Check dachshunds from time to time to avoid diseases. What disease does dachshund get easily?
1. Disc herniation
There is an intervertebral disc called intervertebral disc between the movable vertebrae. When the dog is old, injured or oppressed by external force, the lubricating fluid of the intervertebral disc will be reduced, and the flexibility of the spine will be reduced, resulting in the nucleus pulposus passing through the intervertebral disc and producing the "intervertebral disc". Hernia. "This disease can cause dogs to have symptoms such as poor walking, unable to lift their heads, paralyzed feet, inability to move, and difficulty urinating. Avoiding overweight, jumping up and down, climbing stairs and other reasons can avoid or delay the occurrence of intervertebral disc herniation.
tinea
This is a skin disease that short-haired dachshunds often suffer from. It's a round red mark. It's a fungal skin disease. These fungi attack hair follicles, causing them to rupture, die and fall off, making the skin look like cigarette butts. Some dachshunds have been fighting this disease all their lives.
3. Cataract
Cataract is a disease in which the lens of the eye is turbid for some reason, resulting in impaired vision; There are two kinds: congenital inheritance and acquired. The most effective solution is to remove the diseased lens by surgery, but surgery, like taking off dirty glasses, will lead to poor vision because of inaccurate focusing. In addition, if you have a non-traumatic cataract when you are young (for example, 4-5 years old), it is probably hereditary.
4. epilepsy
Epilepsy, commonly known as epilepsy, is a symptom caused by abnormal discharge of brain nerve. It usually returns to normal within 2-4 minutes after the attack. Generally speaking, dogs with hereditary epilepsy can only take drugs for a long time to suppress the onset of symptoms.
5. Progressive retinal atrophy
This is a disease in which the retina contracts slowly and eventually leads to blindness. This is a genetic disease. At first, the disease will be like night blindness, and eventually it will even affect daytime vision.
6. Corneal malnutrition
This is a hereditary corneal disease, which will produce white or gray crystals or metallic opaque substances on the cornea, affecting vision. The disease is divided into acute and chronic.
7. Unexplained local depilation
Unexplained part of hair loss often occurs at the root of the ear, behind the ear, abdomen, thighs and other parts, and the affected area will be sparse, sheared, hair sparse, or completely bald.
8. Diabetes
The most common cause of diabetes in dachshunds is obesity. Dogs that eat too much but lose weight are one of the early warning signs of diabetes. Besides injecting insulin, avoiding overeating and increasing exercise can also prevent diabetes.
9. Respiratory allergic reaction
Dachshunds often make snoring-like sounds after extreme excitement, exercise or sudden changes in temperature difference, and generally return to normal after 10 seconds. If it occurs frequently or for a long time, you need to see a doctor, because it is not a simple respiratory allergic reaction, but may be tracheal collapse or asthma.