Prevention and treatment of pneumonia in cultured nutria

The etiology of nutria pneumonia is mostly developed from bronchitis, overwork, colds, physical and chemical factors, changeable climate, long-distance transportation and other factors weaken the body, decrease resistance, and induce the disease, such as pneumococci, staphylococci, streptococci and so on are non-specific pathogens of pneumonia.

[symptoms of nutria pneumonia] depressed spirit, motionless, rough coat. Loss of appetite or abstinence, body temperature increased by 1.5 ℃ ~ 2 ℃, showing relaxation fever, sometimes intermittent fever, dyspnea, accelerated respiratory rate, visible mucosal cyanosis, lung auscultation, wet rales in the early and middle stages of the disease, dry rales in the later stage.

[treatment of nutria pneumonia] the treatment principle is to strengthen nursing, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, antitussive and expectorant and stop exudation. Antibiotics and sulfonamides are mainly used in clinic, the commonly used antibiotics are penicillin, streptomycin and broad-spectrum antibiotics, and the commonly used sulfonamides are sulfamethazine. Intramuscular injection of penicillin, fox 10 ~ 200000 units, mink 5 ~ 100000 units, 3 times a day, if it is ineffective for several months, penicillin and streptomycin can be used together, 2.5 ~ 50 000 units per kg body weight, twice a day for several days. If there is high fever, intramuscular injection of antongding, for those who refuse to eat and weak, subcutaneous injection of 10% glucose and vitamin B, C for rehydration.

[prevention of nutria pneumonia] keep the environment clean and dry, eliminate feces and urine in time, and prevent the production of irritating gases