What should I do if my Borzoi has indigestion? Don’t laugh. Dogs, like people, can also suffer from indigestion. Once indigestion occurs, dogs will also vomit and have diarrhea, which is very uncomfortable.
1. Why do Russian wolfhounds suffer from indigestion?
Generally speaking, indigestion in Soviet Wolfhounds is related to improper feeding and management. The most important ones are uneven hunger and fullness, and overeating.
Some of the reasons are because the dog owners are lazy and don’t pay attention to letting the puppy exercise, and when they watch TV or go to the dog-selling website, they are afraid of the dog’s interference, so they buy a lot of dog food for the dog. , snacks, cream cakes... If the dog keeps eating, it will be easy for the dog to suffer from indigestion. Sometimes it's because the owner loves the dog too much.
I am usually very busy and have no time to take care of the Russian Borzoi when I have to go to work, so I give the dog a full meal in the morning. Then when I come back from work, I feel sorry for the dog and make a lot of delicious food. , bones, pieces of meat, and let the dog eat full, which can easily cause indigestion and poor food quality. Winter food is too cold, and summer food is left for too long and becomes rancid. The tableware used Uncleanness, long-term use without disinfection, etc. are also causes of dog disease.
2. Symptoms of indigestion in Soviet Wolfhounds
Once a Soviet Wolfhound suffers from indigestion, it will generally suffer from vomiting and diarrhea just like people.
Initially it is chyme, and later it is foamy mucus and gastric juice. Depending on the nature of the disease, the vomitus is mixed with blood, bile and mucosal fragments.
Loose stools are initially a mixture of water and feces, and then become watery, sometimes mixed with tissue fragments and blood. If the Russian Borzoi suffers from the symptoms of indigestion, it will show mild abdominal pain, lying in a cold and dark place, abdominal tension, mild yellow and white tongue coating, rapid dehydration of the body, and yellowish urine. The course of the disease is usually 2 It takes about 5 days to recover.
3. Treatment of indigestion in Soviet Wolfhounds
If the Russian Borzoi suffers from indigestion, the dog owner is best to stop feeding for a day, and then give the dog easy-to-digest liquid food such as vegetable soup and porridge 24 hours later.
The food should be processed and cooked, and the varieties should be diversified, with a mix of coarse and fine grains. For example, rice, noodles, corn, sweet potatoes, celery, carrots, cabbage, cooked meat, bone soup, etc. can be cross-fed to ensure that the dog has a balanced intake of various foods. nutrients to meet the needs of growth and development. Processed cooked meat products such as ham sausage should not be fed regularly.
Fruits can be given appropriately, especially for young ones.
Food should be kept fresh to prevent freezing and mildew. Tableware should be cleaned and disinfected after each use, and should not be mixed with other dogs. The prevention of this disease mainly depends on correct feeding and management methods.
Achieve feeding timing, quantitative, puppies under one year old can be fed four to five times a day, and adult dogs two to three times. If the dog is severely dehydrated, sugar saline, normal saline, or compound sodium chloride can be given. By taking the above treatment measures and strengthening care, you can recover in 2 to 3 days.
If the effect is not obvious after fasting, the dog owner can give the Soviet Wolfhound certain stomach-strengthening and chemical-assisting drug treatments, such as lactic acid bacterium, gastric enzyme mixture, Shimaosheng, etc. If the dog has loose or watery stool and If it is mixed with mucus and blood, gentamicin and berberine can be taken orally.
