Dogs and cats often have a fever inexplicably, do not eat or drink, and inexperienced pet owners may be at a loss... Hello everyone,
dog doctor continues to share today, how do dogs and cats deal with fever?
1, first confirm if you have a fever?
Normal body temperature: (anal temperature)
Dogs: between 38.0-39.0 degrees, and the temperature of puppies will be about 0.3-0.5 degrees higher.
cat: between 38.5-39.5 degrees, the temperature of the kitten will be about 0.2~0.5 degrees higher.
method of measuring body temperature: (thermometer)
takes a common mercury meter as an example:
(1) shake the mercury thermometer to restore the initial value 0.
(2) Gently insert the mercury thermometer from the anus. (You can add a small amount of petroleum jelly or lubricating fluid)
(3) The entire metal probe should be submerged into the anus.
(4) Wait for about 5 minutes, take out the mercury meter, and read. (Read from the angular line when reading)
2, the judgment of fever
low fever: dog's rectal temperature is lower than 38 degrees, cat's rectal temperature is lower than 38.5 degrees.
Fever: The anal temperature of dogs and cats is 0.5-1 degrees higher than normal, which is a fever.
High fever: Dogs and cats whose temperature exceeds the normal temperature by more than 2 degrees are regarded as high fever and high fever .
3, how to deal with it?
Low-grade fever: If there is no obvious discomfort, do not deal with it. This is what we call a state of hypothermia, such as excessive exercise, excessive dehydration, and insufficient body fluid in the body.
Treatment: Deficiency is to replenish it, warm tonic, nutrition tonic, electrolyte supplement.
Fever: In , it is necessary to distinguish whether it is true heat or false heat. There are two cases to deal with it.
treatment: make up for the deficiency, reduce it in reality. Need dialectical medication.
high fever: can basically be judged as real heat. For example, high fever like canine distemper is often 40 degrees -42 degrees, accompanied by vomiting, epilepsy, into a critically ill state, improper handling can be life-threatening.
Disposal: Temporarily reduce fever, use children's melibuprofen suspension. To cure the root cause, it is recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine to clear away heat and toxins, and remove the actual heat.
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