When a small puppy appears in the house, he becomes a full member of the family. We try to take care of it as our own children and relatives. A dog, like any other living thing, can get sick. In order to avoid such trouble, it is necessary to plant the animal and take care of it properly. But we can not always foresee all the dangers that lie in wait. Enteritis in dogs causes panic in his host. This is a very dangerous and serious disease.
Enteritis - an inflammation of the intestine, often has an infectious cause of appearance. The dog can get sick of any age, the disease of the puppy is most difficult to bear until 6 months.
Signs of enteritis in dogs
Enteritis can occur in two forms: intestinal and cardiac. Most often, the first sign is the foamy vomiting of the animal. The dog refuses to eat, even forced feeding will not do anything: after a short period of time, vomiting begins again. Often when the disease in an animal, a loose stool. First it is a yellowish-gray diarrhea, then it becomes dark brown and eventually you will notice bloody patches. The dog is very limp and does not move at all. The most terrible of the signs of enteritis in dogs is vomiting, viscous and yellowish, and the feces are white, like cream. As a rule, this is a sign that the animal is dying.
How to treat enteritis in dogs
The most important thing is to carefully treat the animal and react quickly. The main goal is to strengthen immunity and kill the virus. One drug can not be dispensed with, the treatment of parvovirus enteritis in dogs is complex: it is the use of Novocain blockade, cardiac drugs, antibiotics, sulfonamides.
- The first thing you should do is to give up trying to feed the animal by force. Treatment of parvovirus enteritis in dogs includes a hunger diet for several days.
- Try to dissolve in the boiled water regidron, perhaps the animal will agree to drink it. Be sure to prevent dehydration.
- It is effective to carry out the so-called suppleural blockade. All nerve pathways to the organs of the abdominal cavity are completely blocked, while anesthesia occurs and the defenses of the body are mobilized. This procedure should be carried out by an experienced specialist, it is not so easy to introduce correctly the needle. Now, when the blockade is carried out, the effectiveness of other drugs is significantly increased.
- The animal is injected intravenously with a solution of glucose, ascorbic acid and drugs (polyglucin, reopolyglucin, gelatin). Thus, the state of the animal is normalized. Ascorbic acid has a very strong effect on the production of antibodies by the body.
- Injections of diphenhydramine are also used. He quickly relieves spasms, restores the condition of the capillaries. Dimedrol relieves pain and has a beneficial effect on the body in many inflammatory processes.
Consequences of enteritis in dogs
After each severe course of enteritis in the animal, there are complications in the course of six months. Often the dog limps for a while. In different parts of the body, tumors may appear. If they do not resolve within six months, they will have to be surgically removed. In all dogs, after this disease, popilomatosis begins: after a couple of months, wart-like tumors appear throughout the oral cavity. It is necessary to anesthetize each wart with novocaine and cut it off. Feeding the dog after enteritis is a very cautious process. After the illness, the animal is very thin and almost "shines", but it is by no means possible to fatten the dog. You can cook lean chicken or beef broth. Later, try to suggest rice on water (very liquid porridge). Next, try to give a small and finely chopped piece of meat. Do not rush to increase portions at once. Do this gradually. If the dog had enteritis and it survived, then it will not get any worse from hunger.