Ukunakekela Inja Esekhulile: Ukugcina Ukuqina

Ukunakekela inja endala kuza nesethi yayo yezinselelo, kodwa isibopho esikhula phakathi neminyaka phakathi kwesilwane esifuywayo nomnikazi senza sonke isikhathi esichithwa ndawonye sibe nenjongo. Ngakho-ke, uzama ukunakekela isilwane sakho futhi uchithe isikhathi esiningi naye ngangokunokwenzeka. Ingabe inja endala ingazizwa isencane? Okokuqala, udinga ukudla okuseqophelweni eliphezulu, okuklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zomzimba eminyakeni yakhe, kuyilapho kubaluleke ngokufanayo ukulondoloza kokubili umsebenzi womzimba nengqondo. Uma ulandela le mithetho elula, isilwane sakho esifuywayo sizochitha iminyaka yaso ephakathi ngendlela engcono kakhulu.

Kunini lapho inja ithathwa njengenkulu?

Konke kuncike ngobukhulu bayo kanye nohlobo. Njengomthetho, izinhlobo ezinkulu zifinyelela ukuvuthwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kunezincane. Ukuhlaziywa kweSibhedlela Sezilwane Sase-Banfield sisebenzisa amarekhodi ezilwane zezinja eziyizigidi ezingu-2,5 kwabonisa ukuthi izilwane ezinesisindo esingu-40 kg noma ngaphezulu ziphila cishe iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili. Imiphumela yokuhlaziywa okufanayo ibonise ukuthi izinja ezinesisindo esingaphansi kuka-9 kg ziphila isilinganiso seminyaka engu-11. Ngokusho kwe-PetMD, isilinganiso seminyaka yokuphila kwezinja ezinkulu zohlobo siyahlukahluka ngesisindo. Ama-bulldog, ama-Mastiffs nama-Great Danes aphila okungenani (iminyaka engu-6-7), kuyilapho i-Cairn Terriers, i-Jack Russell Terriers, i-Shih Tzu nezinye izinhlobo ezincane zinesikhathi eside sokuphila (iminyaka eyi-13-14).

Lolu lwazi luzokusiza uqonde izidingo ezishintshayo zenja yakho, ubheke izimpawu ezithile zokuncipha kancane kobungqabavu, futhi ulungise ukunakekelwa kwesilwane sakho ngendlela efanele. Kodwa lokhu akusho nakancane ukuthi inja yakho enomusa iyekile ukuhlekisa nokuba nomdlandla. Sihlanganise uhlu lwezimpawu zokuguga okufanele uziqaphele ukuze usize isilwane sakho esifuywayo siqhubeke siphila impilo egcwele nenempilo.

Yiziphi izimpawu zokuguga okufanele uzibheke?

Izinja ezindala zifana nabantu abadala.

• Ukulahleka kombono. Izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zokulahlekelwa umbono ezinjeni ulwelwesi lwamehlo, i-glaucoma, i-progressive retinal atrophy, kanye nokuwohloka kwe-retina okutholwe kungazelelwe. Ukunakekela inja ehlushwa izinkinga zokubona kuhlotshaniswa nobunzima obuthile bomndeni, kodwa akusho neze izinga eliphansi lempilo yesilwane.
• Izinkinga ngomgodi womlomo. I-tartar, i-gingivitis nezinye izifo zamazinyo nezinsini kubangela ukuphazamiseka okuningi enja. Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-Banfield Veterinary Clinic luphakamisa ukuthi izinhlobo ezincane (okuhlanganisa i-Dachshunds, i-Yorkshire Terriers, i-Shih Tzus kanye nezinja zase-Maltese) yizona ezivame ukuhlushwa isifo samazinyo. Uma zingelashwa, lezi zimo zingaholela ekuthelelekeni, ukulahlekelwa amazinyo, ukulimala kwamathambo, nokuqaqamba kwamazinyo. Xhumana nodokotela wakho wezilwane uma isilwane sakho sinezinsini ezophayo noma amazinyo abolile.
• Setha (ukulahlekelwa) kwesisindo. Izinja ezindala ezisezinhlungwini zivame ukugwema ukuvivinya umzimba, okungaholela ekuzuzeni isisindo. Ngokuphambene nalokho, uma ubona ukwehla kwesisindo esingaqondakali esilwaneni sakho, amazinyo, isisu, noma ezinye izinkinga zempilo kungase kube imbangela.
• Ubuhlungu obuhlangene. I-arthritis ingenye yezifo ezivame ukutholakala ezinjeni ezindala ngodokotela bezilwane. Kungaba nzima ukukubona, ngoba izilwane zivame ukubekezelela kuze kube sekugcineni futhi zibonise ukungakhululeki okusobala kuphela okubangelwa ubuhlungu. Umnikazi oqaphile angase abone izimpawu zobuhlungu be-arthritis njengokuncipha kwentshisekelo emidlalweni, ukuqaphela lapho ukhuphuka izitebhisi noma ugxuma, kanye nokushintsha kwesisindo.
• Ukubola kwemisebenzi yengqondo. I-PetMD ibika ukuthi izimpawu zomtholampilo zokuncipha kwengqondo zibonwa ku-50% wezilwane ezifuywayo ezingaphezu kweminyaka eyi-11. Izimpawu ezivamile zihlanganisa ukudideka, ukungahlaliseki, ukungakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi evamile, ukuzinakekela, nokungcola ekhaya.

