8 tips to take care of your dog's health

8 tips to take care of your dog's health                                     

Dog needs some regular care from his cattails to the ends of his paws, especially since the animal is rarely a maniac of cleanliness, the master need always to check out his dogs needs; here some tips to take care of your dog.

Eyecare:

Except for dogs with flat noses like boxers (requiring daily care), one eye cleaning per week (or even every ten days) is more than enough!

The method: 

clean each eye from its internal angle towards the outside, with a specific ocular wipe it can be bought from a dog veterinarian, in a specialized shop or a pharmacy or with a pad drenched with physiological saline beforehand. Changing the wipe/pad often helps prevent germs from getting back into the eyeball.

Ear care:

Drooping or heavily piled ears require cleaning every 8-10 days. For the others, monthly cleaning is enough. It's not recommended to give this treatment when it's cold just before the walk, because like humans, animals can be prone to ear infections.

The method:

instill in the dog veterinarian or pharmacy a few drops of canine ear cleaner on offer, softly massaging the outside of the ear with your fingertips the excess product should be wiped with a compress).

Healthy teeth and neat claws:

These beautiful care tricks are not just for humans! And if there are kinds of toothpaste for dogs with a very popular meat taste, slightly abrasive kibble can do the trick, ensuring mechanical cleaning ... without forgetting chewable treats or antiseptic tablets.

The veterinarian may also do descaling from time to time by cutting the claws; these should only be cut with a special claw cutter if they are excessively long (and only the translucent part).

Regularly brushing and grooming:

During the molting period (spring and autumn), it is advisable to brush the dog several times a week with a comb for short hair (two weekly brushings) or a curry comb for medium or long hair (brushing both days).

Outside these periods, a fortnightly brushing is sufficient. Regarding the bath, it is best to give after brushing. A shampoo (adapted to canine pH) every two months is sufficient (unless the dog is dirty or has bathed in seawater).

The physical and mental balance of the dog:

Therefore each breed is likely to have different requirements to achieve physical and mental equilibrium. Yet its age, character, and fitness also come into play as influences.

It is up to the owner to grasp all these data and ensure the right balance is created; according to the animal's physical standards (for example, a puppy may not have the same demands as a teen dog) And even though the adult dog has a tendency to respond to changes more quickly, tension will affect him too. It is up to the master to reassure him through his conduct.

Prevention:

It’s always a good idea to be prevented from Dewormers, vaccines, repellents against biting insects .

However, it is important to seek the recommendation of a dog veterinarian, as the health criteria are not the same in different areas.

Frequent dogs diseases:

Just like humans, dogs can also suffer from diabetes, hip dysplasia, piroplasmosis (a kind of dog Lyme disease), or viral hepatitis ...

But other canine diseases, unfortunately, add to the list These parasitic or bacteriological affections: the infamous distemper, leptospirosis, demodicosis, parvovirus (especially in the canine community), not to mention rabies.