Ingabe izinja zidinga izingubo ebusika?

Lapho izinga lokushisa lomoya ngaphandle lehla kakhulu, ukhipha izinto zasebusika ekhabetheni. Ingabe isilwane sakho sidinga ukufakwa okungeziwe? Ake sibone ukuthi izinja ziyazidinga yini izingubo zasebusika noma ijazi lazo lanele yini ukubavikela emakhazeni.

Kungani izinja zidinga izingubo ebusika?

Ngamafuphi, ngeke abalimaze. Ngokusho kwe-American Kennel Club (AKC), ngisho nezinja ezinamajazi awugqinsi zingathola i-hypothermia noma i-frostbite esimweni sezulu esibanda. Uma izinga lokushisa ngaphandle lingaphansi kuka-4,4 degrees Celsius, yisikhathi sokugqoka isilwane sakho. UMelissa Pezzuto, umeluleki oholayo we-Best Friends Animal Society, utshele i-New York Magazine ukuthi “Uma inja iqhaqhazela, iphakamisa izidladla zayo ukuze igweme ukunyathela endaweni ebandayo, noma ukucasha ngaphansi kwengubo, cishe idinga izingubo zasebusika.”

Isidingo se-insulation eyengeziwe singaba ngenxa yezinto eziningi eziguquguqukayo, kuhlanganise nesimo sezulu esifundeni, uhlobo, ubudala kanye nempilo yenja.

Ingabe inja yakho idinga izingubo ebusika

Izinja ezinkulu ezinamajazi awugqinsi, aminyene, njengama-Siberian Huskies nama-Alaskan Malamutes, azikudingi ukuvikeleka emakhazeni, ngokusho kwe-AKC. Kodwa ezinye izinhlobo zingase zidinge ukufudumala okwengeziwe: Ama-Chihuahuas nama-French Bulldogs, isibonelo, awakhiqizi noma agcine ukushisa okwanele ukuze achithe isikhathi esiningi emakhazeni. Izilwane ezi-squat ezinemilenze emifushane, njenge-Pembroke Welsh Corgi, nazo zihlupheka kakhulu kunezinye ngenxa yamazinga okushisa aphansi. Akulimazi ukufudumala nezinja ezinomzimba owomile, njengama-greyhound, nezinwele ezinqunyiwe, njengama-poodle. Isilwane esifuywayo esixubile singase sidinge izingubo zasebusika uma sinejazi elincanyana noma i-squat build.

Njengoba ikhono lokulawula izinga lokushisa lomzimba lincipha ngokuya ngeminyaka, izilwane ezindala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zizalwa ziziphi izinhlobo, zingase zizuze ekwandiseni ukungezwani komzimba. Futhi uma izilwane ezifuywayo ezinamajazi amakhulu zizodinga ijazi elikhanyayo, khona-ke izinja ezincane nezinja ezinamajazi amahle zizofaneleka kakhulu ngesudi yasebusika.

Indlela yokukhetha izingubo ezifanele inja yakho

Uma unqume ukuthi inja yakho idinga ukufudumala okwengeziwe phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika, yisikhathi sokuyoyikhethela izingubo ezithile. Kuye ngesimo sezulu kanye nobukhulu bejazi, ijezi lenja lingase lanele ukugcina isilwane sakho sifudumele. Kodwa-ke, uma isibikezelo sezulu sifuna amazinga okushisa aqandayo, iqhwa, isichotho, noma imvula eqandayo, inja yakho ingase idinge ibhantshi lasebusika. Indlela yokukhetha izingubo zenja ngobukhulu? Kufanele iqine ngokwanele kusilwane esifuywayo ukuze sigcine ukushisa komzimba waso, kodwa singacini kakhulu, njengoba lokhu kungase kuphazamise ukuhamba kwegazi noma kuphazamise ukuhamba kwaso. Izingubo zasebusika zezinhlobo ezincane zezinja kufanele zifudumale kunezinhlobo ezinkulu ukuze zifudumale ngangokunokwenzeka.

Lapho uhamba nenja yakho ebusika, ungakhohlwa ngezidladla. Ijakhethi isiza ukugcina umzimba ufudumele, kodwa izidladla zenja nazo zidinga ukuvikelwa - zingaba manzi futhi zibande. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inja ingase inyathele usawoti ofafazwe emigwaqweni eneqhwa, okungaba yingozi uma, ngemva kokuhamba, iqala ukukhotha izidladla zayo.

Uma uthenga amabhuzu ezinja, bheka izicathulo ezibambe kahle ukuze isilwane sakho singasheleli emigwaqeni egandaywe ngamatshe noma otshanini obumanzi. Ungakhohlwa ukuhlola ukuthi usayizi wezicathulo zakho ulungile yini. Amabhuzu enja amaningi afika ne-Velcro noma ibhande elingasetshenziswa ukuqinisa i-bootie eduze kwesidladla.

Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi isilwane sakho sidinga ukungezwani okwengeziwe ebusika, cela iseluleko kudokotela wakho wezilwane. Uzokutshela ukuthi ungakhetha kanjani izingubo zenja ngokuhambisana nezici zohlobo nesimo sezulu. Futhi kuze kube yilapho uthola ukuthi inja yakho izobanda yini ngaphandle ngaphandle kwezingubo, hlala ekhaya futhi uqhamuke nomdlalo ojabulisayo ndawonye.