How to tell if your dog has a cold? Do you know whether your dog really has a cold?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

How to tell if your dog has a cold? Do you know whether your dog really has a cold?

Symptoms of colds in dogs

The main symptoms of colds in dogs are: depressed dogs, loss of appetite or loss of appetite, flushed conjunctiva, and shy and tearful eyes. There is a cough, pus-like nasal discharge, accelerated breathing, elevated body temperature, chills and tremors. If not treated in time, it may be complicated by other diseases such as tracheitis and bronchitis.

Symptoms of dog flu

In addition, dogs may suffer from influenza, which is caused by a virus and occurs in an epidemic manner. The main manifestation is high fever. In addition to cold symptoms, it is often accompanied by conjunctivitis and intestinal catarrh.

Symptoms of infectious diseases in dogs

The early symptoms of many infectious diseases are very similar to colds. For example, early symptoms of dog fever and parvovirus typically include elevated body temperature, sneezing, shyness and watery eyes, and a runny nose. Due to lack of experience, some owners tend to treat several common serious infectious diseases as colds, leading to misdiagnosis and wrong treatment measures, leading to serious consequences of dog death.

Fake cold and fever symptoms in dogs

Fake colds are generally more common in the early stages of infectious diseases. In fact, there are other special symptoms. When a dog is infected with canine thermovirus and becomes ill, the body temperature is usually bidirectional, with the body temperature rising and falling. Most sick dogs have symptoms of eye droppings. In the early stage of parvovirus, it is mainly accompanied by major symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, and usually vomiting first and then diarrhea. As long as the owner can observe carefully, he can still distinguish and judge.