Dog Shock

Dog Shock appears as a result of important injuries in any part of the body. These can be lesions by squashing, fractures, burns, investigations and prolonged hemorrhages. Intense pain can also produce a state of shock or increase its intensity. It is difficult to give precise reasons for the causes, but in general it is the most serious consequence of an important injury. It can appear immediately some hours after. The symptoms are directly or indirectly caused by the serious heart circulation disorder. The pulse is fast and weak, and breathing is superficial, vast and a regular due to the lack of blood that alters the breathing center in the brain. You will notice that the dog's skin becomes cold and viscose (snouts, sexual organs, legs) or sometimes, excessive sweating. The subjacent mechanism is a descent of the cardiac performance, which gives place to an insufficient blood flow to the tissues in general. The pupils can be dilated and the skin can acquire a bluish or reddish color. If the animal is conscious, he might feel thirsty; appear stupefied, dizzy and weak. As the situation aggravates, the dog becomes unconscious. In more benign cases, recuperation is it natural and pretty fast. The most important thing is to take the animal to the vet as his life depends on it. Meanwhile, lay the dog down and raise his hind legs so that the brain can receive more blood. If the dog is fractured or you suspect that probability, first carefully slide a board under his body and then raised his hind legs. Is the dog has a wound in the thorax with a great breathing alteration, you must edit date that head a little bit about without pressing on the throat as the airway must not suffer any pressure. Do not let the dog get out and walk. Neither should you give the dog any liquid if he is unconscious. What you can do, however, is humidify his lips with a piece of cotton. In the animal is burned, it is evidently necessary for the dog to receive liquid but only it is taking a long time for the vet to arrive.

Warning: the dog must be conscious. It is prohibited to give your animal any alcoholic beverages due to the risk that they represent. Alcohol increases blood flow to the skin vessels and diminishes the vote to the brain and other vital organs. You must keep the animal warm so that's he doesn't lose any body heat and that get worse in the state of shock. However, you must not use electric or gas heaters. The excess of heat increases the loss of body liquids via the sweat glands. The presence of a veterinarian is urgent, not only because of the state of shock itself, but also because of the causes that produced it and which might be serious.