Although dogs are usually active and lively and feel great, they sometimes get sick. Dogs don’t know how to take care of themselves when they are sick. At this time, their owners need to take good care of them. Many owners may also meet dogs for the first time. I am sick and don’t know how to take care of my dog. Here are some suggestions for taking care of my dog!

1. First, symptomatic treatment (medication) is required

If you can't determine the cause of your dog's disease, you should see a veterinarian promptly and don't delay the best time for treatment.

2. Let the dog rest quietly, do not play with it, and keep it in a good healing state.

3. What dogs need most when they are sick is to supplement protein, vitamins and inorganic salts.

If it is a fever, the metabolism level will increase by 10% for every 1 degree Celsius increase in body temperature, which means that the consumption of nutrients in the body is significantly higher than normal. However, diseases often affect the digestive function, the appetite is not good, and the food will not be eaten if it does not taste good. Therefore, the food prepared for it must not only be easy to digest and nutritious, but also very delicious. Some diseases can cause saliva secretion to decrease, making it difficult to chew and swallow food. Broth can be mixed into the food to make liquid or paste food. People with gastrointestinal diseases, especially vomiting and diarrhea, will lose a lot of food. Moisture, at this time it is necessary to provide it with sufficient drinking water or large doses of intravenous fluids.

4. Eat small meals frequently

Do not feed foods rich in fat and crude fiber, and increase foods with high nutritional value such as lean meat or hard-boiled eggs; for dogs with thin bodies, chicken liver is the first choice.

5. Manage its daily life well and remove excrement in time.

The dog's food, bedding and surrounding environment should be disinfected regularly; pay attention to the ambient temperature, keep warm in winter and ventilate in summer. When a dog is sick, its body temperature regulation function is reduced; when its body temperature is too high, in addition to using drugs to cool down, alcohol can also be applied to the skin of the whole body to cool down.