What can we do for dogs in autumn?

The pleasant autumn is coming. Are you ready for the dog at home? Do you know what we can do for dogs in autumn? Let's cheer for everyone!

1. Adjust the dog's diet

Dogs are afraid of heat and finally have passed the most difficult season. When the weather is cool, their appetite will suddenly get better. You will find that dogs are always hungry and eat as much as they are given. It is a good thing that dogs can eat, and we are also happy to watch. However, you should pay attention to help the dog control its food intake when it has a particularly good appetite. Often it eats more than two days, and then it will have indigestion: loss of appetite, vomiting and malaise. If these symptoms appear, you can give it some digestive drugs, such as lactase and yeast tablets, and eat less meals and recuperate for a few days. In addition, the temperature is low in autumn and winter, and the food cools quickly. If you mix dog food with meat, you'd better let it eat when it's not cold, which is better for the dog's stomach.

In addition, dry air in autumn may cause some diseases or dry skin. Imagine that winter is coming, isn't this situation worse? It is suggested that parents of dogs can improve the problem of dog's dry skin by adding fatty acids to food to help your dog store energy in winter. This is a simple method, that is, add a little vegetable oil (such as corn oil or olive oil) to the dog's food, and add 1/2 teaspoons to the dog's dinner, so that you will see obvious effects after 6 weeks, but please note that you must first make sure that the dog's gastrointestinal digestive function is healthy before using the above method. In addition, when dogs feel unwell after eating (such as diarrhea), they must stop feeding with vegetable oil. If the dog is used to feeding with vegetable oil, you must stop at the end of winter and wait until next year, otherwise you will worry about the dog's weight loss plan again!

2. Pay attention to controlling the dog's movement

In summer, dogs are generally lazy. Dogs are generally lazy and sleepy indoors unless their owners choose to walk their dogs in cooler places after dark. However, after the weather turns cold in autumn, the dog's active nature begins to be restless, and his activity increases when he goes out, and he is restless at home. Even some dogs will destroy things at home to consume extra energy. At this time, you may say, I just need to increase the exercise of the dog going out! In fact, the basic logic is correct, but for a dog who doesn't usually exercise enough, suddenly increasing the amount of exercise or the dog's excessive activity will hurt the dog's internal organs and muscles. Therefore, parents will be advised to take a step-by-step approach to strengthen the dog's activities. It is best to start with an increase of 10- 15 minutes, and at this time, the changes in nature have also begun to change, so it is best to let dogs enter nature activities more, so that,

3. Pay attention to the home environment

Autumn is a dry season because of the lack of rain. In this case, it may cause some troubles to your dog, because at this time, the dog's skin will be dry, which will make its hair dull, which will reduce the natural protective effect of dog hair on dogs and make it easier to cause tinea manus.

With the cold weather, the time to open the window at home is much less than before. However, opening the window for a period of time every day is good for the health of people and dogs. In addition, long-haired dogs are also preparing for the cold in this season, and their fluff increases, which is easy to get together and needs to be combed frequently. Wash and dress can promote blood circulation. For dogs, it's like a full body massage. Grooming for a few minutes every day is not only good for dogs, but also a good way to prevent the hair from flying around at home.

Therefore, parents should pay attention to the fact that the filter in the air conditioner at home should be cleaned for use in autumn and winter, because there will be a lot of bacteria (mold) robes in the air conditioner filter after it is wet in summer, and these bacteria will spread in the living environment where you and your dog use air conditioning without you knowing it, so use the sunny weather in autumn to clean your home environment and electrical appliances!

4. Prevent dogs from getting sick

In terms of physical condition, dogs with weak respiratory and cardiopulmonary functions, or dogs with heart disease and diabetes are more likely to get sick in this season, because the temperature drops in autumn, it is cooler in the morning and evening, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, so dogs are prone to catch a cold. In addition, the heartworm caused by mosquito bites in summer also gradually became an adult at this time, which began to affect the health of dogs. Therefore, the owner should pay special attention to the daily life of the dog, and contact the veterinarian as soon as possible if there is any abnormality.

Autumn is the breeding season of ticks, which may cause symptoms such as dermatitis and hair loss in dogs. Therefore, dogs who often go out or come into contact with grass must do a good job of preventing fleas and ticks in advance. You can spray some "Freine" spray on it, just in case.

5. Pay attention to the strengthening of canine vaccine.

Although dogs are vaccinated once a year, for dogs, their antibodies and immune system are positive and low, and gradually decrease (here refers to dogs vaccinated for more than 6 months). At this time, dogs have more and more opportunities to go out, and viruses floating in the air are also the best climate for growth. Relatively speaking, it is necessary to help the dog to supplement the vaccine in time to avoid the increase in the risk of illness caused by exposure to bacterial viruses.

6. You can choose to have your dog operated in autumn.

Some dog parents want to perform some operations on their dogs, such as ligation or ear clipping. Autumn is the best time, because in the case of cooler climate, the fluency of surgery in dogs is better, mosquitoes are reduced, and the dog itself can reduce the pressure of recovery, so the recovery period is faster, and compared with parents who want to ligate the dog, it can also avoid the dilemma of estrus next spring.

7. Estrus, mating and reproductive management

Dogs are single-oestrus animals, and will not be in oestrus again. It is normal to estrus twice a year. Most dogs estrus once a year in March and April in spring and September and June in autumn 10. But bitches only mate at certain times, usually twice a year, which is called estrus. Adult male dogs can mate at any time of the year. If allowed, the male dog will go far away to find the female dog in heat. Bitches are usually in estrus for three weeks, which is very attractive to male dogs. Its own behavior will also change, and it will become uneasy and excitable, so it is necessary to separate from the male dog in estrus. Male dogs can produce fertile sperm after their puppies are born and reach a certain age, which is called sexual maturity. Maturity does not mean that you can reproduce, because dogs are not fully mature. The suitable breeding period is about 12 months old. Generally, the sexual maturity of small dogs is earlier, while that of large dogs is later. It is generally believed that sexual maturity is 8- 12 months after birth, and the earliest is 6 months. There are differences all over the country. Small and medium-sized dogs 1- 1.5 years old have a high survival rate. It is most suitable for large dogs to breed at the age of 2.

Dogs have pants, too. This is specially designed for bitches kept indoors! It wraps the dog's ass like shorts, and of course it won't forget to leave a hole for the dog's tail to show. Put absorbent cotton at the bottom of trousers, which can be changed regularly. (It's not easy to buy underwear now, but netizens have DIY methods: you can buy children's briefs, cut a hole in the back to expose the tail, and then put a sanitary towel for girls, which is economical and practical. Of course, this is not a diaper, so you should take it away when the dog is used to urinating, so that the dog is "convenient" and the owner is convenient.