Dog owners who recognize the early signs and symptoms of disease or pain in their dogs, will not only relieve their loved one beings suffering, but may also be able to save an expensive trip to the veterinarian. Not only it is important to recognize these signs at the beginning to relieve the pain and suffering, but it is much more effective treatment of a disease when it is detected early.
The owner of the dog must maintain an account specific and detailed the symptoms of their dog to help the veterinarian correctly diagnose and effectively treat the dog disease or condition. More canine diseases are detected through a combination of various signs and symptoms:
Temperature, respiratory rate and heart rate
A newborn puppy will have a temperature of f. 94 - 97º, which will be finally reach the normal temperature of the adult body of 101.5º f. 4 weeks of age. Take care when trying to take your dog or puppy temperature as the thermometer can easily be broken in the rectum of the canine. Also, any form of excitement can cause temperature increase 2 - 3 when the dog is actually in normal health. If your dog temperature reached 105º or above gold 96% or below please take him to the emergency vet immediately!
An adult dog will have a respiratory rate of 15-20 breaths per minute (depending on variables such as size and weight) and heart rates of 80 to 120 pulses per minute. You can feel your dog heartbeat by placing your hand on his lower chest just behind the elbow. Don't be not worried that if the heartbeat seems irregular from the human heartbeat, he is irregular in many dogs. Have your vet check it out and get used to how one feels when it is normal.
Changes in behaviour
Any change in behavior that is not related to a change in the atmosphere of household, such as jealousy on a new pet or a child may be an indication of disease. Signs of changes in behaviour can be:
o depression
o anxiety
o Fatigue
o drowsiness
o earthquake
o falling and stumbling
If your dog shows one of these signs, he or she needs to be kept under surveillance close for a few hours, or even a few days, until positive signs develop or it returned to normal. Do not try to exercise the dog or to him in all situations that may cause stress. Most veterinarians will want you to keep track of when symptoms appear first, if they are better or worse still and also if the symptoms are intermittent, continuous or increase the frequency.
Pain
Dogs who are in pain will probably indicate that they are giving you clues where is the area of discomfort. For instance, a dog has abdominal pain will be continually blow of eye towards their belly, bite or lick the area and will not want to leave his bed. The dog may is addressed above, or take the "position of prayer" which is when a dog gets on its anterior legs with feet still standing, because the pain in his abdomen area.
Dogs may not tell you that they are suffering or cry real tears but a dog can vocalize their pain in a different way. A dog is poorly suddenly (as walking on) will be crying out or wimper in pain. This also occurs when internal external injury or injury (such as a body) is affected. Whining or vocalization is without provocation may be caused by an internal injury as well. Certain breeds of dogs (such as the American Pit Bull Terrier) have a higher pain threshold and must be watched more closely signs of pain. Breeds with a high pain tolerance are more likely to suffer without vocalization.
Another index to pain is a change in temperament. A dog is in pain can show signs of aggression. Please note before concluding that a dog has become vicious and inform your veterinarian so that the correct treatment can be administered. Females in General (even humans!) also have days when they are just in a bad mood for no obvious reason. Take note of the days of times these mood changes occur and all events which could have triggered them.
Other signs that your dog may be ill:
o ears: discharge, debris, odour, scraping, crusted tips, twitching or shaking.
o Eyes: redness, swelling, or discharge.
o nose: runny, thickened or coloured, crispy release.
o coughing, sneezing, vomiting and gagging.
o lack of breath, irregular breathing or extended/heavy panting
o evidence of parasites in stool of the dog, strange color, blood in the stool, or the absence of a movement of the intestine (constipation).
o would be loss of appetite or not to drink as much water as normal.
o weight loss.
o strange color of urine, small amount of urine, deformation, drop by drop or will not not as often than normal.
o bad smell coming from the mouth, ears or the skin.
o hair loss, injury, tumors, dander or change in colour of the skin.
o skin Biting, parasites, scratch or lick the skin frequently.
The previous article was supposed to help educate you the signs and symptoms of probable pain or illness in your dog. If any of these symptoms occur over a long period of time, please seek the assistance of a veterinarian. I hope that this article will stress the importance of monitoring on the health of your dog habits and the importance of keeping a detailed and accurate health record for the convenience of your veterinarian.
About the author:
Jennifer Bryant is a lifelong lover of dogs. Jennifer love and breed American Pit Bull Terriers at his home in Georgia North with his two young children. His love of dogs was inspired to create a Web site for itself (such as other farmers) to announce their occasional litter of puppies and educate others with useful articles and dog race information.
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