Eyes and ears at dogs are the most vulnerable bodies. The correct care for them not only will help a dog to look esthetically, but also will allow to avoid development of serious diseases of these bodies. But how it is correct to look after eyes and ears of a dog?
Care for eyes of a dog
If at a dog the reddening of mucous eyes, puffiness, frequent blinkings, an itch, constant allocations, white spots is observed, then it is necessary to address the veterinarian as soon as possible. The listed symptoms are signs of the desease of eyes, such as conjunctivitis, keratit, a cataract and blepharitis. The timely address to the expert will allow to avoid development of diseases and to keep sight of the pet.
From what length hair of a dog and the structure of her head depends what will be her eye care.
Care for eyes of dogs of short-haired and sleek-haired breeds comes down only to their regular survey. The owner of a dog is recommended to take himself for the rule to daily examine eyes of a dog.
After a dream some dogs can have in corners of eyes grayish allocations. It is desirable to remove every time them a cotton pad or special wet towel wipes. It will allow to avoid inflammations in the future. The owner of dogs with "flattened" muzzles it is worth watching eyes of the pets more carefully. Because of the unusual structure of a muzzle at them the uneven nososlezny channel. It leads to the fact that allocations from eyes accumulate pleated about a nose. If in time not to wipe these folds, there can be an inflammation which is followed by reddening and an itch. It is recommended to wipe with the cotton tampon moistened with the cooled boiled water or special lotion, or wet towel wipes for eye care.
At dogs of dlinnoshersty breeds, such as Yorkshire terrier and shih-tzu it is recommended to collect a bang in a tail and to cut off wool near eyes.
Ear care
Inspection of a condition of ears is recommended to be performed daily. If dogs had in allocation ears, a pollution, reddening and a pungent unpleasant smell, then it is necessary to show it to the veterinarian as soon as possible. At a healthy dog the ears clean have also no unpleasant smell. Regularly it is not required to clean them. Ears of a healthy dog can be soiled if she, for example, during walk of a snout of a hole or rolled in the earth and a heap of a grass. But pollution will be only on the surface of an auricle. All this thanks to the special structure of an ear allowing to protect it from hit of dust, wool, bacteria and drozhzhepodobny fungi. However the protective epithelium of external acoustical pass very thin and gentle, can be easily injured at the wrong cleaning. Therefore it is not recommended to use Q-tips, tweezers or clips for cleaning of ears. Also in time readings of ears it is worth refusing use of spirit lotions and tinctures, peroxide of hydrogen and various oils.
(Not medicinal) can remove pollution of a surface of an auricle the moistened lotion for cleaning of ears of dogs.
The attentive attitude towards the pet and daily survey of his ears and eyes - excellent prevention of development of serious diseases of these bodies. At emergence of the first signs of developing of a disease it is recommended not to self-medicate, and immediately to address to veterinary clinic.