What to do if your dog has a fever

How to quickly reduce a dog's fever:

1. Take antipyretics: When the dog has a fever, the solution is to give it an antipyretic injection, and then take aspirin and Tylenol.

2. Physical cooling: Try to lower the dog’s body temperature to prevent the heat from damaging the internal organs. This is the same as when a person has a fever. Use alcohol to wipe the dog’s stomach, soles, and armpits to lower the dog’s body temperature. Use water to wipe the dog's skin as much as possible, but don't wet the dog's whole body. Alternately, a towel wrapped in an ice pack can be used alternately between the four leg hollows.

3. Anti-inflammation: Generally speaking, if the dog's fever is accompanied by bacterial infection, anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken according to the symptoms, such as cephalosporin or amoxicillin, the dose is 20mg/kg.

4. Drink plenty of water: If the dog has a mild fever, you can drink more water for the dog, and you can also give the dog some antiviral potions such as Banlangen, which can promote the dog to urinate more, thereby reducing the dog’s fever. body temperature.

Symptoms of fever in dogs:

1. The nose is dry. As long as the dog is not feeling well, the warning signal of the nose will come quickly. If the dog’s nose is dry and hot, it means that the dog may be unwell, but the dog will secrete mucus to keep The nose is wet, so it cannot be used as an accurate basis.

2. The spirit is not good. If the dog is always alive and kicking, suddenly finds that it becomes strange, not as active and active as usual, like a dog always lying on its stomach, or when you call it enthusiastically At this time, but there is no response, the body may be in discomfort at this time.

3. The body temperature rises. The temperature must be the main basis for a dog to have a fever. The normal body temperature of a dog is between 37.5 and 38.5°C, and it will be higher for puppies. If the temperature of a dog exceeds 39.5°C, then It means that it is really running a fever.

4. Loss of appetite: Dogs with a fever will have no appetite and are not interested in the food they usually love. At this time, the owner should not force the dog to eat only the usual food, but can feed more water between meals. Or feed a little less fruit and vegetables between meals.