Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment of Pneumonia in Dogs

Causes of Pneumonia in Dogs:

1. Because of colds, poor air, poor ventilation, overwork, and lack of vitamins in the body, respiratory tract infections and decreased body resistance lead to microorganisms (staphylococcus, streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella) in the respiratory tract or outside the body Bacillus and mold, etc.) After a period of incubation period, the disease will attack and the animals will be attacked by the virus.

2. Inhalation of irritating gas, soot or ingestion of foreign matter into the lungs, etc.

3. Persistent factors, such as bronchitis, influenza, canine distemper, or parasites, such as paragonimiasis, toxoplasma gondii, and roundworm larvae, can all lead to pneumonia.

Symptoms of Pneumonia in Dogs:

1. Symptoms of acute bronchitis at the beginning of the disease, runny nose, dry cough, bronchial sound. With the development of the disease, the general condition deteriorates, the spirit is depressed, the appetite decreases or does not eat, the body temperature rises to 39.54 degrees, and it shows relaxation fever, dyspnea, the number of times increases, the conjunctiva is cyanotic, the eyeballs are sunken, and dehydration.

2. Lung auscultation, lesions, alveolar sounds weakened, crepitus can be heard, and sounds can be heard in healthy parts.

3. Blood changes, total white blood cells and neutrophils increased, and there was a left shift of the nucleus. X-ray examination showed that the lung markings were thickened and there were patchy shadows.

How to prevent pneumonia in dogs:

1. Maintain indoor ventilation and air circulation, which can effectively prevent dog pneumonia.

2. Avoid giving your dog some expired and spoiled food, or food with mold.

3. Avoid dogs swallowing foreign objects or unclean liquids.

4. If the dog suffers from some diseases such as cold and nephritis, it needs to be treated in time to avoid secondary infection.

5. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the dog's living environment and clean air, and avoid the dog living in high-pollution air for a long time.

6. Be careful not to feed your dog any allergic substances in the daily diet.

Treatment for Pneumonia in Dogs:

1. Penicillin 50,000 units/kg body weight, streptomycin 30,000 units/kg body weight, dexamethasone 0.1-0.3 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection after mixing, 2 times/day, consecutively for 5-7 days.

2. Tetracycline 10-15 mg/kg body weight, dissolved in 5% glucose, intravenously injected twice a day. Or dexamethasone 56 mg/kg body weight, dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg body weight, mixed intramuscular injection, twice a day.

3. Supportive therapy, 5% glucose saline 15-30 ml/kg body weight, 5% sodium bicarbonate injection 1-2 ml/kg body weight, mixed intravenous infusion.

4. Fatan antitussive, ammonium chloride 50 mg/kg body weight, Kebiqing 2.5 mg/kg body weight, orally 2 times a day. For antiasthma, aminophylline 10-15 mg/kg body weight can be taken orally twice a day.

5. Ephedrine should be taken orally in case of dyspnea and heart failure. 5-15 mg each time. Aminophylline, 10 mg/kg body weight, taken every 8 hours. Hypoxia caused by dyspnea should inhale oxygen. Anorexia, given intravenously for fluid and nutrition.