1: Dietary therapy and maintenance The quality of hair is directly related to the nutritional status of the dog. Therefore, if you want good hair color, you must eat well! First of all, we need to understand what nutrition can help improve dog hair...
1: Dietary therapy and maintenance
The quality of hair is directly related to the nutritional status of the dog. Therefore, if you want good hair color, you must eat well!
First of all, we need to understand what nutrition can help improve dog hair quality.
Protein - Adequate protein can ensure the growth quality of dog hair, make the hair grow faster and stronger, and can also improve hair bifurcation. Especially for long-haired dogs, sufficient protein is less likely to cause hair breakage.
Vitamin E - Vitamin E has anti-aging and antioxidant effects, can improve body immunity, protect the integrity and function of cell membranes, and maintain the health of the fur.
Vitamin D - Vitamin D is the main substance of normal calcification of bones. It can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus by the intestines, help the skin and fur absorb and decompose nutrients.
Fat - Fat is the main substance that ensures the brightness of the dog's fur, and it can also help it absorb other nutrients. Lack of fat will make the dog's skin itchy, increase the slag, and the fur is rough and dry.
So, what kind of food should be eaten to ensure that the dog is fur healthy?
A. Professional dog food
Professional dog food uses a formula formulated by dog nutrition experts to determine and effectively take care of all aspects of the dog's identity. The balance of trace elements and fat content can help you gently supplement it with nutrition.
B. Foods that supplement protein and fat
appropriate amounts of lean meat, cooked egg yolks, vegetable oils, etc. all help improve the gloss of the fur. However, excessive fat intake can cause many other problems. When preparing these foods for dogs, be sure to pay attention to them, and not too much
C. Foods that supplement trace elements:
Seaweeds, vegetables, etc. are all foods rich in trace elements. However, unless your dog shows severe symptoms of trace elements deficiency, there is basically no need for special supplementation.
2: Seasonal maintenance:
The seasons of dogs are removed during the spring and autumn. In these two seasons, care for their hair is especially necessary.
Cleaning dead hair: In spring and autumn, dogs will produce a large amount of dead hair. If they are not cleaned in time, it will not only be unhygienic, but also cause serious felt rolling, which will be troublesome to clean up.
Supplementary nutrition: The opportunity to re-grow hair twice a year must ensure sufficient nutrition for the dog. The previous diet therapy comes in handy.
TIPS: Dogs in winter will adjust their hair volume according to the surrounding temperature, so many professionals will specially keep them outdoors in winter so that the cold temperature can stimulate their hair growth, which is the legendary hair volume. For ordinary pet dogs, it is really not worth the effort to make their hair grow more lush. If you are not lucky, you will suffer from pneumonia or something, and you will lose your wife and your army.
Horse---We do not recommend it.
3: Take care of yourself frequently:
A. Combing hair is an important part of the daily maintenance of dogs' hair. The benefits of regular hair combing should be frequently combed. This will not only remove the shedding hair dirt and dust, prevent the hair from being tangled, but also promote blood circulation, enhance skin resistance, and relieve fatigue.
Methods for combing the hair
The time to comb the hair, comb the hair once in the morning and evening, and 5 minutes a day.
The order of combing hairs starts from the neck, from front to back, from top to bottom, first from neck to shoulder, then according to back, chest, waist, abdomen, hindquarters, then the head, and finally the limbs and tail, after combing one side, then combing the other side.
The method of combing hair
The combing hair should be combed quickly in the direction of the hair growth. Some people only comb the long-haired dogs’ hair on the surface and ignore the combing of the bottom hair (fuzzy) below. The base hair of the dog is fine, soft and dense. If it is not combed for a long time, it is easy to form tangles and may even cause eczema, psoriasis or other skin diseases. When grooming a long-haired dog, you should comb it layer by layer, that is, turn the long hair up and then combed the base hair.
The combing methods for different dog breeds are also different
The combing of short-haired dog breeds:
First comb the hair in the reverse direction, loosen the dirt in it, then comb the dirt along the square of the hair, and comb the dirt off. After power, wipe the dust with a hot towel and wipe the moisture with a dry towel.
Combing the long-haired dog breed:
The body hair of long-haired dogs is easily covered with dust, broken hair or knots, especially in parts with more soft hair, such as the lower side of the ear, the lower jaw to the neck, the inner side of the identity, the armpit, the tail root, etc.
Combs are divided into bristle combs, row combs and needle combs. The corresponding comb needs to be selected according to the texture of the dog's hair.
The bristle comb can only use fluffy at the ends of long hair, but cannot comb the bottom layer of fluff.
combing is used to comb messy hair or remove hair removal.
Needle comb is specially used for combing long-haired dogs. It has dense teeth and can better deal with thick fluff.
Precautions when combing hair
First, special utensils should be used when combing hair, and do not use combs and brushes for human use. The use of comb arrangement is to hold the back of the comb with your hands, swing softly with your wrist, comb horizontally, and use combs alternately with combs with thick eyes, middle eyes and fine eyes. There are many teeth in the needle comb. When combing, lift up the hand with one hand and then comb the other part after combing.
Second, the action is soft and meticulous when combing the hair, and you cannot do it roughly or recklessly, otherwise the dog will feel pain. Be especially careful when combing the coat near sensitive parts (such as external genitals).
