BATHING OF DOGS

All Dogs should be bathed to keep the skin coat clean, to remove odours and avoid skin problems. However, fewer skin and coat problems are seen in clean dogs.
Dog should be bathed once or twice in a week.
    BATHING PROCEDURE
1. The dog should be placed in a bowel or bath.
2. Both ears should be plugged with cotton wool (Do this with care)
3. Water should be poured on the body until the coat is wet.
4. Good quality shampoo should be used, the shampoo should be applied and rubbed over the coat until it lather all over it body.
5. The dog should then be thoroughly rinsed with clean water then washed perfectly with water.
6. Finally, the dog should be dried with towel or clothes and kept in warm place to make it body dry.

Note: Dog should not be bathed everyday, it may result in removal of natural oils and thus make the skin coat dull.

Pups should not be bathed until they attain the age of 8-12 weeks. Any dirty part of the body of young pups can be mob with clean towel.

Bitches should not be given bath after four weeks of pregnancy.

A nervous dog may fright at the sight of the preparation for a bath, therefore, everything should be ready before he is brought to bowel or tub.

Some dogs may bite out fear while being bathed.

            MEDICATED BATH

When parasite such as fleas, lice, ticks are present, a special medicated bath is required the use of ectoparasiticidal which has to be used under the supervision of a specialist or veterinarian.

Don't bath Pregnant bitch with ectoparasiticidal.

Don't try it yourself when you don't have the skills. A small or little trial at the wrong dosage of the ectoparasiticial can send your dogs to their early grave.

When the whole kennel is infested with ticks, call a specialist to fumigate the entire kennel(s) and it surroundings. Ensure all dogs are kept away from the kennel and area during fumigation and hours after fumigation.