What to do if a British Toy Snipe has esophageal infarction? Canine esophageal infarction is one of the most likely diseases in dogs’ daily life. It refers to a disease caused by a dog's esophagus being blocked by food clumps or foreign objects.

1. Causes of esophageal infarction in dogs:

1. The dog is excessively hungry, eats too quickly, swallows large mouthfuls of food without fully chewing it, or is disturbed while eating and suddenly raises its head to swallow, etc.

2. Foreign objects such as gloves and wooden balls accidentally swallowed due to play can cause esophageal infarction in dogs.

3. The feed is mixed with bones, meat, fish bones and other objects, which may cause obstruction when eating.

4. Esophageal infarction can occur in any part of the esophagus, but it is most likely to occur at the thoracic entrance of the esophagus, at the bottom of the heart and into the esophageal hiatus.

2. Clinical symptoms of esophageal infarction in dogs:

Based on the dog’s medical history and sudden special symptoms, combined with gastric tube probing to find the obstruction, etc., the diagnosis can be made. X-ray fluoroscopy can determine its specific location.

1. When the esophageal infarction is incomplete, the disease suddenly occurs. The sick dog shows mild restlessness, vomiting and choking movements, slow food intake, refuses to eat large pieces of food (meat, bones), and has pain when swallowing.

2. When there is a complete infarction or obstruction by a sharp foreign body, the sick dog suddenly refuses to eat, is highly restless, has a straight head and neck, drools a lot, chokes or vomits, spits out foamy mucus and blood, and often scratches with its hind limbs. Neck, coughing, or even suffocation.

3. Prevention and treatment measures for canine esophageal infarction:

1. Feeding must be done regularly and quantitatively. Do not be overly hungry to avoid uneven satiety and hunger. Dogs must remain quiet when eating to avoid human disturbance. Bones should be fed after other foods have been eaten.

2. During training, beware of dogs accidentally eating foreign objects.

3. Avoid mixing foreign objects and sharp small bones into the food. It is best not to feed chicken and duck bones directly to dogs. It is best to give the pig and cow bones in large pieces to the dog to chew whole, and it is best to give them to the dog after eating normally.

4. Mild infarction often heals after the obstruction is spit out or enters the stomach on its own after repeated choking or spasmodic swallowing.

5. Most of them require treatment. You can first take liquid paraffin or vegetable oil by gavage, and then subcutaneously inject pilocarpine nitrate (pilocarpine nitrate). After a few hours, the disease can be cured.

6. You can also use a thin gastric tube to carefully push the foreign body into the stomach after taking liquid paraffin.

7. Connect an inflator to the gastric tube and inflate rhythmically. When the esophagus is dilated, use the gastric tube to slowly push the obstruction into the stomach.

8. It is best for dog owners to immediatelySend the dog to the pet hospital for examination and treatment without delay to prevent other complications.