Rhinitis (cold) is a specific protective reaction of a human body and an animal (for example, dogs) on invasion in it of microbes, viruses and other allergens. They irritate a mucous membrane of a nose, causing cold. At dogs the cold can demonstrate presence of various diseases.
Instruction
1. At the majority of animals the nose is main "indicator" of their health. And dogs here – not an exception. Temperature and moisture content of a nose indirectly indicate any given indicators of health of the pet. Their sharp transition from the warm place in cool during the interseasonal period is the main reason for cold at dogs (for example, in the spring and in the fall). One more common cause of dog rhinitis – hit in a nose of the animal some foreign substance irritating a mucous membrane of a nose: dust, smoke, pollen of plants, grass particles, etc.
2. To save the pet from sharp cold, it is necessary to bethink in time. There are several ways of treatment of cold at dogs with its subsequent and timely prevention. The cavity of a nose of the pet needs to be greased several times a day with menthol ointment (1-2%). Besides, for this purpose it is possible to use also specially prepared "medicine": it is necessary to make solution of soda (1%) and tannin. Rhinitis at a dog can be cured, applying powder of tablets of streptocide: it just needs to be blown into a nose of the pet. Only it is necessary to do it accurately.
3. If for some reason rhinitis at a dog was started, and on her nose dry crusts were already formed (as a result of constant allocations), you should not despair and to tear the hair. For a start it is necessary to soften them: for this purpose it is necessary to process several times a day hydrogen peroxide (3%) dry places on a nose then to clean them. That dry crusts did not arise repeatedly, it is necessary to grease okolonozdrevy space of a dog with vaseline.
4. One more way of treatment of cold checked by time at a dog is connected about use of onions. It is necessary to wring out onions before receiving juice then to dunk into it a small piece of cotton wool. This tampon is inserted into nostrils to a dog for 10-15 minutes. That the result of this treatment was successful, it is necessary to repeat the given procedure, unpleasant for a dog, several times a day. It is necessary to fight against the strong allocations going from a nose of a dog, washing it with beet broth.
5. At sharp dog cold the following treatment is performed: the nose of an animal is dug in by Furacilin solution (0.1%) or solution of a maksimidin (0.15%). It is possible to grease nasal passes of the pet with oksolinovy ointment. If at short notice (one week) it was not succeeded to cure cold at the dog, it is necessary to ask for the help the veterinarian. The fact is that this symptom can testify to some serious disease (for example, plague). And it is the best of all to begin treatment of a dog with a campaign to the veterinarian!