Preventive measures for dog osteitis:

1. Use sufficient antibiotics throughout the sick dog's body. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are used at the initial stage of the disease and are continued until 1 week after the inflammation disappears.

2. If there is an abscess in some area or if the medication is ineffective for several days, the wound should be expanded to drain the pus, flush and drained. If there is suspected medullary empyema, surgery should be performed to drill through the bone cortex to drain the pus and reduce pressure. If probing or X-ray examination reveals a "sequestrum" or cavity, surgery will be performed to remove the sequestrum and scrape the sinus wall.

3. If the internal fixation of the fracture is infected, the internal fixation material should not be removed. If the fixation is unstable, the fixation should be strengthened.

4. For dogs with chronic osteomyelitis, systemic medication and partial treatment should be adhered to.

5. For those who cannot control inflammation or prevent the spread of inflammation, if it is in the limbs, amputation of the lesion may be considered.

The causes of osteitis in dogs:

1. Exogenous infection. Most cases of osteomyelitis are infected through this route. Pathogenic bacteria infect bone tissue through wounds or surgical incisions. Seen after bite wounds, deep stab wounds, gunshot wounds, open fractures, bone orthopedic surgeries, etc. that directly damage the bone.

2. Infection can also be caused by the spread of purulent inflammation in the soft tissue around the bone.

3. Blood-borne infection mainly occurs in young dogs. It is an infection caused by the transfer of pathogenic bacteria from infection foci in other parts of the body to bone tissue through blood circulation. Common primary infections include umbilical corditis, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, arthritis, etc.