The dog's illness is the owner's greatest concern. What is the cause of dog cramps? What are the precautions?

Symptoms of dog cramps: falling, chewing, stiff body and paddling on all fours. Spontaneous convulsions usually last for half a minute. Dogs are conscious, but they don't respond. When the attack is mild, the whole body will be stiff in a short time, but there will be no confusion.

? Dog cramp symptoms

When you fall, your mouth creaks, your body is stiff, and your limbs are paddling (swimming). Spontaneous convulsions usually last for half a minute. Dogs are conscious, but they don't respond. Often accompanied by urinary incontinence, the attack is mild, and the whole body is stiff in a short time, but there will be no confusion. Urinary incontinence and drooling are also common.

? Treatment of dog cramp symptoms

First of all, don't touch the dog's body, and quickly remove the items next to it at the first time, so as not to accidentally bump into other things when the dog cramps.

Second, make sure the dog's breathing is normal. After the dog calms down, take off the dog's collar and collar quickly, send it to the animal hospital quickly, and describe the process and phenomenon of dog convulsion to the veterinarian in detail.

? Causes of dog cramps

1. Epilepsy and seizures caused by epilepsy are the most common. If it is caused by epilepsy, we will prescribe some antiepileptic drugs for dogs and treat them with a small amount of phenytoin sodium. Epilepsy is caused by the destruction of the central nervous system, which makes the masseter muscle vibrate rhythmically and regularly, resulting in paroxysmal spasm. In severe cases, there will be loss of consciousness, foaming at the mouth, severe convulsions and uncontrollable defecation.

2. Nervous system diseases

The common diseases that cause dog cramps may be canine distemper, concussion, epilepsy, poisoning, uremia, puerperal fever and so on. Or nervous system diseases such as congenital brain dysplasia and epilepsy in dogs can cause cramps in dogs. Epilepsy is a hereditary disease, the onset time is not limited to any age, and it is an incurable disease.

3. Congenital brain injury and acquired brain injury, meningitis, hydrocephalus, cerebrovascular disease, craniocerebral injury and hypoxemia can all lead to epilepsy.

4. Calcium deficiency

Malnutrition, keeping a dog is very important to people. They didn't pay special attention to supplementing calcium and vitamins to dogs. They lack understanding of this problem. The body uses calcium to suppress the overexcited nervous system, especially when the dog is pregnant. It may cause convulsions. At the same time, malnutrition and vitamin B deficiency in dogs can also lead to dehydration, unwillingness to eat, cardiac insufficiency, and lead to systemic convulsions and death. This disease is similar to canine distemper, but it is not canine distemper.

be afraid

Some dogs are suddenly frightened, which will cause convulsions and become extremely sensitive and emotional. This requires medication and the spiritual comfort and companionship of the owner.

6. Sudden nervous movements

Especially in the state of local muscle fatigue, if you do strenuous exercise or do some sudden tension and exertion, it is more likely to cause muscle spasm. When a cramp occurs, simply pulling the cramped muscle in the opposite direction can usually relieve the cramp.

7. Excessive electrolyte loss

Excessive sweating during exercise, especially after long-term strenuous exercise or high-temperature season exercise, will lead to a large loss of electrolytes with sweat. Excessive electrolyte loss will increase muscle excitability and lead to muscle spasm.

? Preventive measures of dog cramp

(1) Don't touch the dog with your hands during and after the cramp 15 minutes.

(2) Never pull the dog's tongue unless you pull it deeply into your mouth.

(3) Don't feed the dog with food or water during the attack.

(4) Unless there are recurrent attacks, it is generally not life-threatening.

(5) However, no matter whether it recurs or not, regardless of the duration of the attack, the spasm should be reported to the veterinarian.

(6) If it recurs within 2 hours, you should see a veterinarian at any time.