Spring is a high epidemic period, which is not only for people, but also for pets such as cats and dogs. Parents who raise cats and dogs should pay attention to their own pets recently and prevent epidemics. In fact, when parents first receive their pets, it is best to go to the pet hospital for examination and work with the doctor to develop a long-term plan for their pets for vaccination, deworming and regular health care examinations, so that it is more convenient for parents to grasp the physical condition of their pets. So, what items are included in regular health care examinations for cats and dogs?
Regular health care examinations for dogs and cats are performed 1-2 times a year, generally including the following content:
Inquiry content. Including daily feeding and management, food feeding, growth and development, weight, vaccine epidemic prevention and injection, deworming and other contact situations of dogs and cats, etc.
Overall inspection. Including mental state, standing posture, exercise, body temperature, breathing and pulse, etc.
Eyes. The eyes of normal dogs and cats should be bright, without secretions, and without tumors on their eyelids. If there is any secretion, you can dip cotton in warm water and wash it.
ear. The ears of regular dogs and cats are clean and free of secretions or odors. If there are wax secretions in the ears, you can dip a cotton swab in warm water. It is best to dip the ear drops and clean it up. When there is parasitic ear wax in the ear, black secretions are produced and a veterinarian needs to be treated. Some breeds of dogs, such as cats, dogs, and setters, have hair growing in their ears and need to be cut off regularly. The owner must pay attention to and treat ear disease in a timely manner.
nose. The nose of normal dogs and cats is clean and moist, without any damage, and there is no secretion in the nostrils.
oral cavity. Open the mouth of the dog and cat, and the normal teeth are pink. Check whether there are any abnormalities in the teeth of dogs and cats and whether there are dentifritic stones on the teeth. Generally, check and remove dentifritic stones once every six months or a year. Check for damage to the lips, etc.
Skin and hair. Use your hands to stroke the hair all over the body to check the skin for damage, tumors, lumps and parasites of crickets. Flip through the hair and check for fleas or lice parasites, for dandruff or dirt.
Legs, toes and tail. Check whether there are abnormal swollen joints and toes in the limbs, whether the claws are too long, whether they grow into the flesh, whether there are foreign objects between the toes, and the tail condition.
Anal. Check for infection and swelling of the anus and anal glands, and whether there are tapeworm sections on the anus.
Reproductive organs. Check whether there is swelling and secretions in the vagina of the female dog and cat, and whether there are lumps in the breasts. Check whether there are 2 male dogs and cats, whether there are any abnormalities in the texture, and whether there are any abnormalities in the foreskin or secretions.
Abdominal palpation. Palpate the gastrointestinal tract for foreign bodies or tumors, liver, kidney and other organs with enlargement and texture changes.