Encephalitis in dogs is an inflammatory disease that affects the brain. It is caused by infection, can be of an infectious-allergic nature. Encephalitis in dogs can be primary - implanted, resulting in the entry of the virus of plague , rabies , bacteria, and secondary - developed due to complications after infectious diseases, injuries, bacteremia.
Depending on the causes of encephalitis in the dog, the first signs of its appearance may vary, but some of them are characteristic for any type of disease. In the animal, due to damage to the brain of the head, as well as the spinal cord, the sensitivity of the body and limbs may be impaired, the dog loses coordination of movements, especially during walking. Tremor, cramping of the neck, apathy, loss of interest in everything that is happening around can also occur.
Symptoms of encephalitis found in a dog should be confirmed with a full clinical examination, one visual observation by a veterinarian does not allow you to make a diagnosis and prescribe a treatment. Only different blood tests, radiographic studies, magnetic resonance therapy can detect encephalitis and provide an adequate course of treatment.
If the disease is bacterial, a course of antibiotics intravenously, such as Perfloxacin, Ceftazidime, Meronem, is prescribed. In the complex, focusing on the symptomatology, neurological preparations may be prescribed, and also, reducing intracranial pressure, dosage is very important here, so the treatment should be performed by a specialist.
Signs of tick-borne encephalitis in dogs
Tick-borne encephalitis in dogs or pyroplasmosis is a fast-flowing disease, in the absence of emergency treatment, the mortality rate is very high. Even a novice, inexperienced dog breeder should know how encephalitis manifests in dogs, and be able to provide urgent and effective help.
Signs of tick-borne encephalitis are manifested by increasing, from the onset of the disease to the serious stage is from 12 to 24 hours. The first alarm signals are similar to the signs of mild indisposition, they are expressed in refusal of food, loss of balance when walking, weakness in the paws, but the most serious and accurate sign of tick-borne encephalitis is brown, brown, greenish-black urine.
The common drugs used to treat tick-borne encephalitis are Piro-Stop, Azidin-Vet, Veriben, while supporting therapy of the liver, kidneys and, if necessary, the heart, should be performed with the treatment.