How to Clean Dogs More Effectively

In order to better clean your dog, you can do the following aspects:

 

1.Hair cleaning

Bathing: Take a bath for your dog once a week and use special shampoo and conditioner to keep the skin and coat clean. After bathing, use a hair dryer to dry the dog's hair to avoid odor when drying naturally.

Grooming: Brush your dog's coat daily, especially for long-haired breeds, to reduce hair loss and odor while promoting blood circulation to the skin.

Diet management: Avoid feeding overly salty food, as too much salt intake can cause your dog to lose hair. Choosing high quality dog food that is nutritionally balanced and easy to digest will help reduce gastrointestinal problems and thus reduce odor production.

2.Ear cleaning

Preparation tools: Prepare cotton balls or cotton swabs, mild ear cleaners, towels or washcloths and other items.

Cleaning Steps:

Secure the dog in a comfortable position and wrap the body with a towel or washcloth to avoid wetting the fur.

Pour the ear cleaner into your palm and dip your fingers into some, applying it to your dog's outer ear shells and near the opening of the external ear canal, gently massaging it in a few times.

Gently wipe your dog's inner ear canal with a cotton ball or swab, being careful not to insert it too deeply to avoid damaging the canal.

If your dog has an inflammation or infection in the ear, use ear drops as recommended by your doctor and gently massage the base of the ear for a few minutes to allow the drops to fully enter the ear canal.

Dry the outside of your dog's ears with a towel or washcloth to prevent moisture from getting inside.

Precautions:

Trim your dog's ear hair regularly, especially for breeds with unusually long or drooping ears, to prevent earwax buildup and the attraction of germs.

Try to press down on your dog's ears when bathing to prevent moisture from entering the ears, which can be protected with waterproof earplugs or earmuffs.

Regularly check your dog's ears for symptoms such as odor, discharge or inflammation, and consult your veterinarian for timely advice if there are any abnormalities.

3.Oral cleaning

Brushing: Brush your dog's teeth regularly, choose a pet-specific toothbrush or a children's toothbrush, or you can use gauze wrapped finger dipped in the right amount of pet toothpaste or water for cleaning.

Use teeth-cleaning powder or mouthwash: Sprinkle teeth-cleaning powder on dog food for your dog to eat, or choose regular pet-specific mouthwash and mix it with water proportionally for your dog to drink, which will help reduce bad breath.

Teethers: Using teethers can help clean your dog's teeth while meeting its chewing needs.

Diet management: avoid feeding heavy food, choose easy to digest dog food, help reduce oral problems.

4.Living Environment Cleaning

Regular disinfection: Use pet-friendly disinfectant to fully disinfect the room every week to kill bacteria and viruses.

Ventilation: Open the windows regularly every day to keep the indoor air circulating.

Clean dog supplies: Items that dogs often come into contact with are easily contaminated with odors, so they should be replaced and cleaned on a regular basis. Food bowls and sinks should be cleaned every day to avoid bacterial growth.

5.Other Precautions

Appropriate exercise: appropriate exercise helps the dog's metabolism and reduces body odor. Walk your dog regularly every day and let your dog defecate and urinate outdoors to avoid indoor odor.

Training defecation: Teach your dog to defecate in a designated area of your home to facilitate timely cleanup and reduce the spread of odors.

Place activated charcoal: Place activated charcoal or bamboo charcoal packs in areas where your dog is active to effectively absorb odor molecules in the air and improve indoor air quality.

Placing green plants: placing some green plants at home, such as hanging orchids, green roses, etc., can not only beautify the environment, but also absorb harmful substances in the air to further purify indoor air.

 

To summarize, through the comprehensive implementation of hair cleaning, ear cleaning, oral cleaning, living environment cleaning and other precautions, you can better clean your dog and keep it healthy and hygienic.