Symptoms of dog pneumonia

1. During the auscultation stage, the alveolar sound in the dog’s lungs can be heard to be significantly weakened.
2. The total number of white blood cells and neutrophils in the blood will increase significantly, and the nucleus will shift to the left. X-ray examination shows that the lung texture is thickened and has patchy shadows.
3. Dogs will initially show symptoms of acute bronchitis, including runny nose, dry cough, and bronchial sounds; as the disease gradually progresses and the whole body deteriorates, it will show symptoms of depression, reduced appetite or no eating, and elevated body temperature 39.54 degree, dyspnea, increased frequency, conjunctival cyanosis, sunken eyeballs, and dehydration.

Pneumonia treatment 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, mixed and injected intramuscularly , 2 times/day, for 5-7 days.
2. Tetracycline 10-15 mg/kg body weight, dissolved in 5% glucose, intravenously injected, 2 times/day. Or cephalosporin 56 mg/kg body weight, dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg body weight, mixed intramuscular injection, 2 times/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, taken orally 2 times/day. To relieve asthma, aminophylline 10-15 mg/kg body weight can be taken orally 2 times a day.
5. In case of dyspnea and heart failure, ephedrine can be taken orally, 5-15 mg each time; aminophylline 10 mg per kilogram of body weight, orally or intravenously, once every 8 hours; for patients with dyspnea caused by hypoxia , oxygen inhalation should be given; in case of anorexia, intravenous injection should be given to supplement the dog's body fluids and nutrition.

Precautions for caring for dog pneumonia

1. Maintain air circulation in the home and open more windows to circulate the air.
2. When the dog is sick, the home needs to be disinfected regularly every day.
3. If it is mild pneumonia, antibiotics should be used in time. The doctor will prescribe ofloxacin for intravenous drip. You can give the dog some antibiotics at home, such as Shuanghuanglian, ciprofloxacin, etc. for humans. Anti-inflammatory but relatively mild.
4. It is not recommended to eat dog food during pneumonia. It is best to make some minced meat porridge yourself, then add the ground medicinal powder, mix it, and feed it to the puppy one spoonful at a time; if it is still a puppy, Just use a syringe, remove the needle and inject it into your mouth.