ELANRA NATURAL HEALTH Know Your Dog |
This page was last updated on: March 31, 2004
Do you know that one of the greatest services you can perform for your dogs when they are sick is to really know them when they are well. You probably think you do know your dogs well, but right now, could you answer the following questions? |
1 What is his\her normal temperature? 2 What is his\her normal pulse rate at rest? 3 How long does his\her pulse take to normalise after exertion? 4 What is his\her normal respiration rate per minute? 5 Does he\she make strange noises after exercise, or during sleep? 6 How many stools does he\she normally have per day? At what time? What colour and consistency are they? 7 Are the 'whites' of his\her eyes really white? 8 What colour & shade is his\her tongue? Does it change after strenuous exercise? 9 What is the texture of his\her coat? 10 How much water does he\she normally consume daily? These are examples of things you need to find out about when your dog is healthy, because without this knowledge you will lose valuable time where you will be unable to determine the changes in life signs that will occur naturally when your dog is not functioning at his\her best, in other words, when the body is becoming dis-eased. Valuable time - and early treatment is always best. |
