Every pet owner wants to accompany pets for a longer time, but not everyone can pay attention to the health care of pets, so that pets get sick and die abnormally and cannot end of life. Recently, a domestic pet research institute released a list of the top ten causes of death for pets in China, hoping that pet owners can face up to the issue of pet health care.

NO.1 Obesity

According to the clinical experience of veterinary hospital, it is found that overweight Pets account for about 1/3, and heart disease in dogs is related to obesity and aging, and is the main cause of death. Obesity is mostly caused by feeding high-calorie food to please pets, and the obvious lack of space for activities and exercise by owners. There may also be other physical or psychological reasons, such as a lack of thyroxine, changes in behavior, etc.

NO.2 Infectious Diseases

Common and fatal malignant infectious diseases are canine distemper, canine parvovirus, feline distemper, feline nasal branch, etc. The main cause of death from these diseases is that the owner does not immunize the pet and exposes the pet to sick dogs and cats. It is recommended to take regular vaccinations. If there are new members of cats and dogs in the family, remember to ask a doctor to do a health check first or isolate for a period of time for observation.

NO.3 Accident

Cats and dogs are very curious and love to explore everywhere. Drops, heavy objects crush, electric shock, heat stroke, food poisoning, poisonous snake, poisonous bee bites, chemical poisoning, etc. Heatstroke is an easily overlooked cause of death. The heat dissipation function of dogs is to dissipate heat through the volatilization of tongue fluid. When the outside world becomes hot and humid, dogs > The body temperature rises and the metabolism becomes faster, resulting in insufficient blood flow to the liver and kidneys, resulting in hemorrhage and hematoma in the brain, followed by epilepsy, tremors, coma, and a very high fatality rate.

NO.4 malignant tumor

In the clinical diagnosis and treatment of veterinarians, malignant tumors in dogs are easily overlooked, especially in elderly dogs. Think it's just old age. How to reduce the incidence of malignant tumors? And the neutering of female dogs can reduce the incidence of breast tumors; the neutering of male dogs can reduce the incidence of prostate cancer.

NO.5 Kidney Problems

The scary thing about pet kidney problems is that the disease is hidden, and the damage of nephron cells in the kidneys is often found to have exceeded 75%. . The main reasons for kidney disease are insufficient water intake of pets, and the fact that many owners often feed human food, so that the kidneys of cats and dogs are damaged due to excessive salt burden.

NO.6 Canine Heartworm

Heartworm is an adult worm of about ten centimeters, which can be parasitic in the heart of dogs and become lethal The cause of infection; the way of infection is mosquito bites and infection, and the older you are, the greater the chance of infection. There are no clinical symptoms in the early stage of heartworm disease. The common conditions are poor mobility, cough, and in severe cases, cachexia, such as anemia, ascites, and asthma.

NO.7 Blood parasites

Pyrozoosis is one of the most serious causes of death from blood parasites. Pyromaniasis is a blood parasitic disease that is transmitted by ticks. Pyrozoans are protozoa that can only be seen with a microscope. Parasites live in red blood cells, destroying red blood cells and causing hemolysis and severe anemia.

NO.8 Pneumonia

The causes of pet dog pneumonia are more complicated. Generally speaking, the symptoms are that there will be a lot of yellow secretions in the dog's nasal cavity and nasal pus; In addition to blood tests and X-rays, bacterial culture and drug sensitivity testing are effective methods of drug selection.

NO.9 Diabetes

As an endocrine disease, the clinical symptoms of diabetes are the same as human beings. More urine, more urine, less weight. In addition to high-fiber and low-fat food, sick pets should be given daily insulin injections if necessary, and some hypoglycemic products can be used in conjunction.

NO.10 Pyometra

The threat of pyometra is serious for many female cats and dogs. Unneutered female cats and dogs are prone to pyometra due to bacterial infection and endocrine abnormalities. In severe cases, it will affect the operation of the heart, insufficient blood flow to the kidneys and lead to uremia, and even cause multiple organ failure and death.

The above ten causes of death are actually caused by unscientific pet raising. Through normal feeding, regular physical examination, immunization, and deworming of pets, ensuring age-appropriate sterilization, non-stocking, and ensuring appropriate exercise, basically there will not be too many problems. If you want your pet to have a healthier and longer-term companionship, It is necessary to supplement the corresponding nutritional elements according to the pet's physiological condition, which is conducive to the healthy development and growth of the pet. At the same time, it can also be used as an auxiliary treatment method to help the sick pet recover.