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Top 5 Deadly dog Diseases (Dog health tips)

Top 5 Deadly dog Diseases (Dog health tips)

Top five deadly dog diseases know the signs and symptoms here is the list of the five most common and highly dangerous illnesses in pet world or canines by properly diagnosing their symptoms you can effectively prolong the life of your pet and build a more harmonious and healthy family life all
with your precious pet .

 1- Canine distemper :

This is considered to be the most fatal viral diseases all over the world .
Statistics show that there is approximately 90% probability of death for dogs diagnosed with the canine distemper and 50% chances of non
immunized and non-vaccinated dogs to take tracked this highly deadly disease.

 Symptoms :

- Gasping when sitting alone .
- Respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, coughing and/or labored breathing- Conjunctivitis ,diarrhea ,fever ,vomiting and paralysis seizures .
- progressive deterioration of mental abilities.

 Treatment  : 

There is no known cure for canine distemper although one can offer supportive treatment that includes providing a warm environment and keeping eyes and noses free from any discharges.
 - Provide medications for diarrhea and antibiotics for pneumonia.

Preventive measures

-Vaccination is still the best prevention for canine distemper . since it is known to work even if the animal is exposed to the virus providing the ties efficiently administered within four days to effectively ensure long-lasting community dogs should be providing annual vaccinations canine

2- Parainfluenza  : 
- This type of disease is considered to be one of the highly contagious respiratory canine illnesses and largely contributes to the possibility of contracting uppers respiratory diseases and infectious trachea .

- Symptoms :

 This particular disease show mimics kennel coughing symptoms
- Does in some cases the virus are often mistaken as such 1021 days of coughing despite antibiotic treatments 
- Purulent nasal discharges .
-Low-grade fever.
- Pneumonia.
- Increased respiratory effort and rate.
- Possible consolidation of lung lobes .

- Treatment  :

As majority of the viral infections treatment is largely considered as supportive treatment:

- Proper nutrition and providing a clean environment considerably help dogs kick
up their immune system.
- In response to the virus a broad-spectrum bacterial antimicrobial prescription can help.
- Relieve nasal discharges along with hydration through intravenous fluids.

- Prevention and control  :

-Although no vaccine has been introduced towards of k9 para influenza dog owners can adeptly prevent the infection of such diseases
by taking in security precautions.

3- Infectious canine hepatitis  : 

k9 hepatitis is a liver condition that can also
affect other major internal organs caused by canine adenovirus type 1 .This particular viruses can actually be found worldwide. 

- Unvaccinated dogs are more at risk with contracting infectious canine hepatitis and are
known to be more prevalent with puppies
less than 1 year of age.

 Symptoms :

- The primary target of the virus are the tonsils and the larynx that cause a sore throat ,mild coughing and pneumonia as the virus enters the blood streams more prominent symptoms can be noticed such as cloudy cornea or hot is more commonly known as hepatitis.

- Blue eyes in severe cases .
- The liver and kidneys starts to fail.
- Dogs experiences seizures and limiting belong with diarrhea an extreme thirst.

Treatment and prevention :

- Like other aforementioned canine diseases they're very actually no specific treatments for canine hepatitis and only intravenous fluids and supportive treatment are recommended.

4- RABIES : 
- Of all the introduced canine diseases one of the most feared is the rabies as the virus attacks the brain of the dog and is know to be highly fatal .
This disease can also be transmitted to humans and other animals .

Symptoms :

- After contact with virus the dog goes through
several stages . 
There are some reported cases of bitten dogs that have not shown any symptoms but can possibly be a lifelong carrier .

The incubation period is between three to eight weeks and the infected dog shows the following symptoms  :
apprehension , anxiety ,fever ,irritability , erratic behavior and labored breathing.

-Treatment : 

Failure treatment there are no known treatment for rabies and if the virus has
reached sever stages death is imminent even in humans however post-exposure treatment will include one shot of rabies and na globulin and five dozen rabies vaccines.

5 - Canine Parvovirus :

canine parvovirus this is a highly contagious viral disease that afflicts dogs of all ages but is known to be especially deadly in puppy since it
often leads to death within 48 72 hours of exposure symptoms there have been some are cases where dogs may have parvo virus but knows and outwardly no sign of telltale symptoms on the onset however after some time more often that not dogs are known to display noticeable and alarming symptoms such as difficulty in breathing extreme depression ,
unwillingness to nurse , irregular heartbeat vomiting , loss of appetite and diarrhea 

Treatment : 

The primary key in the treatment of parvo virus is maintaining as much as possible the
natural body composition at the same time preventing bacterial infection since this is essentially a virus there is no cure however in the early stages fluid therapy would be the most important factor and treat engine infected dogs .
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