First aid measures for dog shock

1. If the dog shock is caused by trauma, blood loss and severe pain, the bleeding should be stopped urgently and appropriate pain relief should be provided. If your dog has broken a bone, the injured limb should be immobilized first to prevent further damage.
2. Let the sick dog lie down in a well-ventilated area, with its lower limbs raised and its head lowered. Apply a wet towel with cold water to its head to facilitate venous blood return.
3. Ensure the dog's breathing. If the dog's breathing is weak, irregular or stops, you should immediately untie the collar, open the dog's mouth, and remove saliva, blood, vomit or any foreign matter from the mouth.
4. Dogs suffering from hypothermia should pay attention to keeping warm. You can raise the room temperature or add a quilt to keep warm. However, you cannot use any form of local heating (such as hot water bottles) to avoid dilation of skin blood vessels and reduce blood flow to vital organs. perfusion flow. People with high fever can apply an ice pack or a towel soaked in cold water to their head to help cool down.
5. If the pulse cannot be measured, the heartbeat can be directly detected on the left side of the chest near the back of the elbow. If there is no heartbeat, do "heart massage", that is, squeeze the heart hard on the left side of the chest near the back of the elbow, once per second.
6. After simple treatment, the sick dog should be sent to the canine hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately.

Introduction to dog shock

Accidental shock in dogs is a clinical condition in which dogs are attacked by strong pathogenic factors, resulting in a sharp reduction in effective circulation and microcirculatory blood flow obstruction. syndrome. Canine shock is divided into: hypovolemic shock, septic shock, cardiogenic shock, anaphylactic shock and neurogenic shock.
The characteristics of canine shock are: rapid mental sluggishness or irritability, physical weakness, cold limbs, moist and pale skin, thin and rapid pulse, and drop in blood pressure. If not rescued in time, it can often be life-threatening.

Common causes of shock in dogs

1. Hypovolemic shock. Often due to a large amount of blood loss or a large amount of body fluid loss, such as trauma or massive internal bleeding, severe vomiting, diarrhea, etc., the capillaries will extremely contract and expand, resulting in ischemia and congestion.
2. Septic shock. Caused by viral and bacterial infections, such as toxic dysentery, sepsis, etc.
3. Cardiogenic shock. Caused by the most dramatic reduction in cardiac blood output, such as acute myocardial infarction, severe arrhythmia, acute heart failure and acute myocarditis.
4. Anaphylactic shock. Caused by the dog's allergy to certain drugs or substances such as penicillin and antivenom, it can cause instant death.
5. Nervous shock. It is caused by severe pain, spinal anesthesia accident, etc.
6. Traumatic shock. Often caused by fractures, severe lacerations, crush injuries, burns, etc.