How Can You Tell If Your Dog Is Sick?
In order to determine if your dog is sick it is vitally important that you recognise any symptoms that he might have. How can you do this? By knowing how your dog behaves when he is healthy. If you spend a lot of time playing and being with your dog you will be able to recognise any abnormal behaviours. You can save money, time and get your dog any necessary help sooner the faster you are able to detect any signs of sicknesses.
One hundred and two degrees F is a healthy temperature for a dog. A dog gum’s will be a nice pink color and Read more
How to Clean a Dog’s Ears
Despite the fact that ear infections in dogs are preventable, it is still one of the most common reasons for a visit to the veterinarian among dog owners. In order to save your dog (and pocketbook) some grief, make sure you devote a little time each week looking at your dog’s ears.
The sense of hearing is very important to dogs and therefore when you clean your dog’s ears, you need to make certain you are doing it the proper way. Both the inner and outer parts of your dog’s ears are very sensitive, so it is crucial that you abide by proper cleansing procedures. The following tips will assist you in keeping your dog’s ears clean without doing harm: Read more
How to Give Your Dog Medicine
The easiest way to give any medication to your dog is orally. If you are really lucky you can hide the medication in a piece of cheese or a scoop of peanut butter. If not, you are going to have to make your dog open his mouth and take his medicine.
If you are giving the animal a liquid you need to get the medicine into the buccal pouch. This is the space between the lips and teeth, sort of a loose pocket. Use one hand to apply gentle pressure to both sides of the dog’s mouth. You want to press the dog’s cheeks against his teeth just enough so that the dog will start to open his mouth. With your other hand pour the liquid slowly into the dog’s buccal pouch. Do not tip the animal’s head to far back. You want him to swallow voluntarily.
This method also works with pills. Make sure you get the pill as far back into the dog’s mouth as you can or he will spit it back out.
With any medicine make sure that the animal has swallowed and does drop it when you are not looking.
