A person has known infectious diseases since ancient times. The plague of carnivores in dogs exterminated pets even in the time of Aristotle and the Egyptian kings, but even now this infection remains a dangerous scourge for many dog breeders. How to cope with this trouble and protect her four-legged pets as much as possible from it?
How do dogs become infected with the plague?
This infection circulates constantly in the external world among wild carnivores, affecting a large number of species of fur-bearing animals, many of which live in a forest belt near populated areas. Plague is a common disease in dogs, foxes, ferrets, sables, jackals, wolves. It poses a terrible danger to the young and young, and some particularly susceptible breeds of animals. Laiki , German shepherds , Pekingese , poodles and collies suffer more often, and mongrel mongrels and terriers over the centuries have managed to develop relative stability.
In any case, it is impossible to neglect the measures of protection against this infection, relying on changeable luck. The causative agent of the plague carnivore can enter the household respiratory way from the infected individual or by contact of pets with water, feed, other objects on which the saliva of the vector of infection lies. Even convalescent animals spread the terrible viruses in space through saliva, urine and other secretions up to three months.
Patch in dogs - symptoms
The way in which the disease manifests visually in a particular animal is influenced by many factors. Symptoms of plague in dogs may differ from the degree of pathogenicity of the strain of the virus that appeared in your locality, the state of immunity of the animal, and the parallel effect on the organism of a secondary infection. Distinguish the fulminant form of the disease, acute, subacute, typical, atypical and chronic. The generalized form, complicated in healing, is manifested by clinical symptoms characteristic of all kinds of chum.
The lightning course of the disease leads to the death of the pet in a short period, the characteristic symptoms may not appear in this case. The acute form of carnivorous plague in dogs lasts a couple of days, accompanied by high fever, a failure of food and ends in most of the death of the affected dog. Sometimes the disease is delayed, becomes chronic, it takes several months, periods of joyful relief alternate with exacerbations.
Cutaneous plague in dogs
This form of infection of carnivorous creatures is the easiest, but accompanied by unpleasant symptoms. Affected areas of the skin are covered with blisters formed on the hips, the auricles, the abdominal surface of the animal, around the mouth and nose. Later on the place of bursting bubbles appears a brown or brown shade. The cutaneous form of the plague carnivorous in dogs has other symptoms, when swelling of the limbs, eyelids, skin near the nose, ears and mouth is noticed. On these organs appear allocation, after a while in this place a crust is formed.
Intestinal form of plague in dogs
It is easy to detect signs of intestinal plague in dogs, the symptoms of this disease in many ways resemble poisoning with poisons or spoiled foods. Constipation and bloody diarrhea accompanied by vomiting may occur in a sick pet. Vomit contains frothy mucus with bile, foam of yellow or white color. Disrupted digestion leads to anorexia, the animal looks depressed, refuses to feed, spreads an unpleasant odor. In patients with plague wards, a dangerous inflammation of the liver develops, accompanied by a marked increase in this organ.
Pulmonary form of plague in dogs
A couple of days after infection begins blockage of the nasal passages by mucous discharge, this process is aggravated by swelling, redness of the skin, rhinitis, cough. The pulmonary form of the plague in dogs can not be easily treated. Often there is a carnivorous pet extensive purulent or catarrhal pneumonia. Isolation of white or gray color of a thick consistency worsens the patient's condition, when drying, they clog eyelids, eyes, seals eyelashes.
Nerve Dogs in dogs
The most unfavorable predictions are made by veterinarians when they observe signs of a plague in dogs of nervous form. This is due to the development of terrible complications in the form of meningitis, encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, paralysis, epilepsy. The spinal cord and the brain are gradually affected by a virus that poisons the body in the strongest possible way. Symptoms of infection can be seen in robust carnivores in a few weeks, and weakened animals begin to suffer almost instantaneously, without giving signs that signal about intoxication.
Excited state along with fever, convulsions, epilepsy, a disorder of the vestibular apparatus is observed with meningoencephalitis and encephalitis. Dogs behave inadequately when they are sick, head and mouth making strange movements, reminiscent of catching non-existent flies. In the morning they are excited, whining, the activity of four-footed patients is replaced by a sleepy state. The disease of the plague carnivore in dogs is deceptive. The condition of the animal is changeable, the recovery of the pet often results in new attacks.
Plague of dogs - treatment
Trying to cope with a dangerous virus in an independent way is a huge risk. In frequent cases, the carnivorous generalized form is observed, when a number of organs are attacked by the infection, the clinical signs are mixed, treatment with an integrated approach is required. The question, whether it is possible to cure a dog's plague, is solved with the use of a number of measures. They include a special diet, cleansing enemas, the use of medicines, vitamins, physiotherapy procedures.
Treatment of plague in dogs - drugs
Pathogens in veterinary practice are defeated by specific drugs that fight plague, parvovirus infection, coronavirus enteritis, adenovirus. Well suited tested Vicatan-C, Giskan 5, immunoglobulin. The plague of carnivores in dogs of the nervous form is treated with drugs with specific properties. Used in the treatment of magnesium sulfate with furosemide to reduce intracranial pressure, phenobarbital or folic acid to relieve agitation.
Antibiotics for the plague in dogs are common:
- tetracycline,
- penicillin,
- streptomycin,
- levomycetin,
- sulfadimethoxin,
- gentamicin.
Natural and synthetic stimulants:
- Vitamin B,
- cocarboxylase,
- multivitamin preparations ("Kvadevit", "Glutamevit")
- irradiation with ultraviolet,
- immunomodulators (Polyoxidonium, Galavit, Vitan)
- water-salt solutions such as Regidron.
Effective solutions for the treatment of canines in dogs:
- urotropine 40%,
- calcium gluconate 10%,
- glucose 40%,
- sodium chloride,
- dimedrol 1%,
- ascorbic acid 5%,
- proserin 0.05% (against paresis).
Feeding dogs in the plague
An important role in the treatment of this infection is proper nutrition. At a plague the diet for a dog helps to recover faster and gain strength. It is recommended to offer carnivorous animals crushed meat or minced meat, a couple of times a week raw eggs, gently affecting the stomach kefir and cottage cheese. It is necessary not to finish the diet after the improvement of the condition, but to prolong it for a certain period until the body is strengthened. Motherwort is suitable for broths that do not give the infection to grow into a nervous form.
Vaccination of dogs from plague
Treatment of this disease carnivorous in many cases ends sadly, so preventive measures are the best way for people caring for the reliable protection of four-legged pets. Import drugs are used (Kanvak 8 DHPPilrong, VANGARD-5 / CV-L Plus, Hexadog) or preparations of local production (Vakchum, KF-668). A qualitative vaccination against plague for domestic dogs is performed from a young age in the optimal periods specified by specialists:
- babies 3 months of age;
- young dogs at 6 months;
- annual vaccinations for adults.