Now that science and technology are more and more developed, many diseases that need to be clinically diagnosed, do not use large instruments in the hospital, only some simple test strips can be tested, canine distemper is dogs The first type of acute infectious disease has a high incidence and expensive treatment costs. Can I also do a canine distemper test on my dog? How should I perform the test?

For newly purchased dogs, After a few days, symptoms similar to a cold appear: fever, runny nose, sneezing, etc. You must pay attention to this may be the symptoms of canine distemper. Because it is very similar to the symptoms of a cold, it is often ignored by dog owners. At this time, it is best for the owner to buy canine distemper test strips to test whether the dog is infected with canine distemper. Once infected, he should seize the best treatment time for treatment. Correct test results can only be obtained by understanding the use of canine distemper test strips.

According to the instructions on how to use the canine distemper test strip, complete the test procedure one by one. First, use a cotton swab to take the dog's eye mucus, snot, saliva, and other secretions as the test object. However, the sample taken was placed in a diluent bottle, and then stirred to fully dilute it. After that, suck the diluted test object with a straw, and drop 4 drops on the test cardboard. You also need to wait 5 to 10 minutes to observe the test results, but do not exceed 10 minutes, otherwise the results will be inaccurate.

The next step is to judge the test results, and compare the test results with the control line to determine whether it is positive or negative. When only the control line C shows red or purple, it means negative, and negative means that the dog is not infected with canine distemper virus; when the test line T and control line C show red or purple together, it means positive, and positive means that the dog has been infected with canine distemper virus. hot virus.

If your dog is vaccinated every year, it will generally not get canine distemper. Canine distemper virus generally threatens dogs with poor physical resistance, such as those who have not been vaccinated. Puppies, old dogs with poor physical resistance, and unvaccinated dogs, often live with dogs suffering from canine distemper and so on. The chances of contracting canine distemper virus are higher in these cases.