Inja yami ilala usuku lonke: ingabe lokhu kujwayelekile?

Wake wacabanga, “Inja yami ilele usuku lonke. Kungaba okufanayo nakimi!” Izilwane zilala kakhulu kunabantu, futhi nakuba singase sibe nomona kancane ngomkhuba womdlwane wokunethezeka wokuthatha isihlwathi amahora amahlanu phakathi nosuku, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi kungani elala kakhulu futhi sazi ukuthi ukulala ngokweqile ezinjeni kubukeka kanjani.

Mangaki amahora okulala inja ewadinga ngempela?

Uma uhlanganyela nabanye abanikazi bezinja, ungase ube nelukuluku lokwazi uma isilwane sabo esifuywayo silala usuku lonke. Ngeshwa, ukuqhathanisa izenzo zenja yakho nemikhuba yenye inja akuyona indlela engcono kakhulu yokunquma ukuthi yini evamile. Ukuthi isilwane esifuywayo sidinga ukulala kangakanani kuncike ezintweni eziningi: ubudala, uhlobo, izinga lomsebenzi, nezimo zemvelo.

Ngokusho kwe-American Kennel Club (AKC), uma inja yakho ilala amahora angu-12 kuya kwangu-14 ngosuku, cishe awunakho ukukhathazeka ngakho. Nokho, uma elala amahora angaphezu kuka-15 ngosuku, kufanele unakisise indlela aziphatha ngayo lapho ephapheme. Uma ebonakala ekhathele noma ehoxisiwe kubantu nakwezinye izilwane ezifuywayo, sekuyisikhathi sokuvakashela udokotela wezilwane.

Uma uzwa sengathi isilwane sakho silele ngaphezu kokujwayelekile, qaphela izinguquko endaweni ezungezile. Izinguquko ezincane empilweni yakhe zingaholela ezinguqukweni ezinkulu emikhubeni yakhe yokulala.

• Izilwane ezifuywayo ezintsha. Uma ikati elinomsindo livela kungazelelwe endlini, inja yakho ingase ifune indawo ethule yokuphumula.
• Isimo sezulu esishisayo. Uma efikelwa ubuthongo basehlobo, bheka izimpawu ze-hyperthermia ezifana nokukhathala, ukuqhinqa kakhulu, noma ukuhlanza.
• Ukushintsha isimiso sosuku. Ingabe usanda kuthola umsebenzi omusha noma ushintshe isimiso sakho somsebenzi? Inja ehlala ekhaya yodwa isikhathi eside ingaba nesithukuthezi futhi icindezeleke.
• Isikhathi somdlalo esikhulisiwe. Ingabe umdlwane wakho usanda kuqala ukuya endaweni yokunakekela inja entsha? Ingabe nobabili nigijima u-5 km? Ukwandisa isikhathi sokudlala noma ukuvivinya umzimba kungabangela ingane yakho ukuba ikhathale futhi ithathe isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa nezinga elisha lokuzivocavoca ngaphambi kokubuyela emaphethini ayo avamile okulala.

Imidlwane: dlala ngamandla aphelele, lala ngaphandle kwemilenze yangemuva

Uma kuziwa ekutheni inja idinga ukulala kangakanani, iminyaka iyisici esibalulekile. Njengoba nje izingane zidinga isikhathi esiningi sokulala, i-AKC iphawula ukuthi umdlwane wakho udinga amahora angu-15 kuya kwangu-20 okulala ngosuku ukuze usize isimiso sakhe sezinzwa esimaphakathi, isimiso somzimba sokuzivikela ezifweni, kanye nemisipha kuthuthuke kahle. Imidlwane eminingi izovala isilinganiso esifanele sokulala ngokuthatha isihlwathi phakathi nosuku. Mvumele alale endaweni efanayo ethule, enethezekile ukuze ukwazi ukuhlela isimiso, futhi uzame ukungavumeli izingane noma ezinye izilwane ezifuywayo zimphazamise.

Imidlwane emincane kunazo zonke idinga ukulaliswa ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuze ijwayelane nemithi. Vala izibani nemithombo yomsindo, njenge-TV, ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo ebusuku ukuze isilwane sakho siqonde ukuthi kufanele silale lapho uyolala.

Ukulala nokuguga

Izinja ezindala zivame ukudinga ukulala kakhulu kunezinja ezincane noma ezindala - ngokuvamile zithatha isikhathi eside ukuthi zilulame ekuzilolongeni. Iwebhusayithi yePetHelpful iphawula ukuthi izinja ezindala ngezinye izikhathi zingase zingasebenzi ngenxa yobuhlungu obuhlangene. Uma inja yakho ingalali nje kuphela kodwa isenenkinga yokuma nokuhamba, ingase ithuthukise isifo samathambo.

Ukuhlolwa ngudokotela wezilwane kuzoveza ukuthi yini ebangela ubuhlungu bamalunga. Udokotela wