Lock – a disease which is most widespread among pets, especially among inactive and elderly dogs. The delay of depletion of thick department of intestines arises for a number of reasons. Having found out them, you will be able to help the pet.
The lock at an animal can result from violation of defecation at hit in intestines of lumps of wool. It occurs when dogs lick the wool during the periods of its active loss. Also violations in work of intestines happen at a helminthic invasion when the quantity of parasites is so high that they close a gleam. Sometimes to a dog does not get damp forages or she is overfed, and it can cause lock too. Injuries of an abdominal cavity, a disease of kidneys and a liver, orthopedic problems, stagnation of a secretion of paraanal glands and diseases of a prostate (at dogs) can also become causes of illness.
At symptomatic therapy (in lack of contraindications) the dog can give an enema. However it is necessary to consult with the veterinarian. He will help to calculate the necessary amount of water for this procedure suitable weight category of your dog. If the effect does not follow, use laxative medicines: salt (sulfates of magnesium and sodium), synthetic (bisakodit, purgen), oil (olive and sunflower oils).Also apply the means capable to soften stool: medicines of lactulose and vaseline oil. Give it to an animal at the first signs of a lock (on kilogram of weight – 1.5 ml of oil). If the lock is caused by stagnation of stool, enter oil into a rectum. Will help to remove spasms of smooth muscles No-Spa and paranefralny novokainovy blockade. In the absence of appetite within several days and appearance of vomiting to a dog infusional therapy (droppers) is appointed. It will help at fight against organism dehydration. In rare instances if a difficult situation, resort to removal of contents of a large intestine in the surgical way. It is necessary to pay special attention to food of a dog. Do not give a bone, supplement food with dairy and vegetable products. Walk a dog more often, allowing it to move more.