Treatment methods for dog laryngitis

1. Strengthen care: First remove the original cause of the disease, place the sick dog in a warm and well-ventilated kennel, and provide soft As for easy-to-digest food, drink more water to reduce irritation to the throat mucosa.

2. Eliminate inflammation: In order to promote the dissipation of inflammation, accelerate the absorption of exudates, and relieve pain, you can use 10% hypertonic saline and magnesium sulfate solution to warmly compress the throat twice a day; apply it locally for 10 % camphor alcohol, fish ointment and other stimulants. When the nasal fluid is thick, use compound benzoin tincture, 1-2% sodium bicarbonate solution, 2% alum solution, 1-20lo tannic acid solution vapor to inhale. If the inflammation is severe, antibiotics and sulfonamide preparations can be used. Penicillin can also be dripped into the throat cavity.

3. Expelling phlegm and relieving cough: When cough occurs frequently, 0.05g of morphine hydrochloride, 20ml each of almond water and fennel water can be taken orally, one spoonful at a time. Or codeine phosphate solution, 0.50/0 atropine sulfate solution 0.2-0.5 ml subcutaneous injection. Because atropine antagonizes acetylcholine, it has a parasympathetic effect, and has an antitussive effect through its antispasmodic effect on bronchial smooth muscle.

4. In case of chronic laryngitis, astringents can be dripped into the throat cavity, such as 0.1~0.3% silver nitrate, compound iodine solution and 1% alum solution.

5. If there is a risk of suffocation, the dog’s tracheotomy should be performed immediately.

The causes of laryngitis in dogs

1. Primary laryngitis is mainly caused by cold, chemical, thermal and mechanical stimulation.

2. Secondary laryngitis is often caused by the spread of inflammation in adjacent organs. Laryngitis is often complicated by certain viral or bacterial infectious diseases (such as canine distemper, influenza, mycoplasmosis, canine adenovirus, etc.).