Bago is well-behaved and quiet, with delicate emotions, petite figure and big watery eyes. He is widely loved by the elderly. So do you know how to care for your Pug? The following is a carefully recommended care method for your Pug. I hope it will be helpful to you.
Pug care methods
1. Facial care
Pug has a short nose, and the most vulnerable eyes have become the most prominent part of the face. When playing with puppies with long mouths, be sure to protect your eyes. Unintentional collisions between puppies can easily cause serious damage to their eyes. The horoscope part of the face: there are many wrinkles, tears flow downwards, and nasal mucus sprays upwards, which is the easiest place to hide dirt. Be diligent in cleaning, open all folds, ventilate and dry to prevent the occurrence of diseases. Nose: The short nasal passage will cause difficulty in breathing on hot days and after strenuous exercise. Pay attention to heatstroke prevention and proper rest.
2. Lumbar spine
The structural characteristics of the pug’s spine make it prone to disc herniation. Male dogs are more common between 2 and a half to 4 and a half years old, while female dogs are 3 and a half years old. Years and a half to 5 and a half years old.
Main symptoms: stiff neck, inability to move the head freely, pain from head to shoulder, difficulty in taking long steps, pain in the front half of the body, inability to move, not being able to be held, front legs not touching the ground, lying down I have difficulties from time to time, my belly is very hard, I can't jump, my tail can't wag, and my hind legs are weak.
Preventive measures:
(1) Avoid strenuous exercise. Do not teach your pug to bow, jump, climb stairs, run wildly, yell, etc. when he is young. For a pug that already has lumbar spine problems, if he continues the above habits, his condition will be aggravated.
(2) Calcium supplement. It is better to choose medicines specially designed for dogs. If the puppy's ribs are everted, the sternum moves upward, the puppy is bow-legged, or has difficulty changing teeth, it is necessary to give it calcium supplements as soon as possible.
(3) Frequent feeding of animal liver to dogs can lead to severe calcium deficiency!
3. Others
(1) Do not give dogs before three months My brother eats meat and oily foods, so I will take him to get vaccinated in a month.
(2) Although the Pug is a short-haired dog, you must wipe it first and then blow it after bathing it, otherwise it is easy to suffer from skin diseases. Don't bathe it often, just twice a month.
(3) In the spring and autumn, it is necessary to reduce the number of times the pug goes out to walk the dog, as there are many infectious diseases. But regular dog walking is very important.
Generally speaking, Pug is not a very delicate dog. It is OK to eat dog food, receive vaccinations and deworming on time, bathe with special pet shower gel and not too frequently.
Pug is naturally a fatter dog, so you should try to control the food he likes to eat. Otherwise, once the dog becomes particularly fat, it may look good and cute, but it may also cause heart disease. .
And due to congenital reasons such as short noses, dogs’ trachea and respiratory tract are relatively fragile, so they will cough once they catch a cold, and the symptoms are like being stuck on some bone. They must be treated in time, otherwise It will leave very serious sequelae. Pug care knowledge
How to bathe a Pug
To groom a Pug, you can first use gloves or a bristle brush to brush the hair all over its body. The hair is short, but combing is still necessary every time. Clean the dust and dirt on the hair in time so that the dog's body can stay clean for a long time and avoid being infected with parasites.
Confirm the water temperature before putting it in.
Suddenly being put into water that is too cold or too hot will frighten the pug and make it afraid of taking a bath. Therefore, before putting your Pug into the water, you should first test the water temperature with your hands and confirm that the water temperature is suitable before bathing it.
Use your hands to confirm the water temperature. Before bathing your pug, be sure to check the temperature of the water with your hands. The suitable water temperature for pugs should be higher than the water temperature that humans can adapt to.
Wash all parts of the body.
Every part of the body must be cleaned. When washing the face, you should first hold up its chin so that the face faces upward to prevent water from entering its nasal cavity. To prevent water from splashing out, keep the sink as close to you as possible.
Wash all parts of the body in the direction of hair growth
① Apply bath liquid to the whole body of the pug. When washing hair, use your left hand to hold up the chin and hold the head in place.
②Clean the dust. Massage the skin while rubbing to bring the dust to the surface.
③Clean the eyes. Gently rub around the eyes with your fingertips to prevent the bath liquid from flowing into the eyes.
