A dog that purrs as if there is phlegm may be infected with an upper respiratory tract infection

Canine upper respiratory tract infection syndrome refers to a canine respiratory tract infection caused by non-canine distemper and accompanied by obvious coughing symptoms. Disease, generally refers to canine infectious tracheobronchial or kennel cough. Viral infection causes respiratory epithelial damage, and bacterial microorganisms invade the damaged tissue, further aggravating the damage and manifesting as clinical symptoms. The severity of symptoms is related to the degree of respiratory damage and the age of the infected dog, and can progress from a mild cough to severe, life-threatening pneumonia.

Symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection

1. Not in good spirits, sluggish, and likes to lie down;
2. Watery nose; (note that it is watery, not purulent or purulent) Colored)
3. Sneezing and coughing;
4. Conjunctival congestion, tearing, loss of appetite;
5. Increased body temperature, usually 39.5-40°C;
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Dogs purring as if they have phlegm or have a cold

Dogs’ colds have the characteristics of their own colds, such as runny nose, tears, accelerated breathing, and uneven skin temperature. The symptoms of a cold are relatively easy for people to see or feel. The cold can also cause fever. The dog will appear listless and lethargic. The body temperature can rise up to 40 degrees, accompanied by accelerated breathing, coughing, and runny nose. It will be watery and gradually become thick and purulent nasal fluid, resulting in loss of appetite.

How to treat dog colds

In the early stage, you can give your dog some children’s anti-cold medicines, such as children’s cold granules and cold granules; but please note that the dosage is for children. Dosage, do not give adult dosage to dogs.

Dogs with cough symptoms can take oral compound licorice tablets, 3-4 tablets/time, twice a day. In the early stage, you can also take 1-2 tablets of aspirin/time orally; or intramuscularly inject 30% metamizole, 1-2 times a day, 2 ml each time.

Precautions for dogs with colds:

1. If the dog is less than three months old, the dosage should not exceed a quarter of the adult dosage; if the dog is less than six months old, Do not exceed one-third of the dosage for adults; for adult dogs, the dosage is one-third of that for adults.

2. Dog owners should strengthen their dogs’ daily cold-resistant exercises to enhance their dogs’ resistance to colds.