What are the wrong concepts about raising pets in summer?
1. Shave your dog's hair
Many shovelers love to shave your hair until summer, thinking that it can make your dog cooler
In fact, that is not satisfactory!
The hair on the dog's body has the effect of blocking temperature and maintaining the body temperature of the human body, which makes the dog less hot.
If you shave your dog's hair and immediately expose your skin to the sun, it will not only easily damage the hair follicles, but also be very likely to get skin diseases. In severe cases, you will continue to get skin cancer!
Warm reminder: You can cut your dog's hair in moderation, but do not shave all the dog's hair~
2. Bathe dog frequently
Many shovelers are concerned about the high temperature in summer, and they will dry quickly after taking a bath. Basically, they need to bathe the dog every day, and immediately eliminate the process of drying the dog's hair!
But for puppies, excessively frequent bathing of dogs will reduce the vegetable oil on their hair, and the pH of the human body is not incompatible, which is very easy to cause bacteria to invade. Moreover, if you do not dry your hair immediately after taking a bath, it is more likely to cause skin diseases and ectopic parasites.
Warm reminder: Even in summer, the rate of puppies taking a bath once a week is sufficient, and their hair must be dried immediately after taking a shower. At the same time, the frequency of combing the puppies in summer should be increased to maintain the hair neat and bright, and it is also more conducive to the radiation source of the skin to discharge heat.
3. Long-term air-conditioning houses, many shovelers like to let their dogs stay in the house with them when they blow air conditioning in summer. However, dogs, like humans, can also get air-conditioning disease!
If you stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time, your dog will suffer from snoring, runny nose, and listlessness due to factors such as alternating heat and cold, poor gas circulation system, and irritation of air conditioning.
When it is more serious, the body temperature rise, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, gastroenteritis and other diseases will occur. Elderly people, dogs and cats may experience joint pain, rheumatism, leg cramps and other diseases.
If you must turn on the air conditioner, then it can be handled:
1. First, adjust the air conditioner to around 26 degrees to keep the room cool. And be open to the public on time and do not blow up the air conditioner for a long time.
2. It is best to use a household humidifier, which can prevent the house from drying and air conditioning from damaging the eyes and nose mucosa of the pet.
3. The house must be kept clean and use Xiaopeng’s smell-removing disinfectant to disinfect and sterilize it on time. This will greatly reduce the growth of harmful bacteria and prevent dogs from touching harmful pathogens.
4. Eat refrigerated food for dogs
The most popular thing for summer people is cold food and drinks
Some shovelers will also feed dogs cold food
However, refrigerated food is not suitable for dogs. It can cause inflammation in the stomach due to damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Moreover, after taking a lot of refrigerated foods, dogs are very likely to cause abdominal discomfort, greatly reduced appetite, and even nausea and diarrhea. In severe cases, it can cause dehydration and metabolic acidosis.
Therefore, it is recommended that dogs do not have to be fed cold food in the summer. At the same time, due to the hot weather in summer, the gastrointestinal digestion and absorption capacity of the pets has weakened. You can feed the dogs a moderate amount of pets and stomach treasures, and care for the dogs' physical and mental health~
