Shih Tzus are very small and cute small dogs, their coats tend to grow and have long coats so they need to be groomed often to prevent them from shedding too much. There are many reasons why Shih Tzus get skin diseases, including the following three reasons, let’s take a look. A, infection parasites: infection parasites this is a very common cause of skin disease in dogs, may be the owner accidentally give the dog to eat raw meat caused, there is a possibility that when taking the dog out for a walk, the dog accidentally ate other dog feces caused, there may be fleas on the body and so on, so usually should pay more attention to the dog’s health situation, its activity area to The dog should be cleaned frequently, and the kennel should be cleaned frequently, and the dog should be taken to the vet for treatment after the parasite infection, to determine what the cause is. Second, frequent bathing: Shih Tzu is a small dog, many people like to hold it on the body, so you need to keep your dog’s body clean at all times, so many pet owners will frequently give their dogs a bath, which leads to skin diseases in dogs, which is due to frequent bathing will destroy the protective film of the dog’s own skin, thus causing skin problems in dogs, so when raising a dog to reduce the bathing of dogs. frequency. Third, the lack of trace elements: dogs can also cause skin disease if they lack trace elements, so usually must maintain the nutritional health of dogs, but also to maintain their nutritional balance, do not only give dogs only a single food, which will lead to nutritional imbalance.
