如何提高寵物的免疫系統,避免危險的犬流感

1. Ask your pet's vet about getting vaccinated

1. 就接種疫苗的問題諮詢獸醫

For starters, there is an approved vaccine to protect dogs against at least the H3N8 influenza virus. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control, a large part of curbing and treating the dog flu is helping your dog mount an immune response.

首先，已有一種疫苗經過認證，至少可保護狗狗不感染H3N8流感病毒。然而，據疾病控制中心人員所述，抑制並治療犬流感的很大一部分都是幫助狗狗提高免疫反應。

2. Antioxidants

2. 抗氧化劑

So to speak, a good defense is the best offense. And the best defense is pet antioxidants, says integrative veterinarian Dr. Carol Osborne of Chagrin Falls Pet Clinic in Ohio. "For the last 10 years, the word antioxidant has become part of our vernacular. Pet antioxidants are widely recognized as one of the most important weapons in the battle against pet disease," Osborne told SheKnows.

這麼說吧，好的防禦就是最好的進攻。而最好的防禦就是寵物抗氧化劑，俄亥俄州格林弗爾斯寵物診所的綜合獸醫卡羅•奧斯本博士說道。“過去10年來，抗氧化劑一詞已成了我們的口頭禪。寵物抗氧化劑已被廣泛認可爲治療寵物疾病最爲重要的武器之一。”奧斯本在接受SheKnows的採訪時說道。

She went on to explain, "All the physiological processes in pets and people require oxygen, which provides us with energy. Unfortunately the byproducts of burning oxygen, which are similar to the sparks given off by a fire, are also produced in your pet’s body. These little sparks are commonly known as free radicals and are the major cause of aging and degenerative disease in both people and pets. Pet antioxidants counteract the damaging effects of these everyday physiological processes in your pet’s body by combating these free radicals."

她繼續解釋道，“寵物和人的所有生理活動都需要氧氣，氧氣能給我們帶來能量。不幸的是，燃燒氧氣會產生副產品，這與火焰產生的小火花相類似，會對寵物的身體帶來不好的影響。通常，這些小火花被稱爲自由基，是人類和寵物老年化及退行性疾病產生的主要原因。寵物抗氧化劑會抵抗自由基，從而抵消寵物日常生理活動所產生的破壞性影響。”

Basically, pet antioxidants keep your pet's immune system on its A-game at all times. These antioxidants can come in the form of supplements — such as glucosamine and MSM, which are particularly helpful in healing from musculoskeletal injuries — as well as through the diet, which leads us to the next pro tip...

寵物抗氧化劑基本能使寵物的免疫系統一直處於極佳狀態。這些抗氧化劑以補充品的形式出現——比如葡萄糖胺和MSM，對於治癒肌肉骨骼損傷尤爲有效——同時通過飲食，這也就來到了下一個專業級提醒……

3. Proper feeding

3. 正確餵食

Osborne specifically recommends feeding a fresh, natural diet at least twice daily. There are numerous health benefits in doing so, including easy supplementation of antioxidants. "It's also important to increase protein, fish oils, seeds, nuts, herbs, fruits and vegetables in your pet’s diet and to limit sugar intake. Feeding nutritious pet foods can reduce the overall risk of heart, kidney and liver disease, as well as diabetes, arthritis, cataracts, allergies and a range of other age-related pet diseases," Osborne said.

奧斯本特別建議每天至少喂兩次新鮮天然的食物。這樣做有很多健康益處，包括簡單的補充抗氧化劑。“在寵物的飲食中增加蛋白質、魚油、種子、堅果、草本、水果和蔬菜也是很重要的，同時還要限制糖的攝入量。給寵物喂營養食物能總體降低它們患心臟病、腎病和肝病的風險，還能降低患糖尿病、關節炎、白內障、過敏以及其它各種與年齡相關的寵物疾病的風險，”奧斯本說道。