Winter is the most difficult season for stray animals. The weak and sickly little ones can hardly survive the next spring... Once this season, soft-hearted people can easily "add a little bit" to the family... But helping small animals is not Just take it home (especially those with aborigines at home). The
short video platform often sees such content: a netizen encounters a stray animal halfway, and he hesitates or takes it home without hesitation. Then take a bath and feed. When the "indigenous people" come to smell and lick the stray animals, he not only does not stop them, but also often includes the subtitle "Brother/Sister loves it very much". The video recorded a stray animal from muddy and helpless to come in to clean the door and enjoy the "indigenous people". This kind of warm and touching picture has earned countless netizens double-click (like).
Helping stray animals is warm and loving, but the process recorded in the video is "perilous."
I fully understand the rescuer's desire for every animal that enters the family to be clean, but when we don’t understand the health of a long-term stray animal (especially young), don’t bathe them in the first place. If their health is not optimistic, cold and stress will make them worse. If you think the little guy is too dirty, wipe it with a warm wet towel. (This is about the general situation, like the kind of glue that must be dealt with immediately)
The second thing to talk about is the issue of isolation. No matter whether it is a stray animal or not, new pets must be isolated when entering the house, in bold capital letters. I watched the “indigenous people” sniffing and licking stray animals in the video, and I was more worried than moved. In case the little guy has something wrong, the rescuer will have to face double medical expenses.
Many infectious diseases have an incubation period. When the little guy first walks in, it does not mean that everything is normal. Even if you have been screened for infectious diseases, it is best to isolate it for a week to ten days and observe its eating and drinking. After everything is stable, you can spread it out. I know that most domestic pets will be immunized on time, but it is always right to be careful.
The third point is what basic inspections stray animals need to do when they enter the house. Generally speaking, those who have obvious injuries when they are rescued will be sent to the hospital as soon as possible. But a stray animal that looks healthy also needs a basic examination so that the veterinarian can have a comprehensive assessment of its physical condition before taking it home. Especially for families that have pets, it is a risky thing to bring strange animals home directly.
stray dogs need to check common infectious diseases (canine fever, small, coronary) internal and external parasites, skin diseases. Z11z stray cats also need to be checked for internal and external parasites and skin diseases. When checking for infectious diseases, should also check for cat leukemia and cat AIDS in addition to cat plague. Especially for families with "indigenous cats" at home, cat AIDS and leukemia must be checked! Capitalize and emphasize here! Finally,
emphasizes that even if you pass the medical examination, you must be quarantined for a few days when you take it home. Z1z
hopes that every stray animal who yearns for a family will have a warm home, and that every furry cute will be healthy and happy.
