Touch the tip of the nose

Check whether the tip of the nose is moist. If it is wet, it is fine. If it is dry, it will cause internal heat and requires more water. Look at the dog for a few seconds: Check to see if the dog is full of tears, observe whether the color of the dog's tear glands becomes darker, and reflect on whether the dog is fed too salty or eats too well.

A little kiss

Put your nose close to the dog’s mouth and smell if the breath is fresh. Giving some deodorant biscuits or brushing the dog’s teeth often can relieve the problem. If the bad breath is caused by a large amount of tartar, especially in older dogs, you need to go to the hospital and ask for professional help.

Look at your dog’s ears

A foul smell and brown stuff staining from the inside out are both bad signs. If your dog keeps shaking its head, it means there is dirt or inflammation in the ears. In short, it is uncomfortable. Sometimes the dog's ears are just dirty, so wipe them clean with a wet tissue or alcohol cotton. If there is brown stuff from the ear hole to the ear shell, it needs to be taken care of. If it is a breed with long hair in the ears, check to see if the hair has grown again, then it is time to pluck the dog’s ear hair.

Shake hands

Turn over and see if there are any cracks on the pads of your feet. If the hair on your fingertips has grown long and needs to be trimmed, touch your toes with your hands. Check whether there is any damage or small pustules in the cracks of the head, whether the nails are sharp and need to be trimmed, and then feel up to see if there are any long bumps on the legs.

Caress your dog

As long as you caress your dog every day, consciously touch the dog’s chin, behind the ears, the back of the neck, the base of the tail and the belly , you can find out whether the dog's hair is tangled, whether there are small pimples and lumps on the skin, and whether there are brown or red dots and dandruff falling off. If there are any, it means that the dog may be infected with mites. . If you have the above situation, you need to take it seriously.

Anal Spread

A normal anus is slightly concave and has no particularly obvious odor. If your dog has obvious signs of sitting and rubbing its butt, you should check immediately to see if the anus is red and swollen. If it is inflamed, it will swell and protrude outward, and the smell will be very smelly, so you need to go to the pet hospital for treatment. If you know how to squeeze the anal glands, clean the dog in time and apply erythromycin ointment. If you persist for a few days, the inflammation of the dog's anal glands will be relieved or completely cured!

Fecal examination

The main purpose of taking the dog out every day is to poop. It is best to see the condition of the dog’s poop with your own eyes, whether it is dry or watery, come at any time Understand the physical condition and adjust the diet so that the dog's poop is smooth and beautiful every day. In fact, you may be doing the above things every day, but you may not have the intention to do it, so start doing it with intention from today. It is the responsibility of a dog parent to detect dog problems in time and treat them promptly.