Dogs must be dried after bathing, especially dogs with long hair. If they are not dried, bacteria will easily breed and cause skin diseases. Secondly, not drying your dog after taking a bath can also lead to colds and colds, which can induce a series of diseases. Especially dogs whose vaccination procedures have not been completed are prone to viral diseases. Therefore, it is recommended that owners dry their dogs’ hair in time after bathing them. It is also recommended not to bathe dogs that have not been vaccinated.
1. The consequences of not drying your dog after bathing
1. If your dog does not dry dry after bathing, the wet hair will easily breed bacterial infection, and secondary parasites, fungi, etc. It is easy to cause skin diseases in dogs.
2. Failure to dry the dog after taking a bath can also lead to colds and colds, which can induce a series of diseases. Especially dogs whose vaccination program has not been completed are prone to viral diseases, so it is usually recommended not to bathe unvaccinated dogs.
3. For naughty dogs, not drying their hair may cause their hair to become dirty again.
2. How to dry the dog after taking a bath
After the dog takes a bath, the owner can use a hair dryer to help dry the dog's hair. Because some dogs are afraid of the sound of hair dryers, and it is a huge workload for large dogs such as golden retrievers and Labradors to dry their hair with a hair dryer, so owners can purchase a pet-specific drying box to help their dogs. hair becomes dry. It is worth noting that dogs that are in the vaccination period, have failed antibody tests, are in their menstrual period, and are mothers within two months of giving birth are not allowed to take a bath.
3. What should you pay attention to when taking a bath with your dog?
1. Dogs need to use pet-specific shampoo during the bathing process. Human shower gel and soap cannot be used, mainly because The pH level of dogs' skin is different from that of humans. Using human body wash will cause damage to the dog's skin barrier.
2. Dogs cannot take a bath during the vaccination period, otherwise the vaccine effect may be affected if they catch cold during the bath.
3. Dogs need to dry their hair in time after bathing to prevent colds and damp hair from breeding bacteria.