Ungayisiza kanjani inja yakho esikhulile?

Cela udokotela wakho wezilwane ukuthi akutholele ukudla okungcono kakhulu kwezidingo ezishintshayo zesilwane sakho, njengoba ukudla okuningi kwakhelwe ngokukhethekile izinja ezindala, njenge-Hill's Science Plan Senior Vitality. I-Senior Vitality yakhelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zezilwane ezifuywayo njengoba zikhula. Kuyasiza ukulwa nezinguquko ezihlobene neminyaka futhi ugcine inja isebenza futhi inomdlandla. Iphinde isekele ukusebenza komzimba wesilwane, okungase konakale njengoba sikhula.

Kufanele futhi ukhumbule mayelana nokunakekela umgodi womlomo wenja endala. Ukuhlanzeka kwamazinyo njalo kuzosiza ukugcina umlomo wakhe unempilo. Uma isilwane sakho senqaba ngokweqiniso ukuxubha amazinyo, kukhona ukudla okukhethekile okusiza ukugcina umlomo uhlanzekile.

Ukunakekela inja endala kuhlanganisa nokuqapha izinguquko ekuziphatheni kwayo. Uma ubona ukuthi inja yakho isiba nolaka kakhulu, isiphelelwe umdlandla, noma iphuza kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho wezilwane ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Noma iluphi ushintsho esimisweni sansuku zonke sesilwane sakho esifuywayo singaba uphawu lokugula okungathi sína okuthi, uma kutholwa kusenesikhathi, kungelashwe ngaphambi kokuba kuvele izinkinga ezinkulu. Yingakho ukuhlola okuvamile kubaluleke kakhulu esilwaneni sakho, ikakhulukazi lapho sesikhulile. Izinguquko ezibangelwa iminyaka kunzima ukuzibona. Ukuphinda kabili inani lokuhlolwa okuhleliwe nodokotela wakho wezilwane kuzosiza udokotela wakho wezilwane ukubona ngokushesha izinguquko empilweni yesilwane sakho esifuywayo.

Cabanga ngokunethezeka kwesilwane esifuywayo esiguga. Ukuzivocavoca njalo - ukuhamba, ukujikijela izinto nokudlala ekhaya - kuzomsiza ukuba alahlekelwe amakhilogremu ambalwa futhi agcine amalunga akhe enempilo. Vumela isilwane sakho sihlale sinamanzi, futhi uma ubona ukuthi sikhathele, sivumele siphumule. Amacansi angasheleli azonika ukuzethemba enjeni eyesabayo ukushelela phansi ngokhuni. Irempu ephathekayo izokusiza ukuthi ungene emotweni. Umbhede wamathambo wezinja uzonikeza ukuphumula kwekhwalithi.

Ukuze ulondoloze ukusebenza kobuchopho benja yakho, qalani ukufunda ndawonye futhi (yifundise amaqhinga amasha!), mnike iphazili, noma dlala umacashelana ngezibiliboco.

Okubaluleke kakhulu, bonisa uthando lwakho. Wena kanye nesilwane sakho esifuywayo benilokhu nijabulela ukugona, futhi manje kubaluleke kakhulu. Ngisho nalapho sesikhulile, isilwane singajabulela ukuphila. Ngenxa yokunakekelwa nokunaka kwakho, inja yakho izohlala inamandla iminyaka eminingi ezayo.