Needle bleeding in dogs seems uncommon, but once it occurs, the reason is not as simple as getting angry. A sudden nosebleed from a dog means that its nose or respiratory tract is seriously injured, and in severe cases it can even be fatal. Previous...
Needle bleeding in dogs seems uncommon, but once it occurs, the reason is not as simple as getting angry. A sudden nosebleed from a dog means that its nose or respiratory tract is seriously injured, and in severe cases it can even be fatal. Previously, a netizen's 2-year-old Chow Chow suddenly had a nosebleed. Not long after, he went into shock immediately. After examination, he found that the dog had a malignant spleen vascular tumor ruptured, and the dog was unable to rescue it in the end. But the reason for the dog's nosebleed is more than that. If the dog suddenly has a nosebleed, what should the owner deal with it?
1. Why do dogs have nosebleeds?
The most common causes of sudden nosebleeds in dogs are nose trauma, ruptured nasal mucosa and upper respiratory tract infection. If your dog's nose has been impacted recently, such as falling, a car accident, or a dog's nasal inflammation due to chronic infection, you can see bleeding from one of the dog's nostrils. In rare cases, foreign objects will also bleed when entering the dog's nasal cavity, such as grass, plant seeds, etc. Whenever dogs go to a new environment, they like to smell it with their noses, but if there are poisonous items like rat killers, the dog is likely to suck into the nose, and nosebleeds are one of the signs of poisoning.
Nose bleeding in a dog is a sign of a serious illness. If the owner fails to deal with it in time, it will cause the dog.
If the dog has a long-term nosebleed, it may be caused by hypertension, dental diseases, fungal infection of the nose, tumors in the nose, coagulation dysfunction, imbalance in the blood protein level, and parasitic infection. When a dog suffers from a dental disease or nose tumor, only one nostril is bleeding, while coagulation disorders and fungal infections will cause bleeding in both nostrils. Finally, nosebleeds may also be caused by congenital coagulation or autoimmune diseases, but these diseases are relatively rare, among which Doberman is the breed with the highest incidence of congenital coagulation. When the owner has no way to make a judgment on his own, finally consult a pet doctor.
2. What should the owner do if the dog has a nosebleed?
If the dog continues to have nosebleeds, the owner first tries to calm the dog down. Some external stimulation may increase the blood pressure of the dog, causing his nose to gush out. If the dog doesn't resist, you can put a wipe or ice pack on the dog's nose. However, for dogs with shorter nasal cavity such as pugs and bulldogs, owners should be careful not to let wet wipes or ice packs cover the dog's nostrils to prevent them from having difficulty breathing. The low temperature of wet wipes and ice packs can shrink blood vessels in the dog's nose and slow down the rate of nosebleeds. After stopping the bleeding, the owner should take the dog to the pet hospital for diagnosis immediately, understand the cause of the dog's nosebleed and prescribe the right medicine. Owners can first think about whether the dog has suffered any trauma or disease before, and have taken any medications recently, and organize them to the pet doctor, which allows them to screen for the cause of the disease.
3. How to treat nosebleeds in dogs?
The methods of treating nosebleeds in dogs will change according to the cause of the disease. If you are infected with fungal or bacteria, your dog needs to take antifungal drugs or antibiotics. Although these treatments require a long-term period of time, they are not very difficult. However, if it is a dental infection, surgery is required to remove the problematic teeth and be cured. Not only that, treatments for nose tumors, coagulation, hypertension, abnormal blood proteins and parasitic infections will be more complicated and long-lasting. Generally speaking, dental infections or nosebleeds caused by bacterial and fungal infections can be cured, as long as the owner takes the dog to the pet hospital for treatment in time. When a dog eats poisonous items such as rat poison, even if it is treated promptly, adverse symptoms may occur repeatedly in the future. What’s more serious is that no matter whether the tumor in the nose is benign or not, it may develop to the point where it cannot be treated.
In life, the most common cause of nose bleeding in dogs may be nose trauma. When dogs get excited, they will run around. If they accidentally hit walls, tables, chairs and other hard things, they may have nosebleeds in one minute. At this time, the owner would be better to comfort the dog and give it a cold compress in time, and then take it to the pet hospital for treatment. But if the dog has a nosebleed for no reason, the owner should be careful of abnormalities in the dog's body, and then try to stop the bleeding and seek help from a pet doctor.
