All pet lovers know that because dogs have no ability to distinguish food, dogs are often poisoned in daily life. Moreover, some dogs are still poisoned after accidentally eating some pesticides or highly toxic drugs. Death is likely to occur before being sent to the pet hospital. Therefore, this requires dog owners to master some emergency measures for dogs in emergencies, so as to open a channel for the dog's life after the dog is poisoned.

In fact, as long as dog owners pay more attention to learning some rescue methods about dog poisoning, then they don’t have to be at a loss when their dog is poisoned and has not yet sought medical treatment. For this reason, this article introduces several ways to treat dog poisoning. emergency treatment steps for reference.

Inducing vomiting:

It is mainly used for first aid in the early stage of poisoning. Generally, 1% to 2% copper sulfate solution is used for oral administration. Concentrated salt water and light soapy water can also be used to induce vomiting. If possible, apormorphine (0.07 mg/kg) can be injected subcutaneously. If coma or Do not induce vomiting during convulsions.

Gastric lavage:

Thorough gastric lavage is most effective within 2 to 4 hours after poisoning, but some drugs may still remain in the stomach for more than 4 hours, and some drugs are extremely difficult to eliminate, so gastric lavage is still necessary. Gastric catheter infusion is often used for gastric lavage.

Enema:

Use 0.1% potassium permanganate or ordinary warm water for colon cleansing. The amount of liquid each time is 20 to 40 ml per kilogram of body weight.

Catharsis:

In order to accelerate the excretion of intestinal contents and reduce absorption, inorganic salt laxatives can be used, such as sodium sulfate or magnesium sulfate, 1 gram per kilogram of body weight, dissolved in 20 to 50 ml of water, and administered by gavage or enema. If the poison is non-fat soluble, oil laxatives can also be used.

Cleaning:

Wangyi Pet Network recommends that to remove toxins from the skin and mucous membranes, wash the entire body coat repeatedly with a large amount of water, vinegar or soapy water (disabled when trichlorfon is poisoned by inhalation on the surface of the body), and dry it with a towel.

Oxygen:

Most poisons can cause difficulty breathing, and in severe cases, suffocation and death. Inhaling oxygen can relieve the condition, and inhaling oxygen can promote the elimination of poisons.

The above are some first aid measures that everyone needs to take after a dog is poisoned, so as to provide enough time to save the dog's life. Here, we need to remind everyone that after the dog shows symptoms of poisoning, the above-mentioned These methods can only temporarily delay or reduce the harm of poison to the dog's life. The most direct method is to recommend that everyone send the dog to the pet hospital for treatment in time.