Dogs are the treasures of their owners. Everyone hopes that they can grow up healthily and happily. How to effectively keep dogs warm in winter has become the most concerned thing for pet owners. Many pet owners have also fallen into the misunderstanding of keeping their dogs warm. In this regard, the pet doctor made corrections one by one.
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Misunderstanding 1: All dogs wear clothes
In a pet supply store in the West District, a girl was wearing a beautiful Shih Tzu dog to choose clothes. The reporter saw several types of cotton jackets and down jackets. "I still have a little sweater at home!" the girl said. "It has been wearing it since she was a child. When the weather gets cold, I need to buy some thick clothes for it to keep warm.
Doctor's comment: Dogs are coated animals and have the ability to keep out the cold. Therefore, not all dogs need to wear clothes in winter. For example, adult dogs with thick coats and long hair do not need to wear clothes. Too much will prevent the dog's body heat from dissipating, making it easy to catch cold. On the contrary, dogs with particularly thin coats and puppies that are still young and have just been weaned can appropriately add one or two years of clothing.
Myth 2: Dog kennels with electric blankets
As the weather gradually gets colder, cotton velvet dog kennels of various prices in pet stores have become popular, and a kind of General-purpose electric blankets installed in kennels are also welcomed by many pet owners.
Doctor’s comments: As mentioned above, canines have their own ability to keep out the cold. Not to mention living outdoors, since today's pet dogs are more pampered, owners can prepare some cotton kennels for dogs, especially some young puppies, as well as electric blankets. It’s not necessary. It will not only disrupt the dog’s normal self-protection function, but also increase safety risks such as electric shock.
Myth 3: Wearing shoes and hats for dogs
Cotton, plastic, leather, and artificial leather, reporters saw all kinds of small shoes worn by dogs in many pet stores. Not only are they different in quality, but they are also different in appearance. At a pet store on the road, Ms. Li took her little Pekingese to pick out shoes. Ms. Li chose a pair of pink cotton shoes, which also came with a small pink hat.Every winter when the weather is cold, buy good shoes and hats for your dog first. ”
Doctor’s comment:Wearing shoes and hats for pet dogs is self-defeating and an excessive cosmetic. If the dog always wears shoes, especially those made of artificial leather or plastic Shoes that are not breathable can also lead to the occurrence of eczema. In addition, dogs do not like to wear shoes. Most of them will not walk after wearing shoes, and they will take the initiative to bite off the shoes if they are for good looks or purity. If you have to put shoes on your puppy, you must take them off immediately after returning home.
Myth 4: Bathe the dog more
People like to go to bathhouses to keep out the cold in winter, and they think pet dogs also like this method. In several pet stores, reporters randomly interviewed several pet owners. They said that dogs go out less when it is cold and stay at home for a long time. Bath them frequently, firstly to keep them warm, and secondly, to clean them. "Wash them every three or four days. No one will find them dirty when they see them." "Ms. Li, the owner of a little Pekingese dog, said.
Doctor’s comment:After the winter, the dog’s bathing frequency is limited to once every half month, and the dog should be washed too frequently. , it is easy for dogs to catch colds and get sick, and to contract various winter-prone diseases. When bathing dogs, be careful to use dog-specific shampoo or body wash instead of human shampoo or body wash. The pH of the external appearance is very different from that of human skin, which may cause hair loss and peeling.
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