Puppies can be bathed

Dogs can be bathed, and dogs can be bathed three months after birth. The first bath for puppies should be 1-2 days after vaccination. After a few weeks, you need to wait until the dog is in a relatively healthy state before you can take a bath. You cannot take a bath when the dog is in the vaccination stage and in the unhealthy stage, which will easily aggravate the dog's disease problem and will also cause the dog to have a bath. Once the vaccine has expired, healthy dogs can be bathed.

Steps for dog bathing

1. Brush the fur all over your body before taking a bath to avoid getting entangled in the fur. Stubborn knots can be cut off with scissors. Clean up the leaves, debris, etc. on your body.
2. Put a collar on the dog before bathing it, so that it is easier to control the dog during the bath. Use cotton swabs or cotton strips to plug the dog's ears vertically into the T-shaped ear canal, and apply chlortetracycline, diplomycin or ointment on both eyes to prevent detergent or dirty water from entering.
3. Let the dog stand firm in the special bathtub. First, wet the whole body with water of appropriate temperature. Gently comb the dog's fur to make the dog feel comfortable and quiet before taking a bath. Prepare the ground.
4. First apply shampoo on the back, rub it from the back to the buttocks, and rub the whole body to make foam. Finally, wash the puppy’s head, sides, and soles. , tail, and around the anus. Be careful to avoid washing the foam into the puppy's eyes. While scrubbing gently, hold the dog's collar with one hand to prevent the dog from jumping out or getting dirty. There is water everywhere.
5. The direction of flushing is to clean the dog’s head first, and then wash the dog’s body. Start from the head and gradually rinse backward. After taking a bath, be sure to wash the hair. Rinse thoroughly with the detergent to make sure that the remaining lotion on the dog is completely washed away. The acid-base balance is conducive to completely washing off the remaining lotion on the dog. These residues on the dog will cause itching of the dog's skin. When a dog scratches the ground, it is easy to cause inflammation and infection.
6. Dry the puppy with an absorbent towel specially designed for puppy bathing. Absorbent towels are generally sold in pet stores. Remove the dirt from the inside of the dog’s ears. Cotton ball, wipe clean. Wipe with a towel first, and then blow dry with a hair dryer. Be sure to blow dry. Moist skin can easily cause skin diseases on puppies.
7. After drying, comb the puppy’s floor. Pay attention to the puppy's hair and pay attention to whether there are any skin diseases or the like. Finally, use toilet paper to clean the puppy's eyes and ears.