What should I do if my dog gets CCV canine coronavirus?

It is well known that canine distemper, canine parvovirus and canine coronavirus are the three infectious diseases that cause the highest mortality rate in puppies. However, among these three diseases, canine coronavirus disease is the most likely to be misdiagnosed and delayed in treatment, so this article will systematically explain the things about canine coronavirus disease!

What is canine coronavirus?This is a contagious gastrointestinal disease that can cause dogs to develop gastroenteritis symptoms ranging from mild to severe. The most typical symptoms are:
• Frequent vomiting
• diarrhea
• gloomy
• anorexia

Even if the clinical symptoms disappear, it can still relapse 14 to 21 days later, making it a more harmful infectious disease.When adult dogs are infected, symptoms are generally mild and may heal on their own; however, puppies are more dangerous when infected. If mixed infections or secondary infections with canine parvovirus occur, the mortality rate can be as high as over 90%.

What are the causes of coronavirus infection?
• Climate change: During the period when the temperature drops sharply during the change of seasons, if the dog does not do a good job of keeping warm, it is easy to catch a cold, reduce immunity, and induce canine coronary syndrome.
• Poor feeding habits: Dogs do not feel full. If the dog owner does not control the dog’s intake and blindly feeds the little guy, the dog’s gastrointestinal tract will be damaged, unable to fully absorb food nutrients, and it will be difficult to improve immunity. force. In addition, feeding dogs some human food will put a certain burden on the little guy’s gastrointestinal tract, and will also lead to a decrease in immunity, allowing the coronavirus to take advantage of it.
• Poor feeding conditions: Excessive feeding density, poor feeding hygiene conditions, sudden changes in feeding and management conditions such as weaning, litter division, and transportation will increase the chance of infection and clinical disease.

 



 

If you feel that your dog has the above symptoms, I would recommend that you use the Canine Coronavirus Rapid Test Kit to conduct a simple test on the dog at home. If it is positive, then take the dog to the hospital for medical treatment.So，what is the Canine Coronavirus Rapid Test Kit？

Canine coronavirus antibody detection kit is used to detect canine coronavirus antibodies in the blood of dogs, cats and other animals, and can be used to assist the diagnosis of canine coronavirus antibodies.it has many benefits and allows you to know the answer quickly and easily

• Easy handling, no instrument required.
• Results at 15 minutes.
• Results are clearly visible and reliable.
• High Accuracy.
• Room temperature storage.  

 

Test Procedure

• Bring all materials, including specimen and test device, recover to 15-25ºC before running the assay.
• Remove the test device from the foil pouch and place it horizontally.
• Using the disposable dropper, place 1 drop of sample into sample hole "S" of the test device. Immediately place 2 drops of assay buffer into the sample hole.
• Interpret the result in 10-15 minutes. Result after 15 minutes is considered as invalid.

 



 

what should you do？

Like most viral diseases, there is no specific treatment for canine coronavirus. For dogs with simple CCV infection, symptomatic treatment is mainly used, including anti-inflammation, anti-vomiting, anti-diarrhea, rehydration, and increased nutrition. In order to correct the electrolyte balance as soon as possible, intravenous infusion of compound sodium chloride solution can be used and gastrointestinal mucosal protective agents such as sucralfate tablets and subcarbic acid secretion can be given. For dogs with severe diarrhea, 500-1000 mg of Mommy's Love can be taken orally 2 to 3 times a day.As dog owners, the most important thing for us is to follow the doctor’s advice and cooperate with the pet doctor’s treatment. Especially after the dog’s symptoms improve, we should not stop taking the medication lightly, because some dogs will relapse about half a month after the symptoms disappear.