177. A rusty wire crate flooring - inflamed groins for 15-month-old Jack Russell
Toilet Training Your First Puppy in Singapore
Small skin problems are best resolved early because dogs tend to lick and lick till the whole skin becomes "crocodile skin".
In this case, I spotted inflamed groin and scrotal skin of this 15-month-old Jack Russell.
"Something irritates his skin," I said. "Does he lie on wet floors, toilet floors with chemicals?"
"No," the owner had not noticed such inflammation. The Jack Russell was crated 8 hours a day as the owner had to work.
"You can't let him out in a small room, like the kitchen?" I asked.
"Not possible," he said. "The Jack Russell chews everything."
I could feel sorry for the poor dog. But at least he has loving owners who bothered to take him for his annual vaccination and check up.
"Does he chew the wire crate?" I asked.
The owner shook his head. It was surprising. The Jack Russell used the crate as his den. However, he had no bed and would pee on either the left or right corners of the crate.
"The redness in the inside of his thighs and the scrotal skin show that he has had been licking these areas for some time. Bacterial infections and black pigmentation will set in if the problem is not resolved."
The owner could not tell me what caused this problem.
Fortunately, I had been going around pet shops and could imagine that the wire crate flooring must be rusty. Wire crates do not last long.
"Put non-slip rubber mats on the rusty wire flooring. Neutralise all dog urine smell by washing the crate thoroughly," I suggested. "He may not chew the mats. At least his lower body will not contact the rusty flooring." It was the most economical solution I could think of.
The owner wanted to buy a new crate. That would be best for this dog who loves to be photographed. He even went close to my camera lens as I took his pictures from one end of the examination table. The table was wobbly, the lighting was not perfect. Out of 10 pictures, only 1 could be used though. At least he would have a comfortable crate. He pees inside the crate during the 8 hours but usually poop outdoors when taken out in the morning and evening. So, I hope he is able to lie down on a selected area.
One way is to place his water bottle at one end instead of in the middle, as was done by the owner. In this way, the dog would, by instinct, always keep his eating and sleeping area clean and pee on the other half of the crate.
Small skin problems are best resolved early because dogs tend to lick and lick till the whole skin becomes "crocodile skin".
In this case, I spotted inflamed groin and scrotal skin of this 15-month-old Jack Russell.
"Something irritates his skin," I said. "Does he lie on wet floors, toilet floors with chemicals?"
"No," the owner had not noticed such inflammation. The Jack Russell was crated 8 hours a day as the owner had to work.
"You can't let him out in a small room, like the kitchen?" I asked.
"Not possible," he said. "The Jack Russell chews everything."
I could feel sorry for the poor dog. But at least he has loving owners who bothered to take him for his annual vaccination and check up.
"Does he chew the wire crate?" I asked.
The owner shook his head. It was surprising. The Jack Russell used the crate as his den. However, he had no bed and would pee on either the left or right corners of the crate.
"The redness in the inside of his thighs and the scrotal skin show that he has had been licking these areas for some time. Bacterial infections and black pigmentation will set in if the problem is not resolved."
The owner could not tell me what caused this problem.
Fortunately, I had been going around pet shops and could imagine that the wire crate flooring must be rusty. Wire crates do not last long.
"Put non-slip rubber mats on the rusty wire flooring. Neutralise all dog urine smell by washing the crate thoroughly," I suggested. "He may not chew the mats. At least his lower body will not contact the rusty flooring." It was the most economical solution I could think of.
The owner wanted to buy a new crate. That would be best for this dog who loves to be photographed. He even went close to my camera lens as I took his pictures from one end of the examination table. The table was wobbly, the lighting was not perfect. Out of 10 pictures, only 1 could be used though. At least he would have a comfortable crate. He pees inside the crate during the 8 hours but usually poop outdoors when taken out in the morning and evening. So, I hope he is able to lie down on a selected area.
One way is to place his water bottle at one end instead of in the middle, as was done by the owner. In this way, the dog would, by instinct, always keep his eating and sleeping area clean and pee on the other half of the crate.
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