Clinical Symptoms of Leptospirosis

Clinical symptom 

• Sudden fever, decreased appetite, vomiting, sometimes accompanied by diarrhea in the early days.
• Eyes look glassy and watery, sometimes at the corner ofthe eyes look yellow liquid.
• Weak, thin, sometimes appeared on the tongue and mouth ulcers.
• His mouth smelled of ammonia, sometimes coughing.
• When pressed a little waist area so the dog would cry because they feel sick, directly or biting.
• Body slightly bent, back arched, hold the position of pain.
• Fur looks dull, the mucous membranes of the mouth, eyes, and skin all over the body is yellow.
• Dung and urine brownish yellow and foamy, frothy and sometimes a bit thick sometimes bloody.
• Stagger, dehydration (loss of body fluids), seizures and death terminated.

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Prevention

• Vaccination as early as possible.
• Program providing regular worming 2-3 months.
• Avoid places to eat and drink contaminated urine of dogs, cats and rats.
• Eradication of ticks as carriers of the bacteria leptospirosis.
• Sanitation cage regularly.
• Excrement and urine in the cage should be removed and cleaned every day to reduce the risk of disease transmission.
• Dogs suspected of suffering from pain should be quarantined.
• The dog should be quarantined new arrivals included in group cages before long.
• Dogs who are recovering from illness should be quarantined several months so as not to be a source of new infections.
• The provision of nutritious food, fresh meat, vitamins and minerals.
• Dining and drinking should be cleaned every day.
• Leptospirosis can be transmitted to humans. There must be no cuts in contact with animal excrement and urine.

Leptospirosis Treatment Tips

• To kill the leptospira bacteria can be given high doses of Ampicillin, Penicillin or Rifampicin or injected with Ampicillin.
• Dogs with diarrhea can be diarrhea medication.
• Dogs that dehydration can be given fluids through an intravenous infusion.
• Provide high nutritional vitamins and minerals and taste.
• Give ginger, turmeric and palm sugar to help the healing.
• Sick dog can be immediately taken to the nearest vet for his safety.