You must know how important it is to your physical health once a year. Every year, it is also important to conduct a comprehensive physical examination on your pet to ensure the health of your pet. As good friends with humans, dogs have not received...
You must know how important it is to your physical health once a year. Every year, it is also important to conduct a comprehensive physical examination on your pet to ensure the health of your pet. As good friends with humans, dogs have not received equal attention in their health issues, which has led to various diseases and even posed a huge threat to their owner's health. Therefore, it is very important to take a dog to have a physical examination regularly.
However, the domestic pet industry is not perfect, the conditions of pet hospitals are uneven, and the phenomenon of random charges is serious. For the health of pets, physical examinations are essential, but they cannot be spent in vain. Therefore, it is very important to understand the routine items of pet physical examinations. During the physical examination, it is enough to choose the following tests, so don’t be fooled again!
1. Adult dog physical examination items
1. Routine examination: This is the most common examination, mainly to understand the basic condition of the dog, including checking the facial features and inside the mouth, hairy health, skin health, heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and body temperature. The routine examination of dogs is very similar to that of humans. They are all basic observation, hearing, questioning and touching. In the examination of appearance and physical signs and daily status, observe whether there are any abnormalities. Dogs of any age need to check this item. The fee: about 50 yuan (doctor's medical fee).
2. Blood test: It is mainly routine blood tests. Blood test is one of the health tests after basic science tests, which can detect whether various cell values in the blood are normal. Whole blood cell count CBC (the ratio of red and white blood cells, used to determine whether the body has anemia, bacterial and viral infection, parasitic infection, etc.). Blood biochemical examination (used to determine whether there are functional abnormalities in the internal organs of the body, such as the liver, kidney, pancreas, etc., and whether there are abnormalities in the ions, blood sugar, total blood lipid proteins, etc. in the blood). Charge: about 300 yuan.
3. Fecal examination: The main purpose of this type of examination is to determine whether the dog suffers from gastrointestinal bacterial disorders, infection with parasites or digestive disorders. If the dog usually eats a normal diet and has not experienced indigestion, this item can be checked at its discretion. Charge: about 80 yuan.
4. X-ray: The dog's internal organs and bones can be checked through imaging. Charge: Determined based on the specific body shape and body part of the dog, generally 2 films are required, ranging from about 160 to 240 yuan.
5. Ultrasound examination: From an imaging perspective, check whether the dog's internal organs have morphological changes and functional abnormalities, such as whether the closure of the heart valve is normal, whether the density and size of organs such as liver, kidneys, spleen and other organs in the abdominal cavity are normal, whether there are foreign bodies in the intestines, bladder thickness, filling degree and stones. Charge: about 300 yuan.
6. Urine examination: The main purpose is to promptly determine whether the dog's urinary system is infected, stones, or what are the poisoning conditions in the body. This item can be performed during a B-ultrasound, bladder puncture, and urine can be extracted for urine test. Charge: about 100 yuan.
For dogs of different age groups, the items of inspection are slightly different and the focus is also different.
2. Young dogs (dogs under 1 year old)
advocated examinations including routine examinations, whole blood count CBC, rapid infectious disease testing, fecal examinations and X-ray examinations.
1. Whole blood count CBC: Because young dogs are more likely to have parasite problems, immune deficiency problems, and respiratory and digestive tract infections, blood tests can detect whether anemia or bacteria are infected.
2. Common infectious disease examinations. For young dogs, viral infectious diseases are very lethal and very high. If you are a dog that is just starting to raise, it is recommended to conduct rapid tests and checks for infectious diseases. Common dog infectious diseases include dog distemper, small and so on.
3. Fecal examination: Parasite infections in young dogs are very common and are prone to indigestion and bacterial infections. Therefore, fecal examination can help you find out whether the dog is infected with parasites and what kind of parasites it is infected with.
4. X-ray: For different breeds of young dogs, you can do some corresponding bone examinations to see if there are congenital defects of certain specific breeds. For example, VIPs and Chihuahuas are prone to knee dysplasia. Large dogs such as German shepherd and golden retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia, which must be diagnosed through a doctor's palpation and X-ray. If there is no abnormality in the examination, young dogs should undergo complete vaccine injections, regular internal and external deworming, and eat high-quality young dog food as soon as possible.
3. Elderly dogs (dogs over 7 years old)
In addition to exams for adult dogs, X-ray examination focuses on degenerative changes in the bones, especially small and medium-sized dogs, such as Xi Shi and Peking dogs, there are often problems with disc herniation. The ultrasound can check the heart and lung function, whether there is any tumor in the internal organs, etc. It is recommended to have a physical examination every six months.
