Compared with chronic gastroenteritis, the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis in dogs look more horrible, mainly including the following:

1, soft stool and loose bowels.

The feces of a normal dog should be very good, and the smell will not be very strong. When a dog has gastroenteritis, the feces will gradually become soft and shapeless, with more and more water and looks sticky. In severe cases, there will be symptoms such as diarrhea and watery stools, bloody stools, and foul smell, so once you find that the dog's feces are abnormal, you must seek medical attention in time.

2. Abdominal pain and hunchback

Dog gastroenteritis can cause obvious abdominal pain, just like bending or squatting when a person has a stomachache. Dogs will subconsciously bow their backs and want to shrink their stomachs into a ball. If you find that the dog has a hunchback, but the expression doesn't look like teasing you, then you should pay more attention to whether the dog has other abnormal symptoms.

3. Stomach reflux

Dogs with acute gastroenteritis may also have symptoms of repeated vomiting. Vomiting may be undigested food, yellow water or white foam. As the symptoms become more and more serious, the frequency of dog vomiting will even become more and more frequent. Parents should take the dog to treatment in time.

4, body temperature fever

Dog gastroenteritis caused by virus infection may be accompanied by symptoms of rising body temperature and listlessness, so when dogs have symptoms similar to gastroenteritis, they should go to the hospital in time to check whether it is caused by canine distemper, canine parvovirus and coronavirus.

Second, what about dog gastroenteritis?

Dogs with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis must be sent to the pet hospital for examination in time, and the symptoms can only be treated after the cause is determined. In particular, attention should be paid to screening infectious diseases such as canine parvosis and coronation, so as to avoid missing the best treatment opportunity after virus infection.

1, strengthen nursing

Move the dog to a quiet, warm and comfortable place to rest. After the dog's vomiting symptoms are relieved, feed a small amount of glucose+probiotics to supplement body fluids and regulate the stomach.

2, clean up the stomach

For acute gastroenteritis caused by overeating or eating foreign bodies by mistake, it is necessary to fast and drink water for a period of time, so that dogs can clean up the foreign bodies in their stomachs, and only after the symptoms are relieved can they feed a small amount of food, so as not to increase the burden on the intestines.

3. Analgesia and antiemesis

For dogs with particularly severe vomiting and diarrhea, they should be sent to the pet hospital for infusion in time to avoid dehydration, and at the same time, they will be given antidiarrheal drugs and antiemetic drugs. If it is inconvenient to go to the hospital, you can consider taking Puxitin, Cimetidine Tablets and Willick Bismuth Carbonate Tablets 1-2 days at home to see if the dog is relieved.

4, anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal

Dogs with gastroenteritis need to use compound amoxicillin powder, metronidazole tablets, neomycin sulfate and other intestinal anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent secondary infection. Pay attention to control the dosage when using, and don't feed too much at a time.

The above is about the symptoms and treatment of acute gastroenteritis in dogs. The incidence of gastroenteritis in dogs is mostly related to daily diet. Pay more attention to the healthy diet of dogs and take precautions. If you have any other questions, you can always consult the online pet doctor.