Third, pay attention to the dog's skin. Clean pink is good. If it appears red or has eczema, it may have parasites, skin diseases, allergies and other problems, and should be treated in time.
Fourth, if fleas, lice and other parasites are found, insecticide drugs should be used in time to treat them.
Fifth, when dogs are seriously dirty, special conditioner and baby powder should be used while combing their hair..
Sixth, before combing the hair, if you can wipe the dog's identity with a towel soaked in hot water, the hair will be brighter.
B. How to take good care of the dog's hair color? Hair knot is an embarrassing topic. If your dog has hair knots, it only means that you do not take good care of it in normal times.
If there are knots, it should be treated as soon as possible, otherwise more skin problems will easily occur.
Method for opening hair knots
For dogs with severe tangles, you should use a comb or wire brush to follow the direction of hair growth, start combing from the hair tip, and then comb to the root of the hair. Do it on a little while, and do not comb hard to avoid causing pain or pulling out the hair.
If the felt is severely rolled, you can use scissors to cut the felt piece in the direction of the hair roots, and then combed it. If you still can't comb it, you can only cut off the felt part. Notes on opening hair knots
Don't wet the hair on the dogs and then return to dryness, as they will shrink like wool, and it is even more impossible to comb them open, so dogs with knotted hair must not get wet.
Slow work and fine work
Handling knots is a very patient task. The dog owner must give twelve points of patience to deal with it. As long as he is patient, he can open the knot.
Two combs
First use a comb to comb the knot at the ends of the hair, and then slowly move towards the roots. When you feel that your hair has been combed open, use a bristle comb to combed the hair smoothly.
Clean hair spray
Clean hair spray rich in sheep oil makes combing easier.
Don't be too long
If the dog has more than one place to tie knots, or the knot is too serious, the time will not be long when sorting it out. Comb your hair for no more than 10 minutes each time. Moderate rest and encouragement will help to dispel the dog's idea of resisting struggle.
Tips
Dubin and other short-haired dogs immediately wipe their hair with a bath towel after bathing, which will make the hair look brighter.
After bathing, long-haired dogs such as Pekingese, Maltese, Pomeranian and Afghan dogs, put distilled water in the sprayer and gently spray it on the dog's hair. After drying, it will look fluffy and bright.
Tips
Knitting: Using a special knitting can help you deal with knots more easily.
Tips
Wild boar bristles are recognized as the finest and hardest natural thing in the world. They do not irritate the skin and can easily comb the knots of two or three hairs, as well as the fine hair at the end of the hair. However, they are more expensive, so you can consider using other multi-toothed combs instead.
c. Take a bath
The correct bathing method is also the key to ensuring the quality of the dog's hair
Things to note when taking a bath are:
First, be sure to comb the hair before taking a bath, so that the tangled hair can be combed open and prevent the hair from being tangled more severely. When combing, in order to reduce the pain in the dog, you can hold the hair roots with one hand and comb with the other hand.
Secondly, the temperature of the bath water should not be too high or too low. Generally, it is 36℃ in spring and 37℃ in winter. If the water is too cold or overheated, it will have an adverse impact on the dog's hair follicles.
Third, be sure to prevent the hair wash from combing into the dog's eyes and ears when taking a bath. Flush thoroughly and do not let the hair wash remain on it, as this will irritate the skin and cause skin inflammation.
Fourth, bathing should be done in the afternoon or at noon, and do not take a bath on heavy humidity or rainy days. Since a lot of grease on the hair will be removed after taking a bath, do not let the dogs after taking a bath be dried in the sun.
Fifth, don't take a bath too frequently. Frequent bathing will wash away the oily layer used to protect the hair and skin, which may cause skin diseases and may cause hair to dry and split.
D. Sunbathing and adequate exercise
sunbathing is absolutely beneficial for dog hair growth. Appropriate amount of ultraviolet rays can kill harmful bacteria, and with sufficient exercise, it can stimulate its blood circulation, thereby helping it grow healthy hair.
These problems will cause poor hair quality to the dog. There are many situations that will have an adverse impact on the dog's hair, and it must be completely eliminated!
A. Rub hair with protein.
There has always been a saying that applying protein to dogs will make the hair brighter. In fact, using protein to coat the hair of Yorkshire or Maltese, once it is dried, the hair will fork and break, which will damage the hair quality and damage the hair roots, making the hair color dimmer, and sometimes cause skin diseases such as dermatitis.
B. Single food
Many families will consider dog taste and only give it the food they like. This will cause serious nutritional disorders and greatly damage the dog's hair quality.
C. Take a bath too frequently
Frequent bathing will wash away the oil layer used to protect the hair and skin, which may cause skin diseases and also cause hair to dry and fork.
D. Human shampoo
The skin of humans is different from that of dogs, and human bath lotion or shampoo is not suitable for dogs. Using human shampoo can seriously damage the dog's skin.
E. Anxiety
Like humans, excessive anxiety can also cause hair loss and hair quality to become worse in dogs. It is important to help them maintain a happy mindset all the time.
F. Bad hygiene habits
Bad hygiene habits such as not combing hair frequently, not taking a shower on time, will damage the dog's hair quality and even have health.
G. A dry living environment
An overly dry living environment will cause the dog to lose moisture, causing the hair to be dry, resulting in rough hair and slits.
H. Skin diseases
As the most extreme case, almost all skin diseases and some medical problems can damage the quality of your dog's hair.
