- Unlike humans, dogs do not have sweat glands in the skin so that the level of gas exchange heat and moisture to the skin extremely small. In dry climates, cold bathing the dog is very limited, even people who do not bathe your dog.
- Conversely hot and humid tropical climate of Vietnam, many elements of dirt clinging to the skin very annoying dog: + humidity easy caked dirt, sticky hair clots. Skin Parasites: Ve. gull, scabies, fungal attack momentum caused hair loss, arthritis, skin toxicity, necrosis desquamation, watery stink ... Bathing is essential to measure skin care, beauty special Long- SPECIAL characteristic of long-haired breeds: Cocker Spaniel, Shetter, Poodle, Golden, St. Bernard, Formalin Care, Beijing, Tibetan mastiff Spirit ...
- The short-haired breed: Boxer, Rottweiler, Labrador, dachshund ... should also clean bath in the hot and humid season.
- The body temperature is higher than the dog: 38o5 +/- O, 5 ° C under very low heat. Summer to bathe your dog comfortable, pleasant, helps regulate body temperature, avoid hot bemh feel (heat strock).
2. When bathing your dog should not?
- The weather is too cold, especially in the north monsoon, when the outdoor temperature down to below 18 ° C.
- Dogs are young mother breastfeeding or separating.
- Dogs suspected illness or signs of illness.
- Bitches are prepared estrous mating, if bathing will reduce odor "features attractive male dogs" will reduce sexual arousal when mating.
- Bitches after mating within 15 days.
- Dog newborns.
- Dog Breeding new purchase.
- Injecting new Dog Disease.
- Dogs shipping.
3. How to Bathe the dog like?
- Shower Water Dog: warm in winter, clean water, no bath in the river, lake, pond pollution.
- Shampoo: can use special types of dogs sold at drug stores or supermarkets Veterinary Medicine. Or some kind of shampoo and lotion moisture well. The type of tick shampoo, lice, fungus must cochi of Vet. Dogs are skin diseases, dog bathing the opinions and advice of Vet.
- Wash the leaves with water, fruit: You can use water squeezed lemon dog fur after a bath with shampoo for hair to avoid clumping and neutralization of alkaline shampoo. After squeezing some lemon on hair, back to rinse with water immediately. the leaves: Deed, grapefruit, green tea, soap - pearl, oval or leaves sour, acrid other (Be sure not exclusive) can use dog bath inflammation, sores or skin parasites.
- Operation Shower dog: Do not let water or soap into the ear, eye dog. After the bath to clean and dry hair, use a cotton swab sticks deep blot sin ear protection, especially with dogs ears cropped, long as: Cocker Spaniel, Shetter, Poodle, Golden, St. Bernard, Labrador ... No bath in supine dogs.
- It is a fasting dog bath, after the toilet.
- With the new dog bath time pass, not used, should be gentle and quick shower with warm water. Do not flush into the top right.
4. How long does a dog bath time?
- Depending on the season, climate, breed, age of the dog. This self-determination by the dog owner.
5. After bath unusual signs: stop eating, shaking, diarrhea ... should visit Vet immediately.
