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you Do you have a female dog? Are you going to be her mother? Pay attention. After giving birth to puppies, some female dogs may have high fever and convulsions, just like epilepsy.

The reason why bitches have postpartum convulsions is mainly because during the lactation period, the calcium in dogs will increase with breast milk. of the loss. Therefore, if the number of puppies is too large and the number of breastfeeding is too frequent, it may cause the problem of postpartum convulsions in the bitch.

Generally, dogs with this problem have a sudden onset. There are no obvious signs in advance, and the dog will show Symptoms of mental agitation, the sick dog appears restless, timid, occasionally whining, unsteady gait, and relatively rapid breathing. Symptoms of convulsions soon appeared, intermittent or tonic spasms of muscles, stiffness of limbs, swaying gait, and even lying on the ground. Some dogs with more serious problems will also have symptoms such as high temperature, difficulty breathing, rapid pulse, foaming at the mouth, etc. The visible mucous membranes are blue-purple. From the onset of symptoms to the occurrence of convulsions, the short time is about 15 minutes, and the long time is about 12 hours. After more urgent, severe cases may suffocate and die after more than 1 to 2 days if they are not treated in time.

If the frequency of the convulsions of the bitch is relatively high, it is difficult to achieve the relief effect only by ordinary calcium supplementation. Therefore, it is necessary to use certain medical means. If the owner can inject by himself, he can help the dog to inject 10% calcium gluconate 5-20ml, and the injection speed should not be too fast. At the same time, intravenous injection of pentobarbital 2-4mg/ kg body weight or chlorpromazine hydrochloride 1.1-6.6mg/kg body weight (this is intramuscular injection) to control the problem of dog convulsions. Then give the bitch an appropriate amount of calcium every day, and get more sun exposure.

Reasonable calcium supplementation is essential every day. Properly take your dog out for exercise and get more sunlight to help calcium absorption.

1. Although the dog lacks calcium, the amount of supplementation should still be reasonable, otherwise it will only be counterproductive.

2. In order to prevent the occurrence of postpartum convulsions, calcium supplementation should be done before delivery, and sufficient calcium, vitamin D and inorganic salts should be provided in food.

3. If the number of cubs is large and you feel pressure on the bitch, the owner can appropriately use goat milk powder instead of breast milk to share the pressure on the bitch.