What to do if your dog has a hot nose?
Watch your dog’s spirit
When your dog appears to be wilting and likes to lie down, you need to pay attention. Don’t ignore the fact that your dog is sick by thinking that it is simply caused by weather problems. If he just glances at you feebly from the corner of his eyes when you call him enthusiastically, and then shakes his tail a few times, this is definitely a sign of physical discomfort. You need to be more vigilant and pay close attention!
Look at the appetite
The dog is uncomfortable and lacks energy. Naturally, it has not greatly reduced its desire for food. At most, it will take a few licks indifferently, and then its face will be full of melancholy. Got down.
Look at the tip of the nose
Once the dog feels unwell, the warning from the tip of the nose will come quickly. Dryness, heat and fever are definitely signs of discomfort, but judging by this alone is not correct. Completely correct method. Although the dog's nose may become hotter and drier when it has a fever, because there are many mucus glands on the dog's nose, it is still possible to secrete mucus normally to keep the nose moist.
How to measure body temperature: For larger dogs: let the dog adopt a posture that it feels most comfortable with. It is best for the dog to maintain this posture and not move randomly during the test of the watch. Lift its legs and clamp the thermometer on it, then press it down so that its hind legs and belly clamp the thermometer tightly. Let the dog clamp the watch and hold it for ten minutes (the time is longer than the rectal measurement, so that the temperature can be more accurate).
Small dogs: Hold the dog with one hand, hold the watch with the other hand and hold the hind leg holding the watch. This position is not uncomfortable for dogs, so it is not difficult to hold it for ten minutes.
For naughty dogs who are particularly active and find it difficult to stay still for ten minutes, you can give them something hard to bite but delicious to distract them, and then you can When it is concerned about nibbling on that delicious food, change its posture to a suitable one for measuring body temperature, and it will not be too disgusted and uncooperative.