What to do if your dog has a urinary tract infection. You must not be careless about a dog’s urinary tract infection!
Symptoms of urinary tract infection in dogs
When a dog has a urinary tract infection, it will more often show pain during urination, intermittent discharge of urine, and red and swollen urethral orifice. Male dogs may also experience urethral swelling, while female dogs may experience redness and swelling of the urethral orifice. If the dog's urinary tract infection is serious, mucus or purulent urethral secretions may be seen, and necrotic and falling off urethral mucosa may also be discharged.
Treatment methods for dog urinary tract infection
You can try using 1%-2% alum solution, 0.02% nitrofurazone solution, 2.5% boric acid solution, 0.1% Reynolds solution or 0.5% tannin Urethral irrigation is performed with acid solution twice daily. For dogs with severe urinary tract infections, they can use urine disinfectants, sulfa drugs and antibiotics. Furatantine was taken orally at a dose of 6 mg/kg body weight 2 to 3 times, and methenamine was taken orally at a dose of 300 mg to 400 mg/kg 2 times.
Precautions for Dog Urinary Tract Infection
Don't be careless when choosing medications to treat urinary tract infections in dogs. You must go to a professional hospital for diagnosis first, and then treat according to the veterinarian's recommendations. As an owner, you cannot treat your dog with medication casually and blindly. If the wrong medication is used, not only will the pet dog's disease not be cured, but it may even kill it.
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