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• A healthy dog's body temperature and humidity can also fluctuate - Oddly, a dog's nose is always cold and wet. The fact is that a dog's nose often gets dry in certain situations such as lying in the sun, sleeping near the fireplace, exercising, or when the dog becomes dehydrated. What is your dog's normal nose like? Has the dog had any of the above activities before that caused his nose to be hot and dry?

Touch your dog's armpits and groin. These areas are often swollen and hot when the dog has a fever and infection. You can use the back of your hand to measure the temperature of the lymph nodes in your dog's armpit and groin area. However, you need to make sure your hands are at a normal temperature, neither cold nor hot, as you will use the temperature of your hand to compare.

• Lymph nodes contain immune cells that fight bacteria and viruses that filter bacteria that cause infections in the blood. When there is an infection, the lymph nodes act as the lines of defense. Immune cells will gather in this area and secrete a number of substances that stimulate the brain to cause fever. The lymph node area will become hot and swollen due to inflammation because many different immune reactions take place at the same time.
• Since the skin on the dog's armpits and rows has less hair, you can easily feel the dog's temperature.

Check your dog's gums. Your dog's gums may be warm and dry if you have a fever. Another important sign to look for is that your dog's gums appear redder than usual, especially when it's bright red like baked bricks. This could be a sign of a high fever or even a blood infection.

• Dogs without oral disease will have moist, glossy, and pink gums similar to humans. You can lift the dog's lips behind the canines and place the tip of your index finger on the dog's gums to measure the temperature and humidity. Is the color, temperature, and humidity in its gums the same as yours? If not, there may be an infection.

Observe your dog's appearance and behavior. When your dog has a high fever, you can feel the heat radiating from the dog's body up to one meter away without touching it. Some other symptoms that may be observed include:

• Dogs are panting heavily for a long time, you can feel the hot dog's breath against your cheeks.
• Dogs may be more thirsty and drink more than usual because they become dehydrated when they gasp.
• Fever can make joints ache. This phenomenon is manifested in reluctance to move, difficult standing up and unsteady gait, even limping.
• A dog with a fever will curl, quiet and sluggish. Dogs may be unusually irritable to the touch because they feel irritable and uncomfortable.
• Your dog will be less groomed, his coat will be messy and speckled or dry and dull.

Petting and petting, and encouraging your dog to participate in the game. Try to feel the dog's body when it does are not sick. Are the dog's eyes lethargic? Dog hair is no longer smooth? Dogs are not as loud and eager as usual? Any changes in physical and behavioral characteristics can be a sign that the dog is sick.

If your dog seems fine, check it again an hour later. If your dog is behaving normally, though it is hot but appears to be fine, let him rest in a cool place for an hour, then check his temperature to see if previous signs are normal. Fever is a natural immune response, and you may have to wait and see if it's serious.

• Remember that if the dog is hot in the furthest parts of the body and behaves abnormally, the condition may be more serious than if the dog is just warm and looks okay. The worrying thing is the infection, not the fever.

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Part 3 of 3: Understanding fever in dogs

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   Know that a fever is a normal immune response. In most cases, a fever is not a concern. It is a sign that the body is fighting an infection or is in the process of healing. In other cases, however, a fever can be a sign of an infection. If your dog has any unusual symptoms, contact your veterinarian immediately.
   • When the body is infected with gram-negative bacteria, toxins secreted from the bacterial cell wall act as signals sent to the brain and cause fever. Serious infections can lead to severe fever with very high temperatures. Instead of helping animals, this extreme heat can damage organs like the testes and brain. This can lead to convulsions and lethargy, and sometimes infertility. Therefore, it is important to detect fever early and take prompt treatment to prevent undesirable complications.

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   Call vet. When in doubt, contact your veterinarian for professional advice. In addition to seeking treatment when unusual symptoms appear, you should also pay attention to your dog's temperature if the fever lasts longer than 24 hours. Your veterinarian can prescribe an anti-fever medication to lower your dog's temperature almost immediately.

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   Consider related diseases. If the dog fever is accompanied by another, usually more severe condition, you will notice a host of other symptoms. It could be an inflammation of the respiratory tract or gastroenteritis. Note the following manifestations:
   • If you have respiratory infections, your dog may cough, sneeze, and runny nose or tears. This will affect your dog's behavior and sleep.
   • If the dog has gastroenteritis, the dog may have anorexia, vomiting or diarrhea. If you suspect your dog has a gastrointestinal disorder, watch out for when the dog goes to the toilet. Does it have diarrhea? Is there blood in the urine?
   • If you notice anything unusual about these two conditions, consult your veterinarian immediately; A fever is just one of many symptoms to deal with.
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• Even healthy dogs can experience a high temperature after exercising, or get lethargic from time to time, so the first thing you should do is give your dog a break. Give the dog water to cool down before taking its temperature and assessing its health.
• Unfortunately, there is no way to accurately measure your dog's temperature other than using a correct rectal thermometer. If you can take your dog's temperature with this device, keep in mind that the average rectal temperature of your dog is between 38.4 ° C - 39.4 ° C. Dogs are considered to have a fever if the measured temperature exceeds 39.4 ° C.