AN INVESTIGATION OF PNEUMONIA IN DOGS AND DISEASE PREVENTION IN SON LA CITY, SON LA PROVINCE

Abstract

Son La city consists of 5 communes, 7 wards, with a total area of 323,5 Km2 . It is estimated that there is a total of 7,095 dogs in the city. Of which, 2,806 dogs were affected with pneumonia, equipvelent to nearly one-third of the total dog population. When getting pneumonia, affected dogs often have some symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, dry cough, runny nose, shortness of breath, shallow and rapid breathing, low mouth for breathing, listening to lung sound flashes, whistling languages palm and pleura. Dogs appear to be moody and fatigue. Some refuse to eat with increased anorexia, body temperature, respiratory frequency, and heart rate. The most common age group affected with the disease was between 2-6 months old, with 1,850 cases, accounting for 65.93% of the total cases. Among them, the majority of affected dogs were foreign breeds, with 1,714 cases (61.08%). Two treatment protocols were tested on 25 dogs with similar symptoms in a natural setting, with a treatment duration ranging from 3-5 days. The average treatment time was 4.05 days, and all dogs showed complete recovery.