When the dog has a cold, poor spirits, loss of appetite, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, etc., the body will be more uncomfortable, generally their own good time will be longer, but also depends on the severity of the dog's cold and its own resistance. It is recommended that the owner take prompt measures to help the dog. Here are some measures to deal with a dog cold, hoping to help.
1. Pay attention to the problem of keeping warm
When the dog has a cold, the body resistance will decline, the owner should carefully take care of the dog, pay attention to the dog's warmth problem, in order to help the dog get rid of the cold as soon as possible. If it is winter, the owner can properly put on the dog's clothes, place a mat in the place where the dog often lies down, and place several warm water bags in the kennel to prevent the dog from being cold and aggravating the disease. And in the summer, the owner should pay attention not to let the dog stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, and do not let the dog sleep in the vent, you can prepare an ice pad and a small fan for the dog
2. Timely supplementation of nutrition
After the dog is sick, the body will be relatively weak, and the appetite is relatively low, the owner should pay attention to adjust the dog's diet structure, supplement nutrition to the dog, improve the dog's resistance, and help the dog recover health as soon as possible. It is recommended that the owner has time to boil some meat porridge, millet porridge or fish soup for the dog to help the dog digest and absorb. If you don't have time, you can also use warm water to soak the dog food soft, mix in some nutritional paste or canned dog, and then match some vegetables and fruits such as carrots, apples, etc., to help the dog balance nutrition.
3, Attention body temperature
Dog cold may be accompanied by fever symptoms, the owner should measure the dog's body temperature regularly, once found that the dog's body temperature reaches 39 ~ 40 ° C, the owner should be sent to the doctor for examination and treatment in time. Do not randomly feed dogs at home anti-fever drugs that people eat, because the anti-fever drugs that people eat are developed according to human needs and are not suitable for dogs. Casual feeding may affect your dog's physical health.
In addition, the owner should also be vigilant against symptoms similar to colds caused by canine distemper and parvovirus infection, once it is found that in addition to cold symptoms, there are repeated fever, increased eye and nose secretions, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, the owner should go to the pet hospital in time to check.