Treatment methods for canine bronchopneumonia

Canine bronchopneumonia is easily confused with canine cold, panbronchitis, canine distemper, and canine lobar pneumonia, so Before treating canine bronchopneumonia, a diagnosis should be made first, and then appropriate medicine can be prescribed to treat it. So how should canine bronchopneumonia be treated?

The treatment principles include strengthening nursing care, improving nutrition, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, stopping diarrhea and promoting penetration, and symptomatic treatment. One is an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drug. Subcutaneous injection: 1.0.9% normal saline + levofloxacin injection 7 ml; 2. Pulmonary double antibody + ribavirin 25 mg; 3. Dexamethasone sodium phosphate 1 mg, once a day for 3 days. The second is to stop leaks. Intravenous injection: 20 ml of 10% glucose + 2 ml of 10% calcium gluconate, once a day for 3 days. The third is to relieve cough and reduce phlegm. Oral administration: 1 ml of compound licorice mixture, 3 times a day. Fourth, symptom treatment. Reduce fever, intramuscular injection of 0.5 ml of analgesics or oral administration of nimesulide 5 mg, it is not necessary if the body temperature does not exceed 39.5 degrees Celsius. The fifth is to strengthen care. Reduce the exercise of the sick dog, feed the dog food, eat less, and supplement the strong multi-dimensional nutritional ointment, immune polysaccharide ointment, etc. to improve the body's immunity and promote recovery.

Precautions for canine bronchopneumonia

The treatment of canine bronchopneumonia is not very difficult. It is mainly caused by colds, physical and chemical factors, and certain infectious diseases. Inflammation of the bronchi or bronchioles and pulmonary lobules caused by parasites, but during the treatment and care of canine bronchopneumonia, there are still six precautions that need to be paid attention to.

1. Early diagnosis is the key to treating canine bronchopneumonia. If it is not diagnosed and treated in time, it can lead to aggravation of the condition and death in severe cases. Controlling and eliminating inflammation is the basic measure for the treatment of lobular pneumonia and must be implemented throughout the entire treatment process. The selection of antimicrobial drugs is the key to treating canine pulmonary infections. The pathogen cannot be determined in most cases, so when selecting antibiotics, both cocci and bacilli should be taken into consideration, and comprehensive considerations should be taken to establish effective empirical therapy. If possible, a drug sensitivity test can be done to select sensitive antibiotics.
2. According to clinical observations, animals often enter a state of shock in cases of severe inflammation. A large number of treatment practices have proven that shock is the main cause of death in dogs with bronchitis. When dyspnea occurs or hypoxemia is suspected, oxygen (oxygen concentration 30%) should be inhaled as soon as possible if conditions permit, such as persistent mouth breathing, irritation of two ribs, and generally poor prognosis.
3. Symptomatic treatment. For high fever, you can take Diazepam or Nimesulide; for severe chest pain, you can take codeine syrup orally; for cough, you can take codeine or Kebiqing; for phlegm, you can take Runjin, mucosolvan, ammonium chloride mixture, acetate Cysteine ​​or chymotrypsin, etc.; to maintain water and electrolyte balance, oral rehydration salts or infusion can be used (control the infusion speed and total amount of fluid); aerosol treatment (early use), the formula is antibioticsGlucocorticoids, chymotrypsin, glucocorticoids, etc., add normal saline to 10-100mL; for sedative cough, licorice, cough syrup, etc. can be used; early use of glucocorticoids can prevent and treat cardiac and renal insufficiency and respiratory failure.
4. After the symptoms stabilize, the lung respiratory function will weaken, and recurrences may still occur in a short period of time. No strenuous exercise is allowed and please keep warm.
5. The sick dog should be re-examined, and another chest fluoroscopy can be performed at a certain interval to monitor the recovery of the lungs and determine whether complications may occur.
6. The kennel and environment should be disinfected regularly. Disinfection is a key measure to block the spread of respiratory infectious diseases. It has the advantages of simplicity, time saving and labor saving. It is as important as immunity.