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Can dog colds be transmitted to dogs?

Date: 2024-06-07

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Can dog colds be transmitted to dogs?
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Dog colds may be transmitted to dogs. Dog colds are mainly manifested as upper respiratory tract symptoms. The upper respiratory tract infections of dogs mainly include dog common cold and viral cold caused by canine distemper. For common cold, Dogs will not infect each other. For the viral cold caused by canine distemper, it will be highly contagious, and dogs with low immunity will be infected quickly.

How to treat a dog with a cold:

1. Keep warm. The common cold of dogs is mostly caused by large temperature differences and coldness. It is necessary to do a good job of keeping warm. Do not let the dog sleep directly on the floor, and do not let it often blow on the air conditioner.

2. Add water and nutrition. During the cold period of the dog, you can give it more water, and you can also drink some goat milk powder, which is rich in nutrients.

3. Rest well. When the dog is sick, the frequency and time of going out can be reduced, giving the dog enough time to recover from illness.

4. Light diet. When a dog has a cold, you can feed it high-nutrition, light dog food, and then feed it some fruits and vegetables rich in vc.

5. Antiviral treatment. If you are infected with canine distemper or canine parainfluenza virus, conventional treatment methods are generally less effective, and you need to cooperate with the use of biological agents, such as interferon and other drugs.

6. Physical cooling. If the dog is accompanied by a fever, physical cooling can be done.

7. Medication. You can prepare some cold medicines for dogs, such as Banlangen granules, or take them according to the doctor's advice.

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