Now more and more people are starting to raise dogs. In the past, dogs may have been just tools for their owners to look after their homes and homes. But now, as the status of dogs is getting higher and higher, poop shovelers also regard them as the little masters of the family. If something goes wrong with the dog, the dog owner is probably the most worried.

Have you ever seen a dog chasing its own tail? Some people think that it’s not a big deal when a dog runs around and bites its own tail. It’s just that the dog is bored and playing with itself, and is having fun watching it. Ah. Or the dog may just have an itchy tail and bite its tail to relieve the itching. So it’s no surprise that shit scrapers see dogs biting their tails.

In fact, dog self-biting syndrome may be the truth. If the dog owner finds that the dog frequently chases his tail and bites, causing skin damage, the dog owner should pay attention. This may be the dog suffering from self-biting disease. In severe cases, the dog may die.

So what is canine self-biting syndrome?

Canine self-biting syndrome is characterized by skin damage caused by sick dogs biting themselves on a certain part of their body, but they generally bite their tails more often. Severe self-bites may lead to secondary infection and death. This disease has no obvious seasonality, but the incidence rate is higher in spring and autumn. When dogs are sick, they will bite their tails, run in circles, make "ooh" sounds, and show extreme ferocity and aggression.

The scavenger can also take a look at the tip of the dog's tail to see if there is hair loss, ulceration, bleeding, or scabbing. If so, the scavenger should also think about whether the dog is suffering from this disease. . Of course, some dogs may also bite their buttocks or abdominal sides. You can see whether the hair in these areas is incomplete. Some sick dogs will also bite off all the hair on their bodies.

Listening to what the editor said, some dog owners are a little afraid that their dogs will suffer from this disease. . Next, the editor will tell you about some common causes of canine self-biting. The poop scraper can also identify the cause according to different situations and take preventive measures in time.

What are the causes of canine self-biting?

1. Lack of trace elements or malnutrition

Trace elements and malnutrition are actually problems with the dog’s feeding. For example, if you feed your dog a single food for a long time, the dog's nutrition will be unbalanced, which can easily lead to a lack of trace elements or malnutrition in the dog.

You should know that dogs lacking trace elements may develop pica. They will eat some strange foods, such as stones, wall coverings, etc., which naturally include tails and hairs. by smelling, thinking that the tail and hair can replenish trace elements, so they bite their own tails. The poop scraper may want to ask, then why do dogs bite their tails? This is actually because dogs and humans think differently. When humans are in pain, they will stop themselves from touching that part, while dogs will be more aggressive. The pain makes you bite harder, and the vicious cycle continues.

The lack of nutrition is actually a lack of vitamins, especially the lack of vitamin B1 and vitamin B12 in dogs, which may cause neurodermatitis in the dog's tail, and eventually cause the dog to suffer from canine self-biting syndrome. Therefore, when feeding your dog, you must pay attention to balanced nutrition, and you can supplement your dog with some food containing trace elements.

2. Parasites

Dogs will inevitably be infected with some parasites when playing outside. If parasites such as mites and lice appear on the dog, it will cause the dog to feel itchy. The main way parasites harm dogs is by crawling in their intestines, especially when they move near the anus. Dogs can feel it and bite themselves.

Deworming dogs is probably a topic that the editor often talks about. Generally, dogs need to be dewormed internally and externally once a month. If the dog does not go out often, deworming internally and externally can be done once every three months. . I would also like to remind owners not to take their dogs to dirty places to prevent them from being infected with parasites.

3. Nervous dogs habitually bite themselves

You must know that dogs are social animals, but now the way owners in cities raise dogs is to keep them at home. Some owners are very busy at work and may not take their dogs out for a long time. So the dog changed his living habits. And when they are extremely bored, they will find fun on their own, and the sick way of chasing their own tails and biting becomes their only fun.

Moreover, the dog may have bitten its own tail during play, regardless of the severity. The pain in the tail stimulates the dog's nerves even more, causing the dog to bite its own tail continuously. Once the dog gets used to this method, serious consequences will occur, such as tail damage, bleeding, etc.

Therefore, it is recommended that the poop scraper should spend some time with them in normal times and not let them be too lonely. Of course, the editor does not recommend that dog owners keep dogs in cages for a long time. It is best to take them out for a walk every day. Of course, scientific feeding methods are also very important. I hope that dog owners can treat their dogs well.