The dog is sick, and the owner needs to do these 5 things

Pet 8:11am, 29 June 2025 85

The dog has transformed from the initial housekeeping guarding and has become a pet, and has gained a certain status. People no longer feed their dogs leftovers like before. Nowadays, dogs eat carefully prepared dog food and various snacks. Most dogs are raised and lack exercise. You should know that if people do not exercise for a long time, their bodies will have health problems, and the same is true for dogs. How do the owner take care of the dog when it is sick? The following are 5 suggestions for reference!

1. First of all, symptomatic treatment (medicine)

In this way, you cannot determine the cause of the dog. You should go to the veterinarian in time and do not delay the best treatment time.

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2. Let the dog rest quietly, do not play with them, and let them be in a good state of treatment.

3. What dogs need most when they are sick is supplemented with protein, vitamins and inorganic salts.

If it is a fever, every 1 degree Celsius increase in body temperature, the metabolic level will increase by 10%, which means that the consumption of nutrients in the body is significantly higher than that of normal state. But diseases often affect digestive function. It has a bad appetite and will not eat food that is not suitable for food. Therefore, the food prepared for it should not only be easy to digest and nutritious, but also very delicious. Some diseases can cause reduced saliva secretion, causing difficulties in chewing and swallowing of food. You can mix the broth into the rations and make liquid or pasty foods. If you suffer from gastrointestinal diseases, especially vomiting and diarrhea, you will lose a lot of water. At this time, you should provide it with sufficient drinking water or large doses of intravenous infusion.

4. Eat less and eat more meals in your diet. Do not feed foods with more fat and crude fiber. Add lean meat or cooked eggs to foods with high nutritional value; for dogs with weak constitution, chicken liver is the first choice food.

5. Manage its daily life well and remove excrement in a timely manner.

Dog's food utensils, bedding and surrounding environment should be disinfected regularly; pay attention to the ambient temperature, keep warm in winter and ventilated in summer. When the dog is sick, the temperature regulation function is reduced; when its body temperature is too high, in addition to using drugs to cool it, alcohol can be applied to the skin all over the body to cool it down.