When pet owners want to bathe their dog, it is advisable to use warm water. Don’t take the dog with cold water if it is hot in summer. If the dog has a poor physique, it is easy to catch a cold and catch a cold. In addition, when pet owners bathe their dogs, they also need to pay attention to the following points:
1. The pH and alkalinity of the skin of humans and dogs is different. The shower gel or shampoo designed for people is generally alkaline and can neutralize with the skin value of humans. When the dog's weak alkaline skin encounters human shower gel that is also alkaline, it will not only fail to neutralize, but will instead wash away the oil on the dog's skin surface, causing a series of problems such as dry skin, itching, allergies, and dander, making the dog's skin very fragile, thereby causing skin diseases. Therefore, for the sake of the health of the dog, pet owners should use dog shampoos with better quality when bathing their dogs.
2. Infrequently bathe your dog
Some pet owners like to take a big bath for the dog every time they take their dog out, and they feel that the dog is dirty and smelly when playing outside, and the carpets and sofas at home will be rubbed by the dog and will be dirty and smelly. In fact, this approach is wrong. Frequent bathing of dogs will make the protective layer of the dog's epidermis become fragile, causing the dog's skin to lose its "protective umbrella". Over time, it will easily lead to skin diseases, which will make the hair dry, brittle and break, and cause a lot of hair loss. Therefore, it is not advisable to bathe your dog frequently. Usually, you only need to wipe the dirty part of the dog with a wet towel.
3. Blow-dry the hair in time
Also, after bathing the dog, some pet owners let the dog dry the hair naturally, which is also wrong. If the dog is weak, it is easy to catch a cold and get sick. The correct way is to use a hair blower to dry your dog's hair, which will not cause the dog to catch a cold, nor will it breed mites because of the damp hair.