Invasion by Clostridium tetanus tetanus wound, growth and reproduction in the secretion of toxins within the wound, resulting in functional disorders. The major clinical manifestations of stress for the motor nerve system, increased muscle spasms sustained contraction characteristics.Clostridium tetanus is widely distributed in nature. When the dogs in outdoor activities after injury caused by breaking of the disease are likely to be infected. So after injury should be broken in the open to the veterinary department immediately tetanus antitoxin.

    The disease incubation period of 5-10 days up to several weeks long. The site of injury from the head closer, faster onset, and symptoms are also important.Compared to dogs and other animals, strong resistance against tetanus toxin. Common clinically localized muscle tonic contraction. However, some patients can see a whole body tonic spasm, trismus sensitive to light, afraid of the sound, fear of shock, a little boost to the performance of dogs suffering from excitement, muscle rigidity, shaped like a horse, after mouth hanging, ears erect and move closer to instantaneous film exposure, touch the body suffering from muscle stiffness in dogs. Spastic contraction of respiratory muscles can be seen as breathing difficulties. Masseter muscle contraction of the risk of dog chewing difficulty swallowing.Tetanus course very different, and some severe cases of death within 2-3 days. happens slowly and some not serious. most of the deaths 3-10 days after onset of symptoms. Recovery period may last a long time, sometimes even after 4-6 weeks was observed movement is not flexible and the symptoms of muscle stiffness.most cases of poor prognosis, due to difficulty eating, resulting in malnutrition, failure and death. But the local rigidity of the patients with good prognosis in dogs.    [Diagnostics]

    according to the clinical symptoms and the disease has broken tonic contraction of muscle after injury, and most can be diagnosed temperature is normal.

    Elimination of pathogens, and toxins, calm antispasmodic, anti-bacterial inflammation of the symptomatic treatment.(1) to identify wound debridement, with hydrogen peroxide (30%) wash the wound, and then partially treated with 2-5% iodine wound, wound Nei Sabu iodoform sulfa powder. Wound exposure, avoid dressing.(2) intramuscular injection of tetanus antiserum or static 3-5 million units / time, 1 time / day, once every three days.(3) anti-bacterial anti-inflammatory, penicillin 50 000 units / kg body weight, 2-3 times / day. Continuous injection of a week.(4), antispasmodic sedative, chlorpromazine 5 mg / kg body weight.

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