Dog Spring Management

Spring is the season for dogs to estrus, mate, breed and moult. It is also the breeding season for viruses, bacteria and parasites.

It is necessary to strengthen supervision of male and female dogs in heat to prevent them from getting lost and mismatching. It is also necessary to prevent male dogs from being injured due to fights with their spouses. Injuries should be dealt with promptly.

When a dog moults in spring, it will cause skin itchiness, scratches, and infection. Because the skin is unclean during the moult process, it is easy to get scabies and other skin diseases. Therefore, for dogs that change their coat during the pounding season, attention should be paid to combing the coat, keeping the skin clean and preventing the occurrence of skin diseases.

Spring is the season when dog diseases are more common, so we must pay attention to the principle that prevention is better than cure. First of all, the kennels and sports grounds should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and the dogs should be regularly driven away from internal and external parasites. In addition, vaccinations against rabies, canine distemper, and parvovirus are also required.

Summer management of dogs

Summer is the season when dogs are most susceptible to disease.

The air is humid in summer (especially during the rainy season in the south) and the weather is hot. Be sure to prevent heat stroke and cooling down to prevent food poisoning.

In summer, dogs are in an environment of high temperature and high humidity. Due to the degeneration of dog sweat glands, it is difficult to dissipate heat, and they are more likely to suffer from heat stroke in summer. Therefore, the kennel should choose a well-ventilated and relatively cool place. Dogs should also be given cold water baths frequently during hot seasons. Avoid dog activities under the scorching sun, and generally go out for walks in the morning and evening.

Dog feed in summer is prone to fermentation and deterioration, which can easily cause food poisoning. Therefore, the food fed to dogs should be fresh and heated and prepared; the amount should be appropriate and no excess should be left; fermented and spoiled food should be thrown away and must not be eaten by dogs again.

Summer is the breeding season for mosquitoes, flies, fleas, and lice, so you must do a good job of preventing flies, mosquitoes, and lice.

Autumn management of dogs

Autumn is the most comfortable and happiest season for dogs. Autumn is the season with the strongest metabolism for dogs. In order to increase body fat reserves and prepare for winter, dogs eat more and become more active. Therefore, foods with high nutritional value should be given in autumn to eliminate summer fatigue and prepare for winter. As the temperature gets cooler, this is also the season when dogs shed their summer hair and grow their winter hair, so they should pay attention to combing and cleaning in time.

Qiuhe is also the estrus, mating, and breeding season for dogs, and its management methods are basically the same as in spring. According to the physiological characteristics of dogs in autumn, in addition to the three principles of spring management (preventing mismatching, preventing loss, and preventing injuries from fighting), dogs should be groomed more often and should also prevent colds, because the temperature drops in autumn, the morning and evening are cooler, and the temperature difference between day and night Large dogs are prone to colds and colds.

Dog management in winter

The temperature is cold in winter, so you should pay attention to cold protection and sunbathing to prevent the occurrence of winter respiratory diseases and rheumatism. Winter management must first focus on protecting the kennel from cold and heat.

One: Move the kennel to a sunny and leeward location, and hang a curtain at the entrance of the kennel to prevent cold wind from intruding.

2: The mattress should be thicker, and should be changed frequently and exposed to the sun to keep it dry.

Three: To prevent the invasion of wind, block the holes in the north wall, close the north window, and open windows appropriately for ventilation on sunny days to keep the air in the kennel clean and fresh, reduce ammonia, and prevent the occurrence of respiratory diseases.

Four: When the weather is sunny and the sun is warm, you should take your dog out for activities and sunbathing to enhance your physical fitness and improve disease resistance.

Sunbathing can not only keep warm, but ultraviolet rays have a sterilizing and disinfecting effect, and can promote calcium absorption, which is beneficial to the growth and development of dog bones and prevents rickets in young dogs.

Cold temperatures will cause a large consumption of heat energy in the dog's body. Therefore, a little oil, offal, milk and food containing vitamin A and fat content should be added to the winter feed mix. This type of feed can quickly replenish calories. Enhance the dog's cold resistance.