If a dog gets gastroenteritis, it usually vomits out all the food it eats, and has diarrhea like a human. The dog's appetite is significantly reduced, and even symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal pain are signs of gastrointestinal inflammation. The factors causing this may be related to the dog's malnutrition, infectious diseases, and improper diet. At this time, the owner should take the dog to the doctor immediately and follow the instructions for care. For treatment methods, please read the following article.

1. Causes of gastrointestinal inflammation in dogs

1. Caused by accidental ingestion of foreign objects

Ingestion of foreign objects, misuse of drugs, chemical fertilizers, herbicides and other chemical substances are also common causes of acute gastritis. Therefore, owners should put away dangerous items that are harmful to dogs to prevent dogs from accidentally ingesting them.

2. Caused by improper diet

Acute gastritis in dogs is related to the dog’s improper diet. The most common thing is eating spoiled food, and overeating can also cause gastrointestinal discomfort in dogs.

3. Caused by infectious diseases

Infectious diseases are also the cause of digestive system diseases in dogs, such as bacteria or mold irritating mucous membranes, canine distemper, canine infectious hepatitis, canine parvovirus, etc.

4. Caused by malnutrition

Long-term irritation of the gastric mucosa of dogs, anemia, achlorhydria, malnutrition, etc. can also cause acute gastritis, especially in puppies and old dogs.

2. Key points of diagnosis

Diarrhea is the main symptom of enteritis and can be seen at the beginning of the disease. The feces is liquid and has a foul odor, and in the later stages it is often mixed with mucus, blood, foam, etc. During auscultation of the abdomen, one may hear increased bowel movements or thunderous sounds, the abdomen may be tense, and the waist and back may become curved. When inflammation spreads to the front of the duodenum or stomach, sick dogs are often accompanied by vomiting.

If a sick dog shows symptoms of tenesmus, it means that the inflammation has spread to the colon. When bleeding occurs in the small intestine, the feces will be dark green or black. Sick dogs have mild or moderate fever. If infected with bacteria, the body temperature can be as high as 39 to 39.5°C. As the disease progresses, sick dogs may develop symptoms of dehydration and acidosis. At this time, the sick dog often lies on the ground, the skin lacks elasticity, the eyeballs are sunken, the conjunctiva is cyanotic, the pulse rate is increased, the urine output is reduced, and the color is dark.

It is easy to diagnose based on medical history and current symptoms, but it is difficult to determine the cause of the disease.

3. Treatment methods for dog gastroenteritis

1. Strengthening care is the key: the dog needs to be placed in a place with a suitable temperature; after the vomiting is relieved, appropriately feed sugar and salt water; apply warm compresses on the abdomen; feed more non-irritating food, such as liquid food, etc.

2. Clean the intestines and stomach: For dogs with gastrointestinal distension and loose stools, they should fast and use vegetable oil and other laxatives to cleanse the intestines if necessary.

3. Calm and anti-vomiting: Vomiting will aggravate the damage to the dog’s gastrointestinal tract, and may cause dehydration and a series of other symptoms.complication. For those with severe vomiting, it is necessary to stop vomiting in time.

4. Anti-inflammation and diarrhea are very important: Inject anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation in time, and then take some probiotics to stop diarrhea and vomiting, and regulate gastrointestinal recovery.