01: The darker the dog’s nose is the healthier it is oops, my dog’s nose is not black at all, is it sick? Many pooper scoopers think that the darker the dog’s nose the healthier it is, but this is not the case, some dogs’ noses may be born pink and pink. At the same time, there are many factors that affect the color of a dog’s nose, such as genetic factors, seasonal factors, age and so on. Generally speaking, through the nose to observe the health of the dog is to see whether the dog’s nose is moist, rather than the color. 02: Dogs are color blind and can only see black and white This has been said for a long time, but this is not true. People rely on three types of cone cells. They feel red light, green light and blue light, respectively. Dogs have only two cone cells, so dogs can distinguish fewer colors than people, they are difficult to distinguish red, green and yellow, but they know that black and white color is not surprising. 03: To give dogs calcium to give it bones people feel that what to eat to make up for what, bones are rich in calcium, so many people take it for granted that feeding bones can give dogs calcium. In fact, this is not the case, although the calcium content of bones is not bad, but in fact these calcium is not well absorbed by the dog, and like chicken bones and so on may also stab the dog’s throat and intestines. 04: Dog bites that have been vaccinated against rabies do not need to be treated 05: Dog saliva can heal wounds Why do people think so? This is solely because the dog licks the wound and gradually gets better without any treatment. So some people will think that dog saliva can disinfect and stop bleeding. In fact, not only does dog saliva have no antiseptic effect, saliva may also contain a variety of bacteria that can promote wound infection and inflammation. 06: Dogs can cause miscarriages and fetal malformations 07: Dogs can not eat salt Many people feel that dogs can not eat salty things, otherwise they will get sick. There is some truth in this statement, but not all. The main component of salt is sodium, sodium is an essential element of the dog’s body, if the lack of sodium, the dog will be physiological disorders, so dogs need to eat salt, but need to control the amount. The majority of dog food contains salt, dogs eat dog food will not need to supplement additional salt. However, it should be noted that too much salt in dogs can cause salt poisoning, causing diarrhea, nephritis, hypertension, edema. 08: Dogs do not have sweat glands Many people believe that dogs do not have sweat glands, mainly by spitting out their tongues and panting to dissipate heat. In fact, dogs have sweat glands, but they are not fully developed. Because the sweat glands cannot meet the dog’s heat dissipation needs, the dog can only spit out its tongue to assist in heat dissipation. 09: Shaving dogs in summer can make them cooler Many people worry that their dogs are too hot in summer, so they shave their dogs, thinking that this can make them cooler. In fact, the dog’s sweat glands are not on the skin, cut and not much heat dissipation effect, but after shaving, the dog’s skin is completely exposed to the sun, more likely to sunburn and skin disease, not only will not be cooler, but will get heatstroke. 10: Dogs are born to swim?
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