Symptoms of enteritis in dogs and their treatment

Parvovirus enteritis veterinarians call the contagious viral disease of dogs. Symptoms of enteritis in dogs are accompanied by severe dehydration of their body, constant vomiting and diarrhea. Often in young animals during the disease manifested myocarditis and leukopenia.

The enteritis virus safely tolerates a very high temperature (sixty degrees) and an acidic environment. Its activity is absolutely not affected by alcohol, bile, chloroform and ether. In the state of freezing (organs, feces) parvovirus of dogs can persist for a year.

This virus completely dies during boiling. Formalin, sodium or potassium hydroxide kill it for one day.

Dogs of any age can get sick with enteritis. Often ill small puppies at the age of two weeks to one year. Older dogs are more likely to fall ill . Decorative rocks are most often affected by parvovirus enteritis.

Disease, as a rule, is transmitted through normal contact with an infected dog. A certain danger is represented by rodents, various insects, feces of sick dogs and even the person himself.

Significantly increased risk of infection with enteritis with poor dog care and feeding. Lead to the disease can:

- stress;

- various operations;

- Some worms;

- Significant gastrointestinal disorders.

Symptoms of enteritis in dogs:

- refusal of the animal from feed;

- regular vomiting, in which mucus is present;

- Severe diarrhea;

- feces of yellow or gray, with mucus, with blood or a watery appearance with a very sharp odor;

- symptoms of enteritis in dogs are sometimes expressed in the defeat of their respiratory system;

- the body temperature rises to forty-one degrees.

Symptoms of enteritis in dogs are very pronounced. The mucous membrane of their intestines swells, becomes uneven and inflamed, sometimes erosion occurs. The spleen is enlarged, infarcts and fibrous membranes appear on it. At an enteritis at dogs very much inflame lymphonoduses.

The incubation period lasts from four to ten days. According to sad statistics, five to thirty percent of dogs die.

Vomiting and diarrhea quickly lead to a strong dehydration of the body, a coma shock state. Puppies often fail to transfer this condition, and they die within three days. In acute form of the disease, the dog can die five to six days after the manifestation of the disease.

Diagnosis, as a rule, is based on clinical, pathoanatomical epizootic data. The presence of vomiting and diarrhea in the dog , which can not be treated with strong antibiotics, indicate a direct infection with enteritis.

Treatment of enteritis should be directed immediately to the elimination of diarrhea and vomiting, to stop the dehydration of the animal's body. Next, you should deal with the elimination of a second infection and acidosis.

Daily it is necessary to give a sick dog from thirty-five to forty milliliters of liquid per kilogram of animal weight. Veterinarians inject a five to ten percent chloride solution intravenously to the dog to replenish the chlorine ions in her body. Diarrhea is eliminated with enveloping medications. You can use sea buckthorn (one spoon three times a day) or vaseline oil. Against inflammation it is necessary to give the dog a decoction of chamomile on one spoon three times a day.