The happiness of your dog lies in the healthy living that is only possible if you are taking care of cleanliness.
By Guest Blogger, Brenda Micki
Most of us think that a happy pet is the one who is pampered the most, but it is the wrong concept. The happiness of your dog or other pet lies in the healthy living that is only possible if you are taking care of cleanliness.
Dog grooming is the process of cleaning that is done to maintain the health of the dogs. It also improves their appearance. You can do a few steps of your dogs’ grooming at home on your own. You can also ask the professional groomer for complete grooming sessions.
If you are not paying attention to your pets’ grooming, they will become aggressive and fall into different health issues. Here in this article, we will tell you how essential dog grooming is, and you will know the benefits of grooming.
What does dog grooming include?
The grooming session involves brushing, hair trimming, bathing, nail trimming, haircutting, and ear cleaning.
Hair brushing and trimming
The first step of grooming is brushing, which must be done once a month or every week, depending on hair length. You can trim the hair easily after brushing.
Nails clipping
Next to brushing, you have to trim the nail. The untrimmed nail may become infected or painful so keep your eyes on dog nails. If it is growing back to their paw, you need to clip it sooner. Do not produce deep cuts during trimming, or the nail will bleed.
Bathing
Bathing your dog once a month is necessary for their as well as your health. Use a shampoo specially formulated for dogs because it contains moisturizers that prevent the skin from drying.
Ear cleaning
The last step of dog grooming should be ear cleaning. The uncleaned ear is the main source of an ear infection, so use the ears of dog cleaning products for cleaning. Removal of hair from the ears is also necessary and can not be done at home. You can reach the professional groomer like perfect pooches, and they will perform a complete grooming session.
Benefits of dog grooming
Early detection and prevention of health issues
Regular grooming helps to inspect the skin abnormalities like a bump, lesion, and inflammation. The professional groomer can detect these diseases that a pet owner might miss. This early detection helps to cure the problem without any complexity quickly.
Regular bathing and brushing prevent the development of skin problems. It also aids in the removal of dead skin from the body. Proper brushing improves the blood circulation on the coat, so it remains healthy. Clean and trimmed air improves the airflow inside the coat that is very useful in summer to control the aggressive behavior of pooches.
Keep away fleas and ticks.
Ticks act as vectors in the spread of several microbial diseases. Coats or furs of animals (both pet and wild animals) are the home of fleas and ticks. They get their nutrients from the host body and, as a result, make them sick.
You can keep these fleas and tick away from the body of your dog through regular grooming. The groomer can also identify the fleas egg and remove it. Few products are also available in the market aids in getting rid of these blood-sucking parasites.
Prevention of dental disease
Regular teeth brushing prevent the formation of dental plaque, and their mouth does not smell bad. Brushing inhibits the growth of bacteria on the teeth, and thus the teeth remain healthy for long.
A dirty mouth may lead to loss of teeth. Along with this, it also affects the internal organs of your pets. Due to the development of dental issues, your dog feels problems in eating.
Low chances of getting joint issues
Large nails are the most under-noticed issue of dogs because most of us do not know the possible outcome of long nails. Larger nails may lead to arthritis or even bone deformities in pooches.
Due to long nails, dogs fold their legs in unusual ways to avoid pain. This unusual folding creates joint abnormalities. Dog grooming (trimming of nails) reduces the risk of these bone and joint problems.
Reduce the risk of ear infection
Regular ear cleaning reduces the risk of ear infections that is the leading cause of deafness. The dust and gunks accumulated in the ear also carry infectious agents. If these disease-causing agents are not removed for long, it creates severe ear problems that you can not treat easily.
Removal of ear hair is also necessary for healthy hearing. The unwanted hair growth in the ear hinders the airflow and creates a moist environment inside the ear. The moist ear is most likely to catch yeast infections which is very painful for pets.
Prevent matted hair
If your dog has slightly long hair, they are more likely to develop matts. Matts are the tangling of fur around itself, and it becomes knotted, so the air does not reach the skin. As a result of loss of airflow, the skin becomes moist and may develop sores.
Due to Matt’s formation, the dogs remain irritated and uncomfortable. The only way to avoid matt formation is proper and regular brushing and trimming.
Wrapping up
Dog grooming is essential to keep the dogs healthy and to prevent several diseases. Dog grooming, like brushing, helps in the development of friendly relations between you and your dog.
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