Each owner of the dog wants to see his pet healthy and vigorous. However, sometimes an animal can strike such a formidable disease as enteritis is a dangerous disease in dogs, which most often affects puppies between the ages of two and nine months. For human and adult dogs, enteritis is not terrible.
The source of enteritis virus can be sick puppies, as well as those that have recently been ill. In an accomodation the infection can get with clothes and footwear of the person. The virus that enters the dog's body has a destructive effect on the intestines of the animal, as well as on the heart muscle. Let's find out what are the symptoms of enteritis in dogs, and what are the methods of treatment.
Signs of enteritis in dogs
The first symptoms of the disease can appear quite unexpectedly. In the morning the puppy ran and froliced, and already by lunchtime he lay idly by. The owner can accept this condition of the dog for fatigue, in extreme cases, for a small poisoning. But the situation can deteriorate dramatically in 3-5 hours.
The diseased puppy sharply raises the temperature to 41 ° C, there is a fetid, mucous diarrhea of green, red or even black. Often, these manifestations of enteritis are associated with vomiting mucous or foamy yellowish mass. The puppy refuses to eat or drink.
In a short time there is a sharp dehydration of the dog's body. Animal sharply loses weight, becoming like a skeleton, covered with skin. Increasing dyspnea accompanies leukopenia - the number of erythrocytes in the dog's blood drops sharply. The temperature can return to normal after 1-3 days. If it drops to 37 ° C or lower, the chances of recovery in such a puppy are very small.
If the enteritis of the cardiac tissues is significantly affected, the dog develops a dry cough, it is hard and breathes with exertion, the skin acquires a cyanotic shade. Increasing pulmonary and heart failure leads to the development of myocarditis.
Treatment of enteritis in a dog at home
It is correct to treat enteritis in dogs at home, but only under the supervision of a veterinarian. And for successful treatment it is necessary to apply for help as early as possible.
In the veterinary clinic, your pet will surely do all the tests and determine the causative agent of the disease. Symptomatic treatment of enteritis in dogs is to eliminate diarrhea and vomiting , which lead to a sharp dehydration of the body. For this purpose, droppers with saline and antiemetic drugs are prescribed. In parallel with this, special serum and immunoglobulin are introduced. Diarrhea is treated with antibiotics.
In addition, cardiac and sedative preparations should be included in the complex of therapeutic agents. To maintain the vital activity of the body, dogs need to enter glucose and vitamins.