Dogs Gastroenteritis is also a common problem in dogs. The main symptoms of gastroenteritis are diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, and toxemia, the severity of which varies depending on the cause and stage of the disease. Introduce the relevant knowledge of dog gastroenteritis to all dog owners.

Enteritis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. Enteritis can be seen as a separate disease affecting only the small intestine, but is more commonly widespread inflammation of the stomach, small intestine, and colon. Commonly referred to as enteritis is a general term that includes inflammation of the stomach, small intestine and colon.

[etiology] The etiology of enteritis is roughly the same as that of gastritis, but the disease is usually secondary to certain infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, and poisoning diseases. Such as: canine distemper, parvovirus, coronavirus, tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, trichomonas, organophosphate poisoning and other pesticide poisoning. In addition, pathogenic bacteria can also cause enteritis. Such as: Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Proteus, etc. can cause enteritis.

[Symptoms] The main symptoms of enteritis are diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and toxemia.

At the beginning of the disease, the symptoms of intestinal catarrh are usually present, with mucus and soft stools in the stool. When the inflammation spreads to the submucosa, the stool is watery and smells bad. When the duodenum is inflamed, vomiting may occur. When the intestinal mucosa is damaged and bleeding, the feces are ketchup-colored and have a fishy odor, tenesmus, and anal incontinence can be seen in heavy dogs.

Severe systemic changes, depression, slow response, general weakness, body temperature rise above 40-41℃, tachycardia, visible mucous membrane cyanosis, sunken eyeball, high dehydration, acidosis. In severe cases, coma and auto-poisoning may result.

What to do with dog gastroenteritis?

1. Adjust the eating habits

Since the disease comes from the mouth, the drug treatment is only a temporary solution. If you want your dog to suffer less from the stomach, you should adjust it Eating habits, avoid frequent food changes, and feed the dog reasonably.

Adjusting your eating habits starts with changing your food types. The food should be fresh, easy to digest and absorb, and it can also be based on dog food which is rich in nutrients. Don't feed your dog harsh, hard foods.

2. Eat less allergy-prone foods such as seafood

In order to avoid food allergies, dogs should avoid shellfish, meat, high-fat, internal organs and seafood.

3. Small meals and frequent meals

It should be fed with smaller meals and frequent meals every day to avoid increasing the burden on the dog's stomach.

4. There should be a process for changing food

When changing food, it needs to be added and replaced slowly. Generally speaking, the replacement period is one week. Better, that is, slowly add new food for a week, then completely replace it with new food.

5. Feed probiotics

Common medicines for treating gastrointestinal discomfort in dogs such as probiotics, etc. Probiotics are petsAn essential factor for gastrointestinal health and even body health. Supplementing pets with probiotics every day can maintain the health of the gastrointestinal tract.

Probiotics are basically powdered drugs that can be licked by pets or dissolved in water to drink, or mixed with food to feed. Generally, the condition of the dog will improve after using probiotics.