It is very important to understand the routine items of the pet physical examination. At the same time, for dogs of different age groups, the examination items are slightly different, and the focus is also different.

Puppy (dogs under 1 year old):

Advocated The examinations include routine examination, complete blood count CBC, rapid test for infectious diseases, stool examination and X-ray examination.

Complete blood count CBC: Because parasite problems, immune deficiencies, and respiratory and digestive tract infections are more common in young dogs, a blood test can detect anemia or bacterial infection.

Check for common infectious diseases. For young dogs, viral infectious diseases have a strong lethality and high lethality. If it is a new dog, it is recommended to carry out a rapid test for infectious diseases. Common dog infectious diseases include canine distemper and small dogs.

Stool examination: Parasitic infections are common in young dogs, as well as indigestion and bacterial infections. Therefore, a stool examination can be used to find out whether the dog is infected with parasites, and what kind of parasites are infected.

X-ray examination: For young dogs of different breeds, some corresponding skeletal examinations can be done to see if there are certain breed-specific congenital defects. For example, VIP and Chihuahua are prone to knee joint dysplasia. Large dogs such as German Shepherd and Golden Retriever are prone to hip dysplasia, which must be diagnosed by doctor palpation and X-ray.

If there is no abnormality in the above inspections, puppies should be fully vaccinated as soon as possible, regularly dewormed in and out of the body, and eat high-quality puppy food.

Adult dog physical examination items:

Routine examination: This is the most common examination, mainly to understand the basic condition of the dog, including examination of the facial features and the inside of the mouth , Coat Health, Skin Health, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiration, Body Temperature.

Blood test: It is mainly a routine blood test. Blood test is one of the health tests following the basic physical test. It can detect whether the values of various cells in the blood are normal. Complete blood count CBC (the ratio of red and white blood cells to determine whether the body has anemia, bacterial virus infection, parasitic infection, etc.). Blood biochemical tests (to determine whether there are functional abnormalities in the body's internal organs such as liver, kidney, pancreas, etc., and to determine whether there are abnormalities in blood ions, blood sugar, total blood lipids, etc.).

Stool examination: The main purpose of this type of examination is to determine whether the dog is suffering from diseases such as gastrointestinal flora imbalance, infection of parasites or digestive tract disorders. If the dog usually eats normally and has not experienced indigestion, this item can be checked as appropriate.

X-ray examination: It can be used to check the internal organs and bones of dogs by imaging.

Ultrasonography: Check whether there are morphological changes and morphological changes in the internal organs of dogs from the perspective of imaging. Functional abnormalities, such as whether the closure of the heart valve is normal, whether the density and size of the liver, kidney, spleen and other organs in the abdominal cavity are normal, whether there are foreign bodies in the intestine, bladder thickness, filling degree, and whether there are stones.

Urine examination: The main purpose is to timely determine whether the dog's urinary system has infections, stones, or any poisoning conditions in the body.

Senior dogs (dogs over 7 years old):

In addition to the examination of adult dogs, X-ray examinations focus on skeletal degeneration Sexual changes, especially in small dogs, such as Shi Tzu, Peking often have the problem of intervertebral disc herniation. The B-ultrasound can check the heart and lung function, and whether there is a tumor in the internal organs. Senior dogs are recommended to undergo a physical examination every six months.