Unfortunately, our four-legged friends do not know how to talk to tell us what is causing them discomfort. Therefore, dog breeders are required to know the characteristics of the organism of their pets, in order to take timely measures. Today we will tell you why the dog is drooling and what to do about it.
Causes of salivation
Increased salivation in dogs can have several causes:
- Reaction to food: with a smell, a sight or while eating. In many dogs salivation starts at the sound of the opening package with food, while others - at the sight of vitamins or favorite meat. This is an unconditioned reflex, when the pet already knows that he will now receive his portion.
- The dog is very drooling with long barking or stress.
- Nausea, for example, during a trip. Vestibular apparatus of animals is not designed for driving in a car or on another vehicle. But if the puppy is accustomed to this from an early age, avoiding such trouble will be much easier.
- Enough salivation often provokes stuck a piece of food in the teeth.
- The dog can run down due to a number of serious diseases: stomatitis, periodontal disease, inflammation of the salivary glands, malocclusion, changes in teeth, diseases of the nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, clay infestation, poisoning , various infectious diseases and rabies .
On average, for a day a small dog produces about 1 liter of saliva. Dry food provokes the glands, in contrast to liquid and soft food. Half of the volume of salivation is produced by the parotid glands. If, with eliminated irritant factors, the dog is drooling in excessive amounts, it is worth talking to the veterinarian. In a number of cases, diagnosing the disease independently and appointing the right one is impossible, so a visit to a specialist should not be delayed.