After the dog has a fever, the main symptoms are an increase in body temperature, and the dog is accompanied by symptoms such as listlessness, inactivity, and loss of appetite. Usually dog ​​fever is caused by other diseases, so it is recommended that owners consult a pet doctor in time and take physical cooling or medication to reduce fever.

Usually the causes of fever in dogs include catching a cold, or being infected with viral diseases, such as canine distemper virus and parvovirus. In addition, pancreatitis and gastroenteritis can also cause fever symptoms.

The common places to measure the body temperature of dogs are the ears, groin and rectum. Generally, you can initially determine whether a dog has a fever by measuring the body temperature in the ears and groin. If the temperature is too high, then a rectal temperature measurement is required. However, measuring rectal temperature has certain risks.