The owners of dogsIn general, they tend to look for the best for their pets, but sometimes, we can make mistakes that not only do not benefit the animal, but also They can harm you.
Ben the Vet is a British veterinarian who has become famous thanks to his videos with advice on TikTokand in one of the most recent, name five things we should never do with our dog.
Let him walk without a leash down the street
According to the doctor, the first thing on his list is that he would “never let his dog walk down the street without a leash.” Explaining the reason, he says: “It is very dangerous and it’s really not worth the risk. “No matter how obedient or well-trained my dog is, I could never trust him not to be distracted by a squirrel or an engine backfire.”
Give bones or antlers
Speaking very specifically from his perspective as a veterinarian, Ben revealed that “when you spend half an hour performing an enema, removing bone fragments from a dog’s colon, “You probably feel the same way.”
He added that it’s not just that: these bones and antlers are “too hard for them to chew and They break their teeth.”
The veterinarian explained: “It is very common to see many dogs with fractures in canine teethwhich are the last premolars on the top, and this is painful. “It can cause an abscess to form at the root of the tooth and the tooth needs to be extracted.”
Leave him alone in a car
While most people are aware that leave your dog in a car can be fatal, many still do it, perhaps without being aware of the danger they expose their pet to.
But, as Ben explains: “It can get hot very quickly in a car, even if you open the windows a little, and it’s a particularly warm day. In my opinion, it’s not worth the risk. If I were to go out and do some errands, I would leave my dog at homewhere you have a little more space.
Feed raw meat
According to the veterinarian, in addition to the risk of infection for the dog, there is also the risk of infection for other family members, with possible complications, such as E.coli, Campylobacter and salmonella.
“If I were preparing raw chicken, I would never rub raw meat juice from my hands on my children’s faces. But essentially, if you give your dog raw meat and then he licks you or the children in the family, you’re doing the same thing,” he says.
let it get fat
Since “food is the way to a dog’s heart,” the vet says he understands why it’s so easy to let your dog become overweight. In his experience, it is also quite common, but the health risks for dogs They are quite high.
“I would dare say that most of the dogs I see as a veterinarian are overweight or obese“, said.
“And for that reason, I would do everything possible to keep them nice and slim, so that they are less likely to develop arthritis at a young age and hopefully live as many years as possible, because we all want our dogs to live forever,” he concludes.
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