Pet Care
PAIN
MANAGEMENT
IN DOGS
By: Sakshi Shukla *
W
hen you bring a new dog
home you soon discover that
there is much to be done to
protect it from nastiness and vulnerability.
They require special care and soon you are
seeking the help of your local veterinarian
for various illnesses and conditions. Puppies
and dogs need to be vaccinated timely.
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For distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and
kennel cough the treatment should start
around six to eight weeks, followed by a
booster at twelve weeks. Veterinaries and
vet nurses are experts in keeping our dog
healthy, so regular visit them. This will add
little more comfort in the short life of our
pooch.
Daily Care
To maintain good health, dogs need more
than just regular veterinary care. Good
nutrition and exercise keeps the body in
motion which reduces the risk of diseases
and maintains a dog’s vital organs.
PAIN
It is shattering to see our dogs in
pain. However, sometimes it is more
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devastating when you can not figure out
whether your dog is in pain or not. Pain
is the physical suffering that is associated
with disease or injury. There are two types
of pains that can have severe affect on
dogs: Acute pain and chronic pain. Acute
pain is the sharp and severe one that usually
appears abruptly. Common cause of it
primary includes
fractures, bowel obstruction, stones in
the bladder, Pain from minor injuries
such as muscle strains which can be acute
as well.