22/05/2020
Seven important points in dog daily care, making our dogs live longer!
The average life span of a dog is only ten years, they can only accompany us through a short stage of life. If you want your dog to live longer and witness more happy moments of us, we need to do these daily care methods to extend the life of the dog.
1. Brush dog teeth regularly
Dogs need to brush their teeth just like humans. Brushing your dog's teeth helps to ensure the dog's oral health. Long-term oral problems may cause the dog suffer from oral cancer. You can usually feed some pig bones and cow bones, or replace the training snacks with molar snacks. For example, dried chicken is a good molar snack which can effectively reduce oral diseases.
2. Physical examination
A regular medical checkup of the dog will help you have a picture of its physical condition and adjust the feeding according to their physical condition. Young dogs can have a full-body examination every two years, but older dogs are better to check regularly every year because of the decline of their physical function. If the dog ’s physical condition is poor, it may need to be checked every few months. .
3. Combing hair regularly
Combing your dog's hair often can stimulate the hair follicles, promote blood circulation, ensure the dog's better hair quality and quantity, and make the dog's coat smooth and shiny. When combing the hair, move gently. When you encounter the knots, you should comb them patiently and meticulously.
4. Massage
Massage is a very favorite activity for dogs, and it also greatly enhances the relationship between people and dogs. Massage acupuncture points for dogs according to Chinese medicine theory can do a certain health effect. It's not just about treating dogs' joint and muscle problems. At the same time, giving your dog a massage is also a simple check to see if there are skin diseases or unusual lumps and abnormalities on the dog, which can be detected early and treated early.
5. Feeding timing and quantitative
If the dog is overweight, then its lifespan will be two years shorter than normal. And obese dogs are susceptible to cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and other diseases. Feeding dogs regularly and quantitatively can control their weight, and do not put the dog food in the dog bowl for a long time, which can increase the possibility of the dog food being wet or infected by bacteria.
6. Control salt intake
Human food is generally more oily and salty, and there are many seasonings, which can cause many problems for dogs health. Therefore, the usual feeding should be based on light and low salt, and the dog food should be low-salt, you also need to feed her/him some vegetables and fruits, supplement vitamins.
7. Body parts care
Just like people, dogs' eyes, ear canals, nails and other body parts need to be cleaned and trimmed daily. There are many dirty things in the eyes and ears, and too long nails will have a bad effect on the dog. Taking good care of these body parts, dogs are naturally clean and less sick.
Dietary attention:
When raising dogs, you should pay more attention to the problems of dog feeding. You can not give them too much food! NEVER TOO MUCH FOOD!
