What are the common diseases during pregnancy and childbirth of female foxes? What is the treatment?

Foxes are relatively rare in life, and we usually see them in zoos. In the process of raising female foxes, pregnancy and childbirth are very critical, and some diseases will appear if you don't pay attention to them. So what are the common diseases in this period? What is the treatment?

What are the common diseases during pregnancy and childbirth of female foxes?

1. Vitamin C deficiency

Vitamin C deficiency had little effect on the well-being of the mother, but had a great effect on the normal development of the offspring. Due to the lack of vitamin C can enhance capillary permeability, make capillary bleeding, affected skin flushing, tension, limb edema, joint thickening, foot pad swelling, baby animals scream, strong voice, creeping difficulty, can not feed, the mortality rate is very high.

2. Gastroenteritis

The gastrointestinal functions of foxes and raccoons during pregnancy and litter are very sensitive to feed erosion and metamorphosis, frequent change of feed types, foreign bodies mixed in feed or lack of vitamins, which can lead to inflammation of gastrointestinal mucosa and disturbance of gastrointestinal peristalsis and secretion. Often manifested as diarrhea or even green loose stool, sometimes vomiting, loss of appetite or not eating.

3. Bronchopneumonia

Bronchopneumonia is caused by respiratory microorganisms-pneumococci, streptococci and staphylococci. Due to the excessively cold weather and poor warmth in the small room, it first caused a cold and then secondary to the disease. There are also due to the weather hot chamber poor ventilation, cushion grass moist, muggy induced. The performance is depressed body, dull nose, visible mucosal flush or cyanosis, decreased body temperature, shortness of breath, sometimes cough, dull feces, like drinking water and not eating. If left untreated, it can lead to death.

II. Treatment of common diseases during pregnancy and childbirth of female foxes

1. Prevention and treatment of vitamin C deficiency

(1) to prevent the disease, it is necessary to provide full-price formula feed for mothers, sufficient vitamins, and supply of novel leafy vegetable feed, each animal is 50,100g per day, and refined vitamin C30-50mg can also be added to the diet.

(2) the sick offspring need to be treated in time, and they can be given 3% murmuri 5% ascorbic acid solution 3 Mel 5 drops twice a day until the symptoms disappear.

2. Prevention and treatment of gastroenteritis

(1) the feed should be novel and should not be fed with metamorphosed feed; the type of feed should be absolutely fluctuated and should not be changed as much as possible; when it is necessary to change the feed, it must stop gradually and give the fox raccoon dog a process of habit and adaptation. in particular, the microbial system in the raccoon dog's stomach should play a role in a relatively constant environment, so gradual change will not affect its digestive function and prevent disease.

(2) oxytetracycline and oxytetracycline can be taken orally, each of which is 0.5 g per day. At the same time, the effect of compound vitamin B2 ml is better by intramuscular injection.

(3) intramuscular injection of ampicillin sodium 0.5 g and compound vitamin B2 ml.

3. Prevention and treatment of bronchopneumonia.

(1) Intramuscular injection of penicillin, adult animals 400000-800000 units, cubs 100000-200000 units, twice a day; penicillin and streptomycin can also be mixed with 200000-400000 units twice a day.

(2) before giving birth, the cubicle should be thoroughly cleared and disinfected, and then covered with dull mat grass. When the weather suddenly changes, bedding grass should be added or the gap in the cubicle should be pasted with a piece of paper.