Symptoms of prostatitis in dogs

Oct 26,2023
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Symptoms of prostatitis in dogs:

1. Acute prostatitis: elevated body temperature, depression, and loss of appetite. Because of the pain, he walks slowly and has a cautious gait. There were also symptoms of constipation and tenesmus. Palpation of the rectum and abdomen reveals prostatic hypertrophy and tenderness. In cases of prostate abscess, there is a sense of fluctuation, and semen cannot be collected. Dogs with prostate abscess may have difficulty urinating or anuria.

2. Chronic prostatitis: Chronic prostatitis in dogs rarely has obvious clinical symptoms. Often the owner comes to see a doctor when the dog urinates for the first time in the morning, or when he or she finds blood or pus around the dog's bed. By palpation of the rectum and abdomen, the prostate can be felt to be enlarged symmetrically or asymmetrically, without any pain. Depending on the duration of the disease, its texture ranges from hard to soft to fluctuating. X-ray photography and B-ultrasound examination show an increase in prostate size. When there is a prostate abscess, localized fluid dark areas can be seen in B-ultrasound examination. In the acute phase, leukocytosis is increased in dogs. Bacterial culture of the exudate and semen can aid in diagnosis.

How to deal with dog prostatitis:

1. Empty the urine in the bladder first, massage the prostate through the rectum, collect prostate fluid for culture and make medicine Sensitivity test is conducted to select antibiotics and provide symptomatic treatment with antipyretic, analgesic, laxative, urinary catheterization and other methods.

2. For prostate abscess, if the above methods are ineffective, surgery should be performed to drain the pus and perform external fistula surgery.

3. Clinical experience has proven that neutering dogs can promote the recovery of prostatitis.

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