How to choose a Labrador puppy? Normal appetite, eating, drinking, playing, sleeping, and infiltration are the four main points of a puppy's normal growth; no runny nose, colds, nasal congestion, or upper respiratory tract sensation will cause runny nose; no coughing and sore throat , air pollution, tracheitis and bronchitis can all make puppies cough; moderate body size, body fat and thinness have always been traditional indicators used to measure nutritional status.
When choosing, it is best to see the parents of the puppies and have some understanding of their circumstances. The following ten points must be paid attention to when buying a puppy:
1. Normal appetite; eating, drinking, playing, sleeping, and permeating are the four major needs for the normal growth of puppies. Puppies that have just had a change of environment, food, or motion sickness may have a temporary decrease in appetite. However, puppies with serious dehydration, underlying diseases, gastroenteritis and physical pain will also lose their appetite. In this situation, prospective dog owners should maintain a cautious attitude. Ask the waiter about the feeding time, and then arrange a visit to observe the changes.
2. No runny nose; runny nose may occur if you catch a cold, have a sharp nose or feel upper respiratory tract. After being sensed by bacteria, the infiltration will turn into milky white, yellow or green pus. Others if food spurts out of the nostrils indicate eating too quickly, problems with the swallowing system, or structural defects.
3. Puppies without cough; colds, sore throat, air pollution, tracheitis and bronchitis can all cause puppies to cough. Severe cough and excessive phlegm can lead to reduced appetite and poor nutrition.
4. Moderate stature; fatness and thinness have always been the traditional indicators used to measure nutritional status. If you are frail and have insufficient physical strength, your immune system will naturally be affected and you will easily get sick. There are two points that need to be mentioned in particular:
(1) The goal of fatness and thinness is the figure under the hair;
(2) People with a big belly are not necessarily fat. Generally, the chest and ribs of fat and thin puppies should be evenly covered with muscles and fat, making it difficult to feel them one by one.
If you push it gently with your hands, the chest will be as obvious as a washcloth. Even if it has longer coat, this dog is too thin. In addition, the fatness of a dog can also be measured by the thickness of the muscles behind the abdomen.
5. The eyes are translucent; the cornea of the eye (the front part of the eye) is transparent, allowing people to understand and see the color of the pigment layer of the eye. Hepatitis virus can turn the cornea blue; foreign matter entering the eye or trauma can cause the eye to swell and close tightly, or the mucous membrane (the white part of the eye) to turn red or the cornea to turn white. It is found that canine distemper virus and other ophthalmitis diseases can cause excessive eye infiltration and suppuration.
6. Hygiene The hygienic condition of puppies can reflect the environment and the quality of care. Many infections and parasites are spread through feces or body fluids. Therefore, being covered with feces can indeed reduceThe chance of contact with the disease itself; even if the puppy is separated and raised alone, the chance of gastrointestinal discomfort will be greatly increased if the puppy licks dirt.
Seven. No pain. If the puppy does not eat but just bends its back and sighs, special check is needed to see if it has stomachache. Belly pain is one of the symptoms of enteritis and hepatitis. If the puppy screams in pain when walking around, or even refuses to walk around, special inspection should be made to see if there are any musculoskeletal injuries on the skeleton, limbs, or limbs.
8. Puppies with normal stools have slime-like stools. Newly changed conditions, food or excessive feeding, worms and enteritis can all cause diarrhea in puppies. If the stool is softer than toothpaste or contains transparent mucus, you should pay attention to it.
9. Red. Open the dog’s lips and you will see the red color of the teeth. Severe malnutrition, parasites, hematopoietic disorders, or shock will cause the red color to turn pale.
10. No pus blisters and excessive dandruff. Dry skin, sensitive skin or ectoparasites will cause the dog to scratch or lose a lot of dandruff. If the environment is dirty or neglected, the skin is prone to red spots and pustules. Although these are not serious diseases, if they are not properly taken care of, they can still seriously affect the appearance and smell of the puppies, making the owners worried. Finally, prospective dog owners should check the puppy’s vaccination record and verify the dog’s separate information.