Alaska sled dog (detail introduction)
Hydog postpartum hypocalcemia is also known as postpartum epilepsy, postpartum epilepsy or postpartum spasm. This disease mostly occurs on the female dog with a small number of babies with a small number of babies. This is a severe metabolic disease characterized by muscle spasm caused by hypotonal calcium and motor nerves.
1. Cause
In the middle of pregnancy, the feeding dog food lacks calcium food and vitamin D. In the pregnancy stage, with the development of the fetus, the calcium of the mother's body was used in large quantities during the formation of the bone marrow. During the breastfeeding stage, a large amount of calcium in the blood entered the milk of the mother's body, which greatly exceeded the compensation of the mother's body, which increased the muscle excitement and the symptoms of systemic muscle spasm. Therefore, it is recommended to choose professional pregnancy, lactation, and weaning puppies during pregnancy. It is rich in calcium and vitamin D, which can effectively supplement the loss of calcium and vitamin D for pregnancy breast lactation. So as to prevent postpartum hypocalcemia. For example, San Tai milk cake grain, and peptide energy full nutritional formula food.
2. According to the severe acuteness and length of the disease, it is divided into two types: acute and chronic
1. Site
The sick dog staged in the early stage, the limbs were uncoordinated, the limbs were stiff, and the hind limbs were particularly obvious. Expression, mandatory spasm of the whole body. Standing unstable, then fell to the ground, the limbs were swimming, and the corners of the mouth and facial muscles were spasm. Severe screaming, the whole body muscles are twitching, the head is leaning backwards, the body temperature rises, and the pulse is accelerated. The breathing was rapid, the eyeballs flipped up and down, the mouth continued to open and closed, and even bite the tongue. The amount of saliva secretion increased significantly. There were white foam or drooling at the corner of the mouth.
2. Chronic
Some sick dogs are weak, unstable, difficult to stand, shortness of breath, drooling. Some muscles trembling slightly, panting, loss of appetite, and drowsiness; some are accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea symptoms.