How to groom your pet at home?
Pet grooming is an important part of being a responsible pet owner. If you are an aspiring pet owner, you can follow the do's and don't listed above to take better care of your pet and avoid serious problems that can result from improper grooming.
Things you must do when grooming your pet
Trim the nails
Their nails will naturally wear down from running, but trimming your dog's nails helps avoid the pain and discomfort caused by splitting, cracking or tearing when nails are too long, which can lead to serious infections. However, most dogs don't like to have their nails trimmed, so avoid scolding them as they may feel anxious, so be patient.
Try to train them to get used to their paws being handled and touched when they are puppies so they can trim their nails more easily. Avoid trimming your dog's nails too short, as you could injure a nerve and cause your pet a lot of pain. If you have difficulty or hesitation in trimming your dog's nails, you can take them to a pet grooming professional to have it done for you.
Brush teeth regularly
Brushing your pet's teeth regularly will help avoid tangles and their fur, especially if they have long hair. These can be difficult to remove, and they can cause your pet pain and skin irritation when you try to brush them out or while they are grooming themselves. You can avoid this by remembering to brush your pet's coat regularly. Using a high-quality pet brush will help you keep their coats silky smooth. Brushing your pet's coat is a great way to spend quality time with each other and build a stronger bond with them.
Perform a health check
Every time you groom your pet, be sure to watch for any red flags. Be sure to check their eyes, ears, mouth, anal glands and skin. Red flags you should look out for are discharge from the area and strong pungent odors. When washing clothes, look for any unusual lumps, bumps or rashes on the skin. Check their mouth for tartar, inflammation of the gums or broken or loose teeth. Check the eyes for redness or cloudiness, discharge, etc. If you notice any of these signs or others, see your veterinarian immediately.
Use pet-safe shampoo
When bathing your pet, you should use only pet-safe shampoos. Avoid using human shampoos or hand soaps, as they can irritate your pet's skin, making it red, dry and itchy. Be sure to rinse them thoroughly after bathing to remove any shampoo that sticks to their coats, as even pet shampoos can irritate their skin after a while. There are different shampoos for different types of pets, so be sure to use the correct one for your pet.
Give your dog a bath no more than once a month. If you bathe them often, their skin will dry out and itch. If you find fleas during a bath, consult your veterinarian as soon as possible to prevent fleas from multiplying through the use of prescription products. However, for cats, you should bathe them once or twice a year. If cats cannot groom themselves properly, you should bathe them regularly.
Keeping them young
Pets don't like to be bathed, but training them when they are young or kittens can make them more comfortable to bathe. When they are young, it is easy for them to learn what to do and what not to do when it comes to bath time. This will make it easier for your pet and easier for yourself in the future.
Tools needed for pet grooming:
1.Grooming table
Dogs and cats are mobile and untrained dogs and cats are not easy to quietly accept grooming actions, therefore, a special workbench for pet grooming that can bind, stop slipping and be safe - a grooming table is very necessary.
A variety of pet grooming preliminary modeling, you need to use electric shears first, quickly cut off excess hair.
Electric shears of all kinds, from the family use of rechargeable AC and DC dual-use to professionals special fast shears.
At the time of manufacture, the manufacturer has set the width, density and length of the teeth of the electric clipper head for various hair types. According to the manufacturer's instructions, according to the pet's coat length, short, sparse, dense and styling needs, you can quickly cut the standard style by changing the electric shear head.
Electric shear head can be classified by number, the larger the number, that is, the shorter the coat can be cut, the closer to the skin. To the shortest 40 # (0.1mm), for example, if the hair against the reasoning, it produces the same effect as shaved with a razor, so the veterinarian before the surgery, most use this model.
Grooming shears make up for the electric shears only according to the original structure of the plane type trimming, clever use of it can make the coat three-dimensional, and according to the standard of the dog and cat breed, to make up for the short and long, especially the fine trimming more need to use grooming shears.
The grooming comb is used for combing and loosening the coat, as well as for clipping with the scissors. Comb length, short, dense, sparse different uses are different, the material is mainly metal products, in addition to durable, to prevent static electricity is also one of the issues to consider.
Open the tangled coat or remove the bottom hair (lint), no matter slight or serious tangled, can use the steel needle comb to comb, can play a multiplier effect. The steel needle comb is an elastic "〈" shaped steel needle implanted in the gel panel, which can easily penetrate into the hair ball due to its thinness, and can be popped out when combing, reducing hair damage.
Brush can be used to quickly comb the coat, promote hair metabolism, increase the surface gloss. Long-haired dogs daily quick combing maintenance, as well as short-haired dogs and cats can be used for skin massage.
It is not easy to comb the hard knotted coat, but the sharp edge of the knife can be used quickly and effortlessly, and the tip of the knife is thickened and blunted to prevent skin cuts, so it is safe to use.
Toenail cutter (pliers) can easily cut off the excess toenail.
Types of toenail clippers are.
Universal type. General family breeding dogs (cats) are mostly medium and small dogs (cats), so the number 42581 toenail cutter (pliers) that can be applied to any dog needs to cut toenails.
Large. Very large dogs and cats with thick, hard paws, must use the number 42590 toenail cutter (pliers).
Cat clipper type. No. 42595 toenail knife (pliers) can reach into the foot and plantar, cut the cat hook claw convergence of the toenail.
In the pet grooming industry, the use of surgical hemostatic forceps, mainly to remove internal and external ear hair, clip the tooth foreign body and visible parasites outside the body, or clip cotton (ear cleaning) use.
There are a variety of products from different countries on the market, but attention should be paid to the tightness of the engagement of the teeth groove, in order to be able to clamp the fine hair in the ear as the principle. Haemostatic pliers have large, small, long, short, as well as straight pliers and curved pliers, the pet industry mostly use small, curved pliers.
More dogs and bristle dogs mostly have coarse and hard coat, regular stripping, can make the dog hair in the best hair quality, stripping knife can strip dead hair, accelerate the hair metabolic cycle, make the hair reasonably hard, in line with the dog's hair quality requirements.
