Now more and more parents are starting to care about the health care of dogs, the health care of dogs should start with the simplest, first of all, the dog's teeth, Good teeth are good for appetite, so a healthy dog needs a good set of teeth, so that the dog will eat happily, and it is the dog's eyes, the eyes are also very important for dogs, just like people's The eyes also play an irreplaceable role, so how to take good care of the dog's teeth and eyes, let's learn about the maintenance of the dog's eyes and teeth.

Tooth care

Teeth are what dogs chew and chew on, especially hard An important tool for bones. As with human teeth, when food debris or debris accumulates between the teeth, it can cause bacteria to grow between the teeth, causing dental caries or inflammation of the gums, affecting the dog's appetite and digestion. Therefore, it is necessary to check the dog's teeth frequently or regularly, and find problems and deal with them in time.

Method: Dip a damp cotton ball into tooth powder (do not use human toothpaste, dogs don't like the smell) to remove tartar. Generally, brush your dog's teeth once a week. In addition, it is necessary to regularly feed the dog bones, which can satisfy its desire to bite things, and can also achieve the purpose of brushing and fixing teeth.

Eyes Protection

Some dogs with large eyeballs and high lacrimal gland secretion often shed a lot of tears from the eyes, which makes the coat under the corners of the eyes discolored , such as Peking, Chihuahua, Shi Tzu, Poodle, etc. So check your dog's eyes frequently.

When dogs suffer from certain infectious diseases (such as canine distemper, etc.), especially eye diseases, it often causes red and swollen eyelids, and there is a lot of mucus or purulent secretions in the corners of the eyes. Careful treatment and care for the eyes.

Method: Use a 2% boric acid cotton ball (or cold boiled water) to gently wipe from the inner corner of the eye to the outside. Do not wipe back and forth on the eyes. One cotton ball is not enough, you can change another one until the Scrub the eyes until they are clean. After scrubbing, put eye drops or ointment in the dog's eyes to eliminate inflammation. Some dogs, such as Shar Pei, often have their eyelashes inverted due to excessive wrinkles on the head. The inverted eyelashes can irritate the eyeball, causing blurred vision, conjunctival inflammation, and corneal opacity in dogs. Ask a veterinarian to perform an operation to cut off part of the eyelid (similar to human double eyelid cosmetic surgery). The easy way is to pull out the inverted eyelashes with tweezers. Shar-Pei's inverted eyelashes are hereditary, so when buying a Shar-Pei, in addition to finding out its pedigree, it is also necessary to know whether its parents have the disadvantage of inverted eyelashes.