④ Clean the mouth. Food is easily contaminated around the mouth. Clamp your mouth with both hands and rub the dirt clean.
⑤Wash the body. Press the skin with your fingertips and rub it. Don’t forget to wash the hair on your belly, which is prone to urine stains.
⑥Clean the buttocks. The buttocks are also an area that is easily dirty. Carefully clean the base of the tail.
⑦Clean your feet. When cleaning your toes, hold your ankles firmly and wash every detail.
Rinse completely
After bathing, rinse your entire body immediately. This is also the most important step in the bathing process.
If the body wash remains on the body and cannot be rinsed off, it will cause skin inflammation, so be sure to rinse thoroughly.
① Start rinsing from the face. Before rinsing the face, test the water temperature with your hands to confirm whether the water temperature is appropriate. For pugs with flat noses, to prevent water from entering the nostrils, you can put water-absorbed gauze on the face, and then squeeze out the water in the gauze to rinse.
② Wash the body and chest. The hair on the chest and abdomen should also be washed carefully from the root to the tip. Especially the armpits and tail where hair is very dense should be washed carefully.
Wring out the water quickly
After taking a bath, there will be a lot of water on the dog's hair. Wring out the water before wiping it with a towel so that the hair will dry more easily. Especially when the temperature is low, the water should be squeezed out quickly.
①Wring out the hair on your body first. Wring out as much hair as you can hold with your hands until there are no water drops dripping down.
② Wring out the hair on the head and face. Gather the hair on the head and face together and wring them out in order from the root to the tips. For larger bodies with long hair, the head and face can be wrung out by dividing them into small sections.
③Wring out the hair on the chest. When twisting the hair on the chest, be careful not to pull it too hard. Wrap the dog in a towel quickly after wringing it out. Precautions for feeding Pug dogs
When feeding Pug dogs, the meat (beef, chicken, fish) must be fresh, and the fish must be deboned. The quantity can be based on the weight of the dog, with 180 ?220 grams is appropriate, do not overfeed, otherwise you will gain weight and lose your cute image.
In addition to meat, you should also feed vegetarian foods such as vegetables and cooked beans or biscuits with no or less sugar. Meat should be boiled in a small amount of water for 15-20 minutes and then chopped into pieces before feeding. The reason why meat must be cooked is to increase the flavor and stimulate appetite; and to kill bacteria and parasites in the meat to prevent illness.
Pugs are a gluttonous dog, so they must control the amount of food they provide. Feeding should be done at regular times and at fixed points to develop good eating habits.
Pug dogs are lively and playful. They must be given a certain amount of time for activities every day and achieve a certain amount of exercise. However, this dog's respiratory tract is particularly short, and strenuous exercise may cause hypoxia due to shortness of breath. Therefore, it is not advisable to do too strenuous exercise. It is best to take it out for a walk in the morning and evening. When going out, put a collar on it to restrict it from running around or doing strenuous exercise.
Since Pug dogs have many wrinkles on their heads and necks, which can easily harbor dirt and bacteria, special attention should be paid to cleanliness and hygiene when raising this kind of dog. I usually wash it every other month, but in summer when it’s hot, I wash it every 2-3 days. Pay special attention to washing the crevices to prevent skin diseases or scabies. After each bath, brush its fur with a soft-bristled brush and dry it with a hair dryer. In the days of low air pressure and high air humidity in spring and autumn, its wrinkled skin is prone to inflammation and mold growth, so it should be moved to a ventilated and dry environment. It sweats a lot in the hot summer, so you have to wipe it with a wet towel every afternoon, especially to wipe away the dirt in the wrinkles.
Pug dogs have short and flat noses that easily absorb moisture and become moist, thus breeding bacteria and causing inflammation and ulceration. When the air is humid and the climate is hot and muggy, you should apply some dry boric acid powder on the nose to keep it moist. Its nose is often dry, preventing bacteria from growing. Due to the short nasal passages, when the temperature is high in hot summer, it will have difficulty breathing and may even be prone to heatstroke. Therefore, the following points must be paid attention to:
(l) In hot summer, do not eat at noon Take it out, and don't let it do strenuous exercise. Walks must be arranged in the morning and evening.
2) Move it to a more breathable and shady place for feeding, and do not let it be exposed to direct sunlight.