Pugs are lively and playful, and must be given a certain amount of time for activities every day to 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.
Puppies need sufficient food, but due to their poor self-control ability, they are prone to overeating, and their digestive ability is poor, so they are prone to indigestion or even acute gastroenteritis, which can even be life-threatening. . Generally, puppies aged 2-3 months are fed 4-5 times a day, those aged 4 to 8 months are fed 3 times a day, and those aged 8 months and above are fed 2 meals of staple food. Some adult dogs are full after just one meal.
Methods/Steps
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Pugs have short and flat noses that easily absorb moisture and become moist, thus breeding bacteria and causing inflammation and ulceration. When the weather is hot and muggy, apply some dry boric acid powder on its nose to keep it dry and prevent 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:
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Summer When it’s hot, don’t take it out at noon, let alone do strenuous exercise. Walks must be arranged in the morning and evening.
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Move it to a more breathable and shady place for feeding, and do not let it be exposed to direct sunlight.
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At noon and afternoon when the temperature is high, if there is cooling equipment, the environment where it is located should be appropriately cooled. During the breeding process, you should also pay attention to the cleanliness of the eyes, because this kind of dog has The eyes are large and round, and dust can easily enter, so you need to wash your eyes with dilute boric acid water every once in a while, usually twice a week. Because there are wrinkles above the eyes, it is easy for inverted eyelashes to grow into the eyes. In this case, you should carefully remove the inverted eyelashes.
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Healthy diet:
The best food for dogs is dog food.
The natural raw material formula of Madon dog food naturally does not add artificial colors, flavors and preservatives, but adds natural antioxidants: mixed tocopherol (natural vitamin E) and rosemary extract, which maintains the Its freshness and taste.
Omega-6 is extracted from natural linoleic acid and sunflower seed oil to help pets nourish their skin, make their hair shiny, reduce pet skin itching, and greatly reduce the incidence of skin diseases.
In addition, amino and glucose are important nutrients for the formation of chondrocytes and are natural tissue components of healthy joint cartilage. As pets continue to grow and develop, the lack of amino and glucose in the body becomes more and more serious, and joint cartilage continues to degrade and wear out. This is an indispensable nutrient for pet dogs.
Facial care
1. The pug has a short nose, and the most fragile eyes have become the most prominent part of the face. When playing with puppies with long mouths, you must pay attention to protection. 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 diseases. Nose: The short nasal passages will cause difficulty in breathing on hot days and after strenuous exercise. Pay attention to heatstroke prevention and proper rest.
lumbar vertebra
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, and female dogs are between 3 and a half years old. 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 worsen.
(2) Calcium supplement. It is better to choose medicines and dog food specially designed for dogs. If your puppy's ribs are everted, its sternum moves upward, its legs are bowed, or it 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!
Precautions
Do not let your dog eat meat before three months. For oily foods, you need to take your pug for vaccination in a month.
Pugs are long-haired dogs. After bathing them, they must be wiped first and then blown. Otherwise, they are prone to skin diseases. Don't bathe it often, just twice a month.
In the spring and autumn, it is necessary to reduce the number of times the dog goes out (walking 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.
Pugs are naturally fat dogs, so try to control the food they like to eat. Otherwise, once the dog becomes particularly fat, it may look good and cute, but it may also cause heart disease. sick.
And due to congenital reasons such as short noses, pet 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.
Skin disease 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.