Hygiene and Diseases

So that the puppy and the mature dog can enjoy good health, it will be indispensable that the hygiene occupies the place that corresponds, not being possible to seek to have a dog with an overflowing health having bad hygienic conditions. 

The parasites that live sometimes in the coat of the dogs are usually payees of illnesses that these can contract with easiness, especially when they are puppies; let us keep in mind that an insect like the flea, when sucking the blood of the dog, it can inoculate him an illness of another dog of which came from. The fact that a dog has parasites like the aforementioned in great quantity, it can cause several types of illnesses, besides those that are transmitted by other animals. The fact that an animal is extracted the blood by hundreds of insects that suck it to him, it produces him a type anemia that can end up being important; when it is ticks they can produce such a strong anemia that a puppy in the middle of growth or an old dog, end up dying by lack of resources in the sanguine watering.

Certain insecticide necklaces exist in the market of it proved effectiveness, but they are not advisable when several puppies should remain together one can lick the necklace of the other one sometimes producing some intoxication; if the puppy is alone we can put on it, but always alert to their reaction. When they are several dogs that live together, we can put on a necklace to half of the animals that we have; the effectiveness is such that soon all the parasites will disappear.

If the dog is of fallen ears it will be prone or at least it exists the possibility that he can acquire some illness of the hearing, denominated otitis, but it can being of very diverse origins. To be able to know if he has some affection, carefully using a Q-tip let us go by the interior of the ear; if we see that it come out a chocolate color , there is some similar segregation to the pus, or he has a special smell, the best thing that we can do is to request appointment to the veterinarian so that it visits him, because it is an illness that should be cured with the maximum speed to avoid that it becomes chronic. 

The conjunctivitis is another illness that the dog contracts easily in the modern life; the factor that it influences in their development it is usually taking the animal in the car and he takes his the head out the window. Races like the cocker and other many that have the conjunctive one something separate, they offer bigger infection possibilities. Let us not have for habit to ask our neighbor the treatment that he carried out with his dog if he had the same ailment, because it is probable that, even being the same illness, the origin is other, or that, for questions of health, be advisable another treatment. 

It is very important to have clean places where the animal sleeps. If is above a carpet, cushion or any similar thing, we will wash with certain frequency the cloth that is in contact with the one; we will also observe if parasites exist, if there are we will use some insecticide, any spray or other one that will be convenient make sure that in the indication of the container said is special for dogs; we will avoid with it the employment of products that hey can irritate him. In all ways, even using special products, we will used in the places and things that are of the dog, at least one hour before he falls asleep. We will avoid this way all possible reaction that, due to their extraordinary sense of smell can take place.