Pug grooming care knowledge

Pug grooming care knowledge:

1. Facial care: Pug has a short nose, and the most vulnerable eyes have become the most prominent part of the face. When playing with puppies with long mouths, you must pay attention to protecting your eyes. Unintentional collisions between puppies are easy to Its eyes cause serious damage. The character horoscope on the face: there are many wrinkles, tears flow downward, and snot sprays upward, which is the easiest place to hide dirt. Be diligent in cleaning, open all the folds, ventilate, and dry to prevent diseases. Nose: The short nasal passage will cause it to have difficulty breathing in hot weather and after strenuous exercise. Pay attention to heatstroke prevention and proper rest.
2. Dental care: Check the pug’s teeth and gums once a week. The gums should not be inflamed, and tartar should not grow on the teeth, otherwise it will cause inflammation of the gums and toothache. Use light salt water or a canine toothpaste provided by your veterinarian. Let pugs use dog-specific toothpaste and toothbrush (you can buy them at the animal hospital), and do not use human toothpaste (because pugs can’t rinse their mouths) to gently brush the canine teeth.
3. Ear care: one is to clean the dirt on the ear shell, and the other is to clean the ear canal. Cleaning the outer ear of a Pug is easier than cleaning the ear canal with care. You can use a cotton swab dipped in a little olive oil, and wipe the mouth a little bit inward. The cotton swab should not be too long. Hold the ear with the other hand and wipe it slowly until it is very clean. If there is a lot of earwax in the external auditory canal, you can drop a drop of 2% borax water, take it out carefully with tweezers after softening, and pull out the tweezers immediately when the dog shakes its head to prevent damage to the tympanic membrane or ear canal mucosa.
4. Eye care: Dogs with big eyes and protruding eyes are easy to be irritated and injured, so special attention should be paid. Wash your eyes once a day. To remove the dust and gum in the eyes. To clean the eyes, you can gently wipe off the eye dirt on the corners of the eyes with a damp cloth. The best way is to drop eye drops or wash with boric acid solution.
5. Trim toenails: Pug’s toenails are very hard and should be trimmed with a special toe claw scissors for dogs and cats. It is best to wait for the toenails to soak in the bath before cutting them. However, it should be noted that there are blood vessels and nerves at the base of each toe. Therefore, when pruning, you should not cut too much or too deep. Generally, only about 1/3 of the claws should be cut off, and it should be filed flat. To prevent damage, if the pug is found to be moving abnormally after cutting, carefully check the toes for bleeding and damage, and apply iodine tincture if there is any damage. In addition to cutting toenails, check the foot pillow for trauma. in addition. The hair near the toe claws and foot pillows should be cut short frequently to prevent slipping.
6. Hair care: brush the hair once in the morning and evening, comb the hair for five minutes a day, start from the neck with a hair brush, elastic wire brush or long and sparse metal comb, and quickly comb along the direction of the hair, from front to back, from top to bottom Proceed in sequence, that is, from the neck to the shoulders, then the back, waist, abdomen, hindquarters, then comb the head, and finally the limbs and tail. Comb one side and then the other.