Help Old Age Dogs Enjoy a Peaceful Life

Just like humans go into the sunset, pets are also changing from naughty lovely little guys into the slow action of the old man, and they like the quiet life at this time. In addition to providing essential pet supplies, senior dogs should not be forced to work, their behavior should be compassion, and help the loyal lovers, which have brought us great joy, enjoy rest of their lives.

Performance of senescence: in general, dogs aging from 7-8 years old, but may be at different levels of varieties because of different living environment and usual care. Hearing recession, some animals will gradually lose the hearing. The skin becomes dry, relaxation, lack of elasticity, susceptible to skin disease. Dog after the age of 10 have vision and hearing loss, physical strength and physique are watered down. Therefore, as a responsible owner, you should be doubled to take care of the older dog.

Special care:

Feeding: the change of exercise will make the digestion and absorption capacity of the intestines, liver, kidney filtration and detoxification function change, you should pay attention to reduce the hardness of food, the amount of added calcium, iron, vitamins and other trace elements, replacing the different tastes of food, First Liang nutritious, and easy to chew, easy to digest food. Food must be soft or semi-liquid food, crude fiber feed to be less difficult to digest. Generally older dog diminished sense of smell and poor appetite, digestion decreased, therefore, you should take rearing methods that more meals fed less, as well as provide adequate drinking water.

 

Joint care: reduce the resistance of aging dogs, both cold afraid of heat and very easy to get sick, good insulation heatstroke. The cold winter, you prepare a hot water bottle for dogs also wear dog clothes insulation. Hot summer, you can take the dog to do basic dog grooming--bobbed hair, but be careful not to be too short, so as not to cause skin diseases.

Basic clean: brush teeth: if conditions should be brushing the dog, reducing inflammation of the gums caused by bacteria invade; eye care: clear excess mucus, often with a wet cotton and clean the skin around the eyes; ear care: periodically check the internal auditory canal, clear ear wax.

Usually should pay more attention to observe the dog's behavior, abnormal timely diagnosis and treatment. Joint pain is a common problem in elderly pets, if they are not regular events, gently massages the muscles when they rest on its behalf or flexion limb joints. Of course, the owner is best to accompany pet walking regularly go out to bring a collar and leash can protect the safety of the dog, but note that the best use nylon dog collar, thus reducing wear dog skin.

In addition, the older dog may easy feel tired and like to sleep, so you need to often clean its dog bed, and provide a quiet environment.