Causes and symptoms of sepsis in dogs

Apr 19,2024
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Causes of canine sepsis:

Sepsis is an acute systemic infection caused by bacteria multiplying in the blood and releasing toxins. Common infectious bacteria include gold Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, E. coli, etc. When dogs suffer from extensive skin damage, bacterial diarrhea, open fractures, or purulent peritonitis, they may easily develop septicemia.

Symptoms of canine sepsis:

1. The early symptoms are not obvious and are difficult to detect by humans. After the symptoms appear, the puppies will be weak, mentally listless, and unreliable. Weakness in sucking breast milk, vomiting, slow body growth, elevated body temperature, etc.

2. After sepsis enters the later stage, body temperature, skin rashes, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, bleeding tendency, convulsions, shock, etc. begin to appear. Suppuration in the umbilicus can also cause other pathological changes, such as pneumonia, arthritis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, etc.

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