Checking your dogs ears and nails
Checking your dogs ears and nails should be done on a regular basis no matter what type of dog you have. If you haven’t checked them yet then do so as soon as possible.
The majority of dogs nails will naturally wear down if it frequently walks on rough or hard surfaces, however this is not the case for all dogs as some dogs nails will sometime continue to grow. If your dogs nails become too long, its toes will start to spread and it will have difficulty walking.
Long nails in dogs can break more easily and this can cause considerable pain. If your notice your dogs nails are becoming longer than normal I would suggest taking him/her to the local vet / professional groomer where they will cut and file them for you. I personally would not suggest doing them yourself as you may cause more problems.
With regards to your dogs ears, they need to be looked at on a frequent basis. If your dog has lots of hair within its ears is can cause many problems especially if your dog is long or rough coated. Because your dogs ears are a warm, moist area, bacteria likes to grow in this area. Once bacteria starts to grow your dogs ears may start to itch which in turn will make your dog scratch and possibly cause an infection.
If you use a very luke warm solution of water and gently clean the inside of the dogs ears with a wipe or professional dog flannel this should do the trick at keeping the bacteria at bay. Also if your dogs ears become extremely hairy, take a very small pair of nail scissors and gently clip any hair out of the way if it seems to be causing a problem. However please do take care doing this, some dogs will gladly sit there and let you do it, others will not. So if you have a dog that doesn’t like you touching its ears, then ask your vet or dog groomer to do it.
NOTE: Never use cotton buds on your dogs ears, this can hurt the dog and cause serious damage to its ears or hearing.
Flowercarole is the owner of a Westie (West Highland White Terrier) dog and has various helpful, expect advice for you to read. For further information regarding dogs visit Mitzidog today.
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Flowercarole is the owner of a Westie dog and tries to provide helpful, expect advice. For further information regarding dogs visit Mitzidog today.
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