你若是擁有一頭長毛犬(例如Lhase Apso, Afghan Hound Old English Sheepdog),你每天必需花一小時(shí)以上的時(shí)間梳洗你的狗,你也可選購一些比較不需要那麼多時(shí)間去梳洗的短毛犬。你若要讓你的狗參加選秀會而狗又有比較不易處理的毛髮,最好請專業(yè)的美容師來處理。有些品種的狗最好由美容師修剪。有一個(gè)普遍錯(cuò)誤的觀念,認(rèn)為犬隻只要偶爾到犬隻美容店梳洗修剪即可?!盀槟愕墓肥嵯辞謇硎悄愕呢?zé)任與工作”。
各品種犬隻容易發(fā)生的疾病
疾 病 犬隻品種
Congenital defect of the soft palate Brachycephalic dogs
Incomplete tracheal cartilage rings Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Lung Emphysema West Highland White Terrier
Pharyngeal muscular disorders Setters and Spaniels
Obstruction of the esophagus with bones Scottish and West Highland White Terriers
Gastric torsion Boxer、German Shepherd、Irish Setter
Spleen tumor German Shepherd
Hepatitis Irish Setter
Exocrine pancreatic Insufficiency German Shepherd
Diabetes Dachshund, King Charles Spaniels Poodles, Terriers
Dislocated eye lens Terriers
Conjunctivitis German Shepherd
Scrolled Cartilage (eye) German Shepherd
Cataracts German Shepherd, Afghan Hound
Prolapsed nictitans St. Bernard, Bloodhound, Boxer, Bulldog, Basset
Eye anomaly Collies, Shetland Sheepdog
Progreesive retinal atrophy (PRA) Shetland Sheepdog, Golden Retriever, Labrador, Cairn Terriers, Cooker Spaniels, Dachshund, Poodles
Cryptorchidism Boxer, Chihuahua
Uterine inertia during whelping Chow chow
Dystocia Bulldog, Pug
Heart murmur King Charles Spaniels,Pekinese Poodles
Cervical spondylopathy Basset, Great Dane, Doberman
Vertebral disc protrusion Basset, Dachshund, Pekinese, Shih Tzu
Hydrocephalus Chihuahua, King Charles Spaniels
Eosinophilic myositis German Shepherd
Osteochondritis dissecans German Shepherd, Rottweiler, St. Bernard, Labrador
Hip dysplasia German Shepherd, Labrador
Demodex Doberman, Irish Setter
Juvenile pyoderma Doberman, Dachshund