As the weather gets colder, what should I do if the bordersheepdog catches a cold? Hair blow-dry or wipe dry, etc. It is easy to cause a cold in a border collie. In fact, a cold in a border collie is a very normal thing. Just like a cold in us, if you understand some health knowledge of border collies and the symptoms of a cold, the cold in a border collie is very easy to treat. . Let's learn together!

What to do if the border collie catches a cold?

1. The border collie takes cold granules and eats some Banlangen or Xiao Bupleurum or Xiaoergan granules or antiviral granules, 1 packet a day, 1 packet divided into 3 times. 1 time is 1/3.

2. Various oral liquids for border collie anti-cold virus, 1 bottle a day, 2 times a day.

3. The border collie is given oral amoxicillin, 10 to 20 mg/kg, 2 to 3 times a day for a week.

4. Take dogs cold medicine. For example: Bei Jianning, Mei Bei.

5. The normal body temperature of border collies does not exceed 39 ℃, and antipyretic analgesics can be used when the body temperature of dogs with colds exceeds 40 ℃ and chills occur. The more commonly used Antongding is subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of 0.5 to 2 ml according to the size of the individual. This drug should not be used in excess, otherwise it is easy to cause collapse. Traditional Chinese medicine can be used Bupleurum injection, the effect is good, and the side effects are small. There is no need to inject antipyretics for sick dogs whose body temperature does not rise much. Oral human cold medicine can be used, and the dose is one-fourth to one-half of the dose. For dogs with a lot of nasal discharge, shaking their heads and sneezing, they can inject about 0.5 ml of chlorpheniramine subcutaneously. For dogs with coarse breath sounds, blistering sounds, or a severe cough, 2 to 5 mg of dexamethasone can be injected intramuscularly.

6. Penicillin for border collies, 400,000-800,000 units intramuscularly, twice a day, other antibacterial drugs such as kanamycin, cephalosporin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin Floxacin can be used, but it is best to use injections, which have high efficacy and are not as easy to cause vomiting as oral antibiotics.

7. Move the sick border collie to a warm and windproof kennel, and strengthen nutrition and feed it with easy-to-digest thin food. Severe cases should be treated with infusion, and 10% glucose solution can be added to penicillin, dexamethasone, and vitamin c for intravenous infusion. It should be noted that there are many kinds of cold medicines for human use, and their effects are different. Before using them for border collies, you must read the analysis instructions carefully and prescribe the right medicine.