What should I do if my English Toy Snipe gets urticaria? Canine urticaria, also known as wheals, is an allergic disease caused by the stimulation of the dog's body by internal and external adverse factors.

1. Causes of canine urticaria:

1. Its pathogenesis can be immune or non-immune.

2. The common causes of urticaria are: food and additives, drugs, infections, animals, plants and people who smoke, physical factors, visceral diseases, mental factors, and genetic factors.

2. Key points for diagnosis of canine urticaria:

1. Itching or papules with clear boundaries suddenly appear on the skin.

2. It first occurs on the face, around the eyes, and corners of the mouth, and then on the back, neck, and inner thighs. In severe cases, it also occurs on the visible mucosa.

3. Papules usually subside within 1 to 2 days. There are also cases that become chronic and subside after a few weeks or months.

4. Some sick dogs are accompanied by varying degrees of shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, elevated body temperature, gastrointestinal disorders, vomiting and other systemic symptoms.

3. Preventive measures for canine urticaria:

1. The cause of the disease should be identified as soon as possible and symptomatic treatment should be given.

2. Desensitization therapy: use antihistamine drugs, inject 2 to 4 ml of benzene hydrochloride per kilogram of body weight, orally or intramuscularly, twice a day. Chlorpheniramine is taken orally at 4 to 8 mg each time, twice a day. Astamine and dexamethasone also have better effects.

3. For those with itchy skin, prednisone 0.5-2.0 mg/kg body weight or dexamethasone 0.10-0.25 mg/kg body weight can be injected intramuscularly, twice a day.

4. People with asthma can choose atropine 0.05 mg/kg body weight and dexamethasone 0.10-0.25 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

5. Antihistamine ointment or corticosteroid ointment can be applied to the local skin, such as Focinolone, Weifukangjiu ointment, etc., which have anti-itching effect.