Prevention measures for dog osteitis

Preventive measures for dog osteitis:

1. Adequate antibiotics are used for the whole body of sick dogs. At the beginning of the disease, broad-spectrum antibiotics were used, and the medication was continued until 1 week after the inflammation disappeared.

2. In case of partial abscess or ineffective treatment for several days, it should be expanded and drained, flushed and drained. If empyema is suspected, surgery should be performed to drill through the bone cortex to drain the pus and decompress it. If there is "sequestrum" or cavity found on probing or X-ray examination, the sequestrum is removed surgically, and the sinus wall is cured with a spoon.

3. If the internal fixation of the fracture is infected, the internal fixation information should not be removed, and the fixation should be strengthened if the fixation is unstable.

4. For dogs with chronic osteomyelitis, systemic medication and partial treatment should be adhered to.

5. For those who cannot control the inflammation or prevent the spread of inflammation, if it is in the limbs, it can be considered to amputate from the lesion.

Causes of Osteitis in Dogs:

1. Exogenous infection, most cases of osteomyelitis are infected through this route. Pathogens infect bone tissue through wounds or surgical incisions. Seen after bite wounds, deep stab wounds, gunshot wounds and open fractures that directly hurt the bone, orthopedic surgery.

2. Infection can also be caused by the spread of purulent inflammation in soft tissue around the bone.

3. Blood-borne infection mainly occurs in young dogs, and is caused by pathogenic bacteria in other parts of the body that are transferred to bone tissue through blood circulation. Common primary infection foci include umbilical cord inflammation, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, and arthritis.