Nowadays, most people choose to keep dogs. It is actually not as simple as everyone sees. Everyone must pay attention to the diet and daily life of dogs. Sometimes some dogs are not right, and I firmly believe that most poop shovelers are more anxious. Today, pet doctor Xiao Ming will tell you about dogs drinking water when exercising.
In the hot summer, the temperature is getting hotter and hotter. The shoveler will prepare clean water for the dog while walking the cat and dogs to prevent the dog from being de-drying. Beginners will think that drinking water to dogs is very simple and good for them. After all, the dog is thirsty and the owner can't make it wrong to feed water to the owner? However, poop shovelers know that drinking water around dogs is also necessary to pay attention to when drinking water before and after exercise, and be careful of acute stomach twisting.
Some shovelers want to ask, it’s normal for dogs to drink water when they exercise, what can they say? However, pet doctor Xiao Ming consulted a dog. It was because of the high temperature weather that the shoveler drank a lot of water for the dog. Then the dog ran to spit out joy. As a result, something happened. The dog collapsed and his stomach was bulging, and sometimes he continued to foam. This was actually a very typical "acute stomach torsion". The reason for dogs is just because the poop owner has the wrong chance of feeding water.
What is stomach torsion?
Gastric twisting is also called GDV. Generally, it is because there is gas in the dog's stomach that cannot be discharged, and the stomach will swell and cause distortion. Many dogs eat or drink water too quickly, and after doing strong exercise in the future, they are prone to stomach twisting. If the dog dies within a few hours, the mortality rate of this disease reaches 40%. The pet doctor Xiao Ming said soon that dogs consume a lot of drinking water in a short period of time, and they carry out intense exercise when drinking water, which is very easy for dogs to suffer from stomach torsion.
The shoveler doesn't have to care. If the dog is not immediately rescued, he will die. Therefore, how should dogs properly hydrate and moisturize their dogs when exercising?
High temperatures, dogs' sebaceous glands are not relatively developed, and they also have thick hair, not to mention that they must ensure a certain amount of exercise every day. When exercising, the dog is very prone to sticking out his tongue and panting very hard. The shoveler will give them a lot of water to avoid them from being in charge. But in fact, there is no need to have a lot of drinking water in the first and second half of the dog's exercise. So what should the shoveler do?
1. When the dog walk is completed, if the shoveler just takes the dog to relax and does not prepare in advance to let them run freely, you can give them three or five sips every quarter of an hour. This type of hydrating and moisturizing with a small amount of meals can relieve the increase in the dog's body temperature and prevent the dog from having less water or dehydration when walking. But remember not to let your dog have a lot of drinking water and follow the standards of small amounts and multiple meals.
Here, the pet doctor Xiao Ming also needs to remind you that some poop shovelers will go out for a walk with their dogs, which is not damp. Sometimes the dog's mouth will lick and suck the water on the ground. It is best not to let the dog lick and suck it, as it will be dirty after all, and it also contains many bacteria.
2. After the dog runs with the wind, the dog shoveler does not need to let them run with the wind. Then, after the dog finishes exercising, the dog should not drink water immediately, but should repair the dog's body temperature and heart rate to the normal situation. Moreover, the dog does not need to slow down immediately after running at a high speed. At this time, they should tie the traction belt and take a walk again.
This is actually the same principle as people cannot slow down all of a sudden after intense exercise, and must walk for a while. It is best to hydrate and moisturize the dog when the dog is not so tight, but remember not to give too much water to the dog at once. Naturally, it is not possible to give dogs a lot of hydration before exercising, which will increase their chances of stomach twisting.
In addition, pet doctor Xiao Ming also wants to remind the owner that even in high temperatures, you should not let the dog blow at the air conditioner vent after going home, otherwise the dog will most likely catch a runny nose the next day.
There are also some dogs who are more carefully raised. The water they drink is all mineral water or enzyme water. In the eyes of pet doctor Xiao Ming, there is no need, and generally just boiling water is enough. Or the shoveler can also feed them some vegetables and fruits to hydrate and moisturize them.