper is the enemy of all dogs, and golden retrievers are no exception. This disease is very contagious, and the saliva, tears, urine and other excreta of sick dogs contain a lot of toxins, which seriously affect the life and health of dogs. The spirit of the sick dog will become worse, anorexia symptoms will appear, the excreted feces will have a very strong odor, and symptoms of varying degrees of vomiting, diarrhea, limb convulsions, and epilepsy will appear.
Prevention and treatment methods:
1. Apply specific hyperimmune serum to clear the virus in the body as soon as possible. According to the condition, it can be once a day, or once in the morning and afternoon;
2. Use antibiotics to control secondary infection;
3. Strengthen the heart and replenish fluids in time to maintain the nutrients needed for body metabolism, maintain acid-base balance and electrolyte balance.
3. Skin diseases
Golden Retrievers have thick and long hair, so they are prone to skin diseases. It tends to appear locally on the skin, showing dryness or lack of hair.
Prevention methods:
1. Keep the air circulation indoors and keep it from being too humid;
2. When the weather is hot, you should clean your hair frequently and take a bath once a week;
3. Once you find abnormal skin, don't make judgments without authorization. You need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.
Four, heart disease
Golden Retriever is a medium-sized dog, it is easy to suffer from heart disease, a considerable part of which is congenital hereditary heart disease, such as dilated Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, etc. Affected golden retrievers may not have many symptoms when they are young, but the symptoms will first appear as they grow up.
Prevention methods:
1. Try to avoid too much intense exercise for golden retrievers;
2. Avoid excessive salt and oil in the diet ;
3. Regular physical examination, listen to the heart of the golden retriever for murmurs, if it is within the controllable range, then the doctor can solve it.
Although the golden retriever is always full of vitality, it looks like it is powerful and powerful. But because they are aging at almost 7 times the rate of humans, many diseases will slowly appear in the process of growing golden retrievers. So shit shovelers, you must learn about the common diseases and prevention methods of golden retrievers!
