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Adult male Belgian Malinois dogs are susceptible to prostatitis. Prostatitis is generally caused by bacteria and is divided into two types: acute and chronic. When the disease is discovered, seek medical attention immediately. , long-term chronic disease can cause complications such as: prostate enlargement, prostate cysts and prostate cancer.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Acute prostatitis has clinical symptoms that are easy to diagnose and treat. Such as elevated body temperature, depressed energy, and loss of appetite. Because of the pain, he walks slowly and his gait is restricted. There were also symptoms of constipation and tenesmus. By palpation of the rectum and abdomen, one can feel enlargement and tenderness of the prostate gland. If there is a prostate abscess, there will be a sense of shaking, and semen cannot be collected. Dogs with prostate abscess appear to have difficulty urinating or have difficulty urinating. Chronic prostatitis rarely has obvious clinical symptoms. Often when the dog urinates for the first time in the morning, the owner may find blood or pus near its bed and come to the doctor. By palpating the rectum and abdomen, one can feel that the volume of the prostate gland is symmetrical or asymmetrically enlarged, and there is no pain. Depending on the course of the disease, its quality ranges from brittle and hard to tender to shaky. In the acute phase, white blood cells increase in dogs. Bacterial culture of fluid and semen can help with diagnosis and treatment. X-ray photography and B-ultrasound examination showed that the size of the prostate gland had increased. In the case of prostate abscess, B-ultrasound examination shows restricted fluid dark areas.
Prevention and treatment methods
First empty the bladder, massage the prostate gland through the rectum, collect the prostate fluid for culture and drug sensitivity test, in order to choose antibiotics, and cooperate with each other at the same time Antipyretic, analgesic, laxative, urinary catheterization, etc. are provided for symptomatic treatment. For prostate abscesses, when the above methods fail, surgery should be performed to drain the pus and perform external fistula surgery. When Belgian Malinois dogs have no bowel movements for drug sensitivity testing, trimethoprim, oleandromycin and erythromycin can be used. Because their concentration in the prostate is several times higher than that in plasma, they are beneficial to the regulation of disease. When using erythromycin, the total daily dose is 10mg/450g body weight, divided into 3 doses, one dose every 8 hours. At the same time, sodium bicarbonate is given at a daily dose of 0.2 to 0.3 mg/450g body weight, and chloramphenicol can also be used. The dose is 25 mg/450g body weight, divided into 3 oral doses, one dose every 8 hours. Adjust with antibiotics. A course of treatment should last for at least 2 weeks. Five days after stopping the drug, semen was collected for microbial culture.Test once a month, and the test results are negative for at least 2 consecutive months before it can be considered cured. Clinical experience shows that castration can promote recovery from the original disease. If you find that your dog has been unable to urinate for a long time, or has blood or pus in its urine, the owner must not ignore it and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
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