Is it possible to wash the dog with human shampoo?

The maintenance of a pet is a rather important task. Feeding, walking, education, and hygiene - all aspects are extremely important. In this article we will talk about the need to bathe your pet, as well as consider how to do it correctly, and whether it is worth while using a special shampoo or a perfect fit and human.

Most often, those dogs that you keep in your apartments and let go for a walk in the park cannot get soiled so that they have to be bathed. However, some individuals still find an alternative way to frolic, and then "delight" their owner with dirty wool. In this case, the pet will have to bathe out of turn.

By the way, speaking of the normal washing frequency, Dog enough to bathe 2 to 4 times a year. That is, you can do it once a season, and it will be enough.

When you see a rather amusing, but still unpleasant picture - a dog, on which dirt rolls in “sausages”, you immediately grab the first available detergent, whether it be an adult or children's shampoo. But do not think that if such a detergent is harmless to the child, then it will be just as safe for the dog. It should be clearly understood: The skin and hairline of dogs and people varies significantly.

The representatives of the canine family of wool is an individual indicator of any changes in health. So, if your pet has a wrong or unhealthy diet, disruption of metabolic processes - this will immediately affect the fur. Changes will be visible instantly.

• Wool can lose its former moisture and become completely dry and brittle, like a straw.
• In addition to dryness, the dog may begin to lose hair in fairly large quantities. And this will become a common problem, because not only will your apartment suffer, which will literally "drown" in shreds of wool, but also the dog's digestion will deteriorate significantly, as it will lick off any hair that has fallen.
• An adverse indicator may be dandruff.

All of these signs suggest a wrong diet or an improperly chosen detergent. In the first case, the hair follicles do not feed enough and cannot “give birth” to a healthy and fluffy coat.

The acidity of the dog's skin is different from the acidity of human skin, which is why if you bathe it with human shampoo, the skin will be destroyed. However, in this case we are talking about reusable use of funds or bathing too often.

If your pet accidentally finds itself in a mud puddle than you are not very happy about, and even the veterinary pharmacy has long been closed, then you can wash it with your shampoo. From one time there will be no visible or somehow affecting health.

At the forums of dog lovers you can find the statement that you should not really bathe them with shampoo, but with laundry soap - great! Allegedly, the coat immediately becomes soft and clean, and the dog as a whole feels great.

However, in this situation, everything is not easy. Soap, and even more so household, breaks the acidity of your dog's skin even more than shampoo. Its miraculous properties relate only to the properties of soap, as a detergent. That is, once a dog can wash them, but on the skin in the long term, this will affect negatively.

In this situation, a similar rule applies: In case of emergency, you can wash it with this soap, but you can not resort to this method too often.. And it is better to buy a bottle of dog shampoo the very next day.

A puppy, whether you are going to use shampoo or not, is the first time to bathe no earlier than 2 months. The immune system, skin and, in general, the entire body of the baby is not yet fully developed or formed. Accordingly, it is impossible to bathe such a representative of your family with human soap or shampoo.

If your puppy has already managed to get dirty somewhere, try to wash it with plain water. But next time you will need to choose a special shampoo for it.

Use a universal solution is not worth it. This you risk only harm your pet. Therefore, choose a shampoo, based on various criteria, which are described below.

• First of all you need to pay attention to the age of the dog. After all, it is no secret that the skin of a puppy and an adult dog differ, so choose different means.
• Much depends on the breed of dog. Some of them are more or less sensitive to certain components, and even the acid-base environment of the skin is different.
• Pay attention to the length of your dog's coat. For short-haired it will be enough ordinary cleanser. But their fellows with a longer coat will have to look after an emollient so that the pile can be easily combed out and not tangled.
• For those who have wool mostly or completely white, there are special safe bleach.
• Please note that shampoos are not only washing, but also specialized, with the function of getting rid of parasites / dandruff.

Of course, in order to have on hand detergents for any life situation, you will need to buy a few bottles. First, at the age of a puppy, for washing the descendant of a wolf, a certain type of shampoo will be needed. The next shampoo is selected individually under the type and length of pet hair. If your dog is white, you will need a product with a soft, safe bleach. And, finally, in case of acquiring fleas or skin problems - one or two medical shampoos.

In this case, you will always have everything in the arsenal that can help your pet, and you will not have to do any harm to the delicate skin of the dog. Even if the animal is completely covered in dirt, it will be something and how to wash it.

• Do not make the water too hot. The higher the temperature of the water or, conversely, the excessively cool, the more stress it is. And it will be reflected not only on the psyche of the animal, but also physiologically on the skin.
• Do not take a lot of water to completely eliminate the possibility of a dog taking a sip of excess water from the bathroom. The ideal solution in this case would be washing in the shower, and it is better that the watering can be fixed in the direction to the back of the animal. Then the water will not pour on the face, which is quite unpleasant, and will only help you in washing.
• Do not soap the face, especially gently rinse near the nose, eyes, mouth. It is impossible for any chemistry to get into these organs, because it is even more difficult for a dog to cope with unpleasant sensations than a person.
• Thoroughly wash all dog soap. This is a necessary parameter, it will not only eliminate the poisoning, but also completely relieve the skin from subsequent irritation with the remains of foam.

Indeed, there are situations when it is necessary to wash a pet, but there is no special shampoo at hand. Then nothing remains, how to use a human, and from a one-time bathing there will be no particular harm (subject to the rules described above, of course). But then it is better to immediately go to the veterinary pharmacy or a specialized store and get a shampoo that suits your dog.

See how to wash a dog in the next video.