Toxoplasmosis canine gondii is a worldwide distribution of zoonotic protozoa disease. It is widely present in domestic animals and wild animals. The disease has been reported throughout the country. Acute cases mostly occur in puppies under one year old.
1. The cause of Toxoplasma gondii gondii is Toxoplasma gondii, referred to as Toxoplasma gondii. This disease can be infected through the skin and mucous membranes, or through the placenta.
2. Clinical symptoms of Toxoplasma gondii canis
1. Healthy adult dogs do not develop even if they are infected with Toxoplasma gondii, and most of them are asymptomatic invisible infections.
2. Infections in young and young dogs are more common and have serious symptoms, and there are also fatal cases in adult dogs;
3. Symptoms are similar to canine distemper and infectious hepatitis in dogs, mainly manifested as fever, cough, anorexia, mental depression, weakness, secretions in the eyes and nose, pale mucosa, difficulty breathing, and even severe hemorrhagic diarrhea. A few sick dogs have severe vomiting, followed by paralysis and other neurological symptoms.
4. If pregnant female dogs have miscarriage or premature birth, the baby dogs they have often experience symptoms such as loose stools, difficulty breathing and movement disorders, and blood tests;
5. In the acute phase, red and white blood cells are reduced and neutrophils are increased. Neutrophilopenia and monocyte proliferation are rare. The total number of leukocytes in chronic cases is mainly neutrophils and thrombocytopenia, but there is no tendency to bleeding.
3. Treatment and prevention of Toxoplasma gondii canis
1. For acute infection cases, sulfadiazine (SD), 70 mg per kilogram of body weight, or trimethoprim (TMP), 14 mg per kilogram of body weight, and take orally twice a day for 3-4 days. Because sulfadiazine has a low solubility and is easier to precipitate and crystallize in the urine, it should be combined with an equal amount of sodium bicarbonate and drink water when taken orally.
2. Do not feed raw meat at ordinary times, and prevent dogs from preying on rodents, and prevent cat feces from contaminating feed and drinking water.
4. Special reminder
If there is a pregnant woman at home, it is best to take her dog to check for Toxoplasma gondii before getting pregnant. This is safer.
Generally speaking, ordinary antiperspirants have little effect on Toxoplasma gondii, and injection treatment is better. After treatment, antibodies are produced and they will never get Toxoplasma gondii.
But there is no need to be too nervous. Theoretically speaking, pregnant women are infected with Toxoplasma gondii in the early stages of pregnancy, which will lead to fetal malformations. However, first, the probability of a dog being transmitted to a person is very small, and second, even if it is infected with Toxoplasma gondii, the probability of fetal malformation is very small.
It is recommended that everyone check it, just to make pregnant women safer.