sick dog reaction

sick dog reaction

1. Depression

The owner can check whether the dog is lively, whether it reacts normally to the outside world, and whether there is any abnormal expression. Healthy dogs are lively and agile. They frequently wag their tails to show their closeness to their owners. They are sensitive to external stimuli. If the dog's head is lowered and tail drooped, the expression is cold, the dog stands still or shrinks in the corner, and the reaction is slow, it is the performance of the dog's illness.

2. Loss of appetite

See if the dog has an appetite, how much food it eats, and whether it is picky or resistant to food. Healthy dogs have strong appetites, they get excited when they eat, eat fast, eat steadily, and are not fussy eaters. Sick dogs have poor appetite, reduced food intake, like to drink cold water or clear water, picky eaters or refuse to eat.

3. Vomiting

See if the dog vomits after eating, or if vomit is found when cleaning the dog food. And pay attention to observe the color of the vomit, what is the content, etc. Healthy dogs do not vomit, only dogs with infectious or gastrointestinal diseases vomit.

4. Abnormal stool

Observe the shape, color, nature and content of the dog's feces. Whether there is constipation and diarrhea, whether the stool has a special smell, etc. Healthy dog ​​stools are strip-shaped and moist, the color depends on the food, and there is no special odor. If the dog's feces are thin and soft, bloody in the feces, foul-smelling, or dry and hard, and the amount is small, these are the characteristics of dog disease.

5. Abnormal posture

Observe whether the dog's posture is abnormal, such as standing, lying, sitting, limp and other symptoms. A healthy dog ​​obeys commands from a variety of postures naturally and easily. But the sick dog doesn't follow orders very well, its various postures are unnatural, and it has a painful expression when enforcing orders.

6. Abnormal eyes

See if the dog's eyes are red and swollen, whether there are tears, whether the cornea is cloudy, whether there is secretion in the corner of the eye, etc. A healthy dog ​​has bright eyes, clean eyes, no tears, and pink conjunctiva. If you see a dog with dull eyes, dirty eyes, red conjunctiva, etc., it may be related to eye diseases or indigestion.