16 Things to Know About Dog Physiology

16 Things to Know About Dog Physiology

16 Things to Know About Dog Physiology

1. The average daily sleep of dogs is about 10-15 hours,baby dogs usually last for about 20 hours. So puppies are always sleeping when they just come home. This is a normal phenomenon. Don't worry.

2. The average life expectancy of dogs is 12 years. The average age of small dogs,It is generally higher than large dogs.

3. The normal body temperature of puppies is 38.5°C~39°C, and the normal temperature of adult dogs is 37.5°C~38.5°C. Usually high at night and low in the morning, , the rectal temperature is slightly higher than the thigh temperature, with a daily difference of 0.2~0.5°C.

Fever:
38.5°~39°C is low-grade fever
39.5~40.5°C is medium fever
40.5°C is high fever

4. Dogs usually start to change fetal hair within 3 months 。To 6~8 months close to adult dog. When he was 6 to 7 years old, white-haired elderly hair began to appear around the dog's lips. When over 10 years old, white hair begins to appear on the face, jaw and back.
• The fetal hair change stage and the spring and autumn season are all serious periods of hair loss.

5. Dogs begin to change their teeth for about 4-5 months, only once in a lifetime. Puppy has 28 deciduous teeth and 42 teeth as adults.You don't need to prepare too hard grinding sticks before changing teeth.
Tooth toys are fine.

Double row teeth phenomenon: new teeth will grow in if the baby teeth do not fall out
Double row teeth phenomenon: At this time, the dog can't lose the baby teeth by himself, so he needs to bring
Tooth extraction in hospital.

6.Dogs dissipate heat through panting and sweat glands on their four paw pads. Dogs don't have sweat glands, so shaving hair in the summer won't have a cooling effect. Conversely, without hair protection, the skin can be damaged by direct exposure to UV rays.

7. 99% of dogs are afraid of heights, and they are very sensitive to height.Sensitive. So for puppies, going up and down the stairs is also sleepy difficult things.

8. Dogs can only distinguish blue, yellow and purple. Other colors are gray to varying degrees in the eyes of dogs. So, you know what color to buy to buy a toy.

9. The dog has five toes on the forefoot and four toes on the back foot.

10. Dogs drink water by rolling up water backwards through their tongues, rather than licking them.

11. The dog rotates before stool in search of the right magnetic field.They can poop with disburden.

12. The dog's ear canal is L-shaped, so wipe the ear vertically with a cotton swab. In the process of picking ears, it will not cause damage to the dog's eardrum. The ear canal is prone to dirt and dirt and needs to be cleaned regularly. Use ear lotion weekly. Clean once to avoid ear mites.

13. Dogs are very sensitive animals, so they also suffer from mental anxiety and depression. Spend more time with your dog, he loves you more than anything.

14. Bathing the dog should be about 40 degrees Celsius. It's too cold,it's easy to catch a cold, and too hot water temperatures can make dogs uncomfortable.

15. Not all dogs are born to swim. For example, short-nosed dogs such as Fadou and Bago can't swim.

Don't throw dogs into the water easily. Dogs that can't swim will be likely to drown!!!

16. Pet families should always keep dog probiotics, which are used to regulate the stomach when the dog has soft stools and abdominal dirt.
But in the case of daily dog health, do not feed probiotics!
Many novice shit shoveling officials regard probiotics as a nutritional product and should not.
It is very wrong to feed a little when there is nothing to do at ordinary times! !
Because when the dog has enough bacteria in the body, the dog will be in a healthy state. At this time, feeding probiotics indiscriminately will lead to the imbalance of the flora in the body, which will cause soft stools, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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