Summer is relatively hot. Parents who raise pets should pay attention to preventing heat and cooling the dogs. In a very hot environment, their temper may become manic and uneasy, and may also hurt family members. Parents should also learn some meth...
Summer is relatively hot. Parents who raise pets should pay attention to preventing heat and cooling the dogs. In a very hot environment, their temper may become manic and uneasy, and may also hurt family members. Parents should also learn some methods to treat wounds, and it is best to go to the hospital for treatment under the advice of a doctor.
"My puppy has always been very well-behaved. For some reason, I suddenly had a very strong temper. When I was playing with it, I actually bit my hand through the skin." Recently, Ms. Yan, who came to the rabies prevention and treatment clinic of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said helplessly. Ying Liang, head of the Disease Communication Section of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that as the temperature gradually rises recently, pets such as cats and dogs, who are usually well-behaved, have become more and more manic and frequently attack people. At present, Hong Kong City has entered the peak period of cats and dogs being scratched and bitten. According to statistics, since June, the number of bites by cats and dogs has increased significantly. In June alone, about 5,200 people were bitten by dogs, cats, etc., and the number in July is expected to be more than in June. To this end, disease control experts remind that citizens should pay attention to preventing rabies when going out. Whether they are bitten by stray dogs or pet dogs, they must be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Rabies is an infectious disease caused by rabies virus infecting people. Its mortality rate is almost 100%, and it is the highest infectious disease with the highest mortality rate in humans so far. Typical symptoms of rabies are fever, headache, fear of water, wind, limb twitching, throat muscle spasm, tight teeth, etc. In summer, animals such as cats and dogs are unstable, and people wear less clothes, so the chance of being bitten and scratched increases. Once injured by animals carrying rabies viruses, they are prone to rabies.
"To avoid rabies, domestic pets are best vaccinated." Ying Liang reminds that you should try to avoid close contact with dogs and cats, especially not provoking street stray dogs, and do not touch them with your hands or kick them with your feet. Don't adopt stray dogs, cats and other animals of unknown origin just because you like small animals. People who have pets at home should try to wear trousers when they are with pets, not shorts or skirts, to avoid accidentally scratching or scratching the skin.
Mr. Gong, a citizen with more than ten years of experience in raising dogs, said that pets should not be kept at home in summer, so they should bathe more and take them out for a walk. When it is hot, they should eat more vegetarian food and drink more water, which is beneficial to the dog's emotional peace. Citizens must tie a rope when taking their dogs out, and large dogs must also wear mouth covers.
How to deal with scratches and bites of cats and dogs?
Municipal disease control experts introduced that first, wound treatment should be done, and the earlier the local wound treatment, the better. Clean thoroughly with 20% soapy water (or other weakly alkaline detergent) and a certain pressure of running water, rinse for at least 15 minutes to avoid residual soapy water or detergent in the wound. After thorough rinsing, apply 2% to 3% iodine (iodovo) or 75% alcohol to the wound.
If the wound allows, sutures should be avoided as much as possible, and no bandages should be allowed. Breathable dressings should be used to cover the wound surface. If the wound is deep and the pollution is severe, anti-tetanus treatment and antibiotics should be treated as appropriate to control other infections other than the rabies virus.
Finally, rabies vaccine should be vaccinated in time. If the injury is serious, rabies immunoglobulin should be infiltrated into the muscles around the wound. It is necessary to remind everyone that once a cat or dog bites, even if there is no bleeding, you should get rabies vaccine as soon as possible.
