The weather is cold in winter, and the focus of management during this period should be on preventing cold and keeping heat and preventing respiratory infections. Pay attention to preventing cold and keeping heat. Blowing by rain and wind after exer...
The weather is cold in winter, and the focus of management during this period should be on preventing cold and keeping heat and preventing respiratory infections. Pay attention to preventing cold and keeping heat. Blowing by rain and wind after exercise and dampness in the kennel can cause colds. In severe cases, it may also cause secondary respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
[Measures to prevent colds]
Effective measures to prevent colds are to keep warm, thicken the mattress, and pay attention to timely replacement, keep it dry, and prevent cold wind; when the weather is sunny and warm, strengthen the outdoor exercise of dogs to enhance their physical fitness and improve their disease resistance. Letting dogs bask in the sun not only keep warm, but the ultraviolet rays in the sun also have the effect of disinfection and sterilization, and can promote the absorption of calcium, especially beneficial to the growth and development of the bones of puppies and prevent rickets from occurring in puppies. Even if it is a long-haired breed, it has insufficient resistance because it has not grown all the dog hair, and is particularly afraid of sudden cold and cold wind.
【Precautions for dogs wearing clothes】
1. Long-haired dogs don’t need to wear clothes
The key points for dogs in winter care are here
Dogs are not an animal that is very afraid of the cold, and the defense on the surface of most dogs’ bodies is enough to resist the cold in winter. Some dogs have very long and thick hair. For example, many sheepdogs, long-haired dogs or sled dogs not only have thick hair, but also grow thick fluff in the bottom layer in winter. It is completely unnecessary to dress such dogs.
2. Short-haired dogs who are strong or prone to gain weight do not need to wear clothes
Clothes for dogs in winter, but are more aimed at short-haired dogs. But even if your dog is short-haired, it is not 100% necessary to dress it. Dogs that are easy to get fat like starlings, bullfighting, short-haired daffodils, etc. do not necessarily have to wear clothes for them in winter. Their body fat is enough. Clothes such dogs can sometimes affect their exercise. For dogs with very strong bodies such as Spots, Labrador, Great Dan, Rotweiler, you don’t have to wear clothes to resist the cold in winter, because they are strong and excessive protection will reduce their resistance.
3. Short-haired and thin dogs should wear clothes in winter. Although most dogs are not afraid of the cold, some breeds born as toy dogs are still very weak in physique. The most obvious example is Chihuahua. This small puppy is very thin and has no thick fur protection. It is born to be a child who grew up in a greenhouse. When the cool breeze blows in autumn, they will tremble when they go out. Moreover, because this dog is thin, it is easy to get worse if it is sick. It is very beneficial for it to wear clothes on this dog when it is cold. If your dog is not a Chihuahua, it also has this characteristic: it is thin, short hair, poor physical condition, and it is best to consider putting a few small clothes on them to resist the cold when winter comes.
Generally speaking, most dogs do not need to wear clothes in winter. Of course, if your dog is very cute in clothes and you really want it to show off outside in small clothes, you might as well let it go out for a walk in clothes occasionally, but it is good occasionally. You don’t have to do this every day, so as to save the little guy from getting used to wearing clothes. On a cold day, he didn’t wear clothes and went out for a walk, and he caught a cold when he came back.
Tips for guided doctors:
Theoretically speaking, dogs do not need to wear clothes, and most dogs (especially long-haired dogs) can spend the winter outdoors, and of course they also need a nest. Nowadays, dogs live indoors for a long time and with the careful care of their owners, their body's resistance and cold resistance have decreased. Therefore, they need to wear some clothes to help them resist the cold outside. However, it doesn't need to be too thick. Wearing clothes for a long time is not good for the dog's fur. Just put them on before going out! If some small dogs have been raising and sleeping indoors, and the temperature outside is above 25 degrees Celsius, it is best to wear clothes when going out for a walk.
