Symptoms of Toxoplasma gondii in dogs

1. Healthy adult dogs will not get sick even if they are infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Most of them are asymptomatic and invisible infections.
2. Infections are more common and the symptoms are more severe in puppies and young dogs, and there are also fatal cases in adult dogs.
3. Symptoms are similar to canine distemper and canine infectious hepatitis, mainly including fever, cough, anorexia, lethargy, weakness, eye and nose secretions, pale mucous membranes, difficulty breathing, and even severe hemorrhagic episodes. diarrhea. A few sick dogs have severe vomiting, followed by paralysis and other neurological symptoms.
4. Pregnant female dogs have miscarriages or premature births, and the puppies often have symptoms such as loose stools, difficulty breathing, and ataxia. Blood tests;
5. In the acute phase, red and white blood cells are reduced, and medium Increased granulocytosis. Neutropenia and monocytosis are less common. The total number of white blood cells in chronic cases increases, mainly neutrophils, and thrombocytopenia, but there is no bleeding tendency.

Introduction to Toxoplasma gondii in dogs

The cause of toxoplasmosis is Toxoplasma gondii, referred to as Toxoplasma gondii. The disease can be infected through the skin and mucous membranes, and can also infect the fetus through the placenta. It is a zoonotic protozoal disease distributed worldwide and widely exists in domestic and wild animals. Acute cases mostly occur in puppies under 1 year old.

If you are pregnant, you must take your dog to check for Toxoplasma gondii

Theoretically, if a pregnant woman is infected with Toxoplasma gondii in the early stages of pregnancy, it will cause fetal malformations. But first, the probability of dogs infecting humans is very small. Second, even if infected with Toxoplasma gondii, the probability of fetal malformation is very small. However, it is still recommended that you take your dog to check for Toxoplasma gondii before preparing to become pregnant, which is safer. Generally speaking, ordinary anthelmintic drugs have little effect on Toxoplasma gondii, and injection treatment is better. After treatment, the dog will develop antibodies and will not get Toxoplasma gondii again in the future.