Every pet owner wants to keep their pet with them for longer, but not everyone can pay attention to the health care of their pet. As a result, the pet becomes ill, dies abnormally, and cannot "die". Recently, a domestic pet research institute published a ranking of the top ten causes of pet death in China, hoping that pet owners can face up to the issue of pet health care.

NO.1 Obesity

According to the clinical experience of pet hospitals, it is found that overweight pets account for about 1/3, and dog heart disease is related to obesity and aging, and is the main cause of death. The reasons for obesity are mostly due to feeding high-calorie food to please pets, as well as the obvious lack of space and amount of exercise that owners can provide. There may also be other physical or psychological reasons, such as insufficient thyroid hormone, behavioral changes, etc.

NO.2 Infectious diseases

The most common fatal malignant infectious diseases are canine distemper, canine parvovirus, feline distemper, feline rhinorrhea, etc. Deaths from these diseases are mainly caused by owners failing to immunize their pets and allowing pets to come into contact with sick dogs and cats. It is recommended to vaccinate regularly. If there are new cats or dogs in the home, remember to ask a doctor for a health check or isolate them for a period of observation.

NO.3 Accident

Cats and dogs are very curious and love to explore everywhere. Common fatal accidents include car accidents, falls from heights, crushing injuries from heavy objects, electric shocks, heatstroke, food poisoning, poisonous snakes, poisonous bee bites, chemical poisoning, etc. . Heatstroke is an easily overlooked cause of death. The heat dissipation function of pet dogs is through the evaporation of liquid from their tongues. When the outside world becomes hot and humid, the dog's body temperature rises and its metabolism speeds up, causing the blood in the liver and kidneys to Insufficient flow causes bleeding and hematoma in the brain, followed by epilepsy, tremors, and coma, with a very high fatality rate.

NO.4 Malignant tumors

In the clinical diagnosis and treatment of veterinarians, malignant tumors in dogs are easily overlooked, especially in elderly dogs, which are often directly considered to simply die of old age. How to reduce the occurrence of malignant tumors? Neutering female dogs can reduce the occurrence of breast tumors; neutering male dogs can reduce the occurrence of prostate cancer.

NO.5 Kidney problems

The terrible thing about pet kidney problems is that the disease is hidden. When the disease is often discovered, the nephron cells in the kidneys have been damaged by more than 75%. The main cause of kidney disease is insufficient water intake in pets. In addition, many owners often feed human food, which causes the kidneys of cats and dogs to be damaged due to excessive salt burden.

NO.6 Canine Heartworm

Heartworms are adult worms that are about ten centimeters in size. They can parasitize in the heart of dogs and become fatal. The infection is caused by mosquito bites. The older you are, the greater the chance of infection. There are no clinical symptoms in the early stages of heartworm disease. Common symptoms include poor mobility and cough. In severe cases, cachexia, such as anemia, ascites, and asthma, may occur.

NO.7 Blood parasites

Pyrozoism is one of the most serious causes of death from blood parasites. Pyrococcus is a blood parasitic disease transmitted by ticks. Pyrococcus is a protozoa that can only be seen with a microscope. The parasites parasitize in red blood cells and destroy them, causing hemolysis and severe anemia.

NO.8 Pneumonia

The causes of pneumonia in pet dogs are complicated. Generally speaking, the symptoms are a large amount of yellow secretion and nasal pus in the dog's nasal cavity. In addition to blood tests and X-rays, bacterial culture and drug sensitivity testing are effective ways to select drugs.

NO.9 Diabetes

As an endocrine disease, the clinical symptoms of diabetes are the same as in humans: three more and one less, including eating more, drinking more, urinating more, and losing weight. In addition to providing high-fiber and low-fat food, sick pets must be injected with insulin every day if necessary, and some blood sugar-lowering products can be used in conjunction.

NO.10 Pyometra

For many female cats and dogs, the threat of pyometra is serious. Female cats and dogs that are not sterilized are prone to pyometra due to bacterial infection and endocrine abnormalities. In severe cases, it will affect the operation of the heart, insufficient blood flow to the kidneys, leading to uremia, and even death from multiple organ failure.

The above ten leading causes of death are actually caused by unscientific pet raising. Through normal feeding, regular physical examinations, immunizations, and deworming for pets, ensuring age-appropriate neutering, not freeing, and ensuring appropriate amounts of exercise, there will basically be no major problems. If you want your pet to be healthier and stay with you for a longer time, It is necessary to supplement the corresponding nutritional elements according to the pet's physiological condition, which is beneficial to the healthy development and growth of the pet. It can also be used as an auxiliary treatment method to help sick pets restore health.