Diagnosis and prevention of canine paratyphoid

Key points for the diagnosis of canine paratyphoid fever:

1. The clinical symptoms are sudden acute gastroenteritis in sick dogs, high fever, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea, watery and mucus-like stools, and bloody stools in severe cases. His physique was exhausted rapidly, his mucous membranes became pale, and he finally died of dehydration and shock. In addition, bacteremia and endotoxemia are prone to occur in puppies, manifested by hypothermia, general weakness, and poor capillary refill.

2. Pass the laboratory test. Many diseases can lead to high fever, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea in dogs, and even healthy livestock and poultry with Salmonella are very common. If you want to make a diagnosis, you need to take spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, Liver, bile and other disease materials are sent for bacteriological examination. Only when pathogenic Salmonella is found in the disease materials, canine paratyphoid can be diagnosed.

Prevention and treatment of canine paratyphoid fever:

1. It is strictly forbidden to feed the meat of sick and dead animals. It is best to cook the meat before feeding it to dogs.

2. The dog's utensils should be cleaned and disinfected frequently, and at the same time, pay attention to killing rodents and flies.

3. If the sick dog is found, it should be isolated and treated in time. It is best to send a special person to manage it. It is strictly forbidden for the sick dog to come into contact with the healthy dog. Sick kennels, places where sick dogs pass and eating utensils should be disinfected. 2% to 3% caustic soda solution, bleaching powder emulsion, 5% ammonia water, etc. can be used.

4. Once a dog dies, the body should be buried deeply to prevent cross-infection.

Treatment for canine paratyphoid:

1. Chloramphenicol is 15-50 mg per kilogram of dog weight, 2-4 times a day, for 4-6 consecutive days, and the intramuscular injection dose is halved.

2. According to the weight of the dog, furazolidone is 2-6 mg per kg, orally administered in 2 times for 5-7 days.  

3. According to the weight of the dog, sulfamethoxazole is 0.02-0.05 grams per kilogram, orally administered twice a day for 7 consecutive days. 

4. Garlic can be taken orally, that is, take 5-25 grams of garlic and mash it into garlic paste, or take it orally after making garlic tincture, 3 times a day for 3-4 days.

5. Infusion is used as an adjuvant therapy and symptomatic treatment, such as maintaining heart function, clearing the intestines and making yeast, and protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa.