Why do so many dogs get interdentalitis? Do you really know how to clean your dog's paws?

I found that many dog ​​owners have a bad taste, that is, they like to smell their dog's feet! Someone even smelled popcorn on their dog's feet...

But you know what? In fact, dogs also have athlete's foot, which is what we often call interdentalitis.

Dogs suffering from interdentalitis are mainly manifested in frequent licking and chewing of their feet, their feet are always red and smelly, limping when walking, or jumping on their hind legs after walking for a short distance, and in severe cases, their toes even purulent.

Why Do Dogs Get Interdental Disease?

Very simply, the paws are the only place where the dog sweats, not only sweating, but also the feet are hairy and webbed, just like human feet, even more likely to breed bacteria and fungi than human feet, and eventually develop Intertoeditis.

To keep your dog free from interdental inflammation, you must develop the habit of cleaning your dog's feet regularly.

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How to clean your dog's feet? ?

Some people must be very puzzled when they see this: most people bathe their dogs on a regular basis, and pet stores will naturally help to maintain the dog's feet while bathing. In this case, why do you need to talk about how to clean the dog's paws separately?

Please note that cleaning and maintenance are not the same thing, the relationship between them is similar to the relationship between car washing and maintenance. You can go to a car wash every day to wash your car, but you won't go to a 4S shop for maintenance every day.

The content of this article is to discuss the daily cleaning of dog paws.

How often do you need to clean up?

This depends on the dog’s usual living environment. If it passes through a lot of things that can threaten its feet every day, such as snack streets full of garbage, construction roads full of small stones, muddy fields, and mountains with strange rocks trail...

Then you can clean up and check your dog every time you go out.

First of all, we need to clean up those dangerous debris such as pebbles and broken glass that are visible to the naked eye, and then check whether the dog's feet have trauma. The gap between the toes covered by the hair and the relatively soft sole are the key points of the inspection.

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How to properly shave your dog's feet?

Many people may not have this concept, what? Should you shave your dog's feet?

Generally, if you take a bath in a pet store, the pet store will help you shave the dog's feet. If you are bathing the dog at home, then you should consider how to shave the dog's feet.

To what extent should the foot hair be shaved? Generally speaking, the optimal length of the foot hair should be consistent with the meat pad. If the foot hair is too long, it is easy to entrain foreign objects and breed bacteria. If it is too short, it will not have any effect on protecting the dog's feet.

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Daily cleaning of dog feet

Do you think it's OK to check regularly and pay attention to shaving? No, remember to wash your dog's feet after every walk. It can not only reduce the probability of dogs suffering from interdentalitis, but also keep the home clean and hygienic, so that there will be no footprints everywhere.

If you are a lazy person, you can buy a little alcohol-free wipes and wipe the paws and toes of your dog.

If you are a diligent person, prepare a special foot towel for the dog. After walking the dog home, soak the towel in warm water, wring it dry, and wipe the dog's feet clean.

Please note that no matter what you use to wipe your dog's feet, be sure to dry your dog's feet with a hair dryer at the end, otherwise the wet foot environment is more likely to breed bacteria.

Do you find it troublesome? What's so important about washing your feet? Raising a dog is a troublesome thing. Think about a small life living with you. You have to take care of all the food, drink and Lazarus. Except you don’t have to worry about school and homework, it’s not much different from raising a baby.

In such a troublesome situation, you still choose to keep a dog, it must be true love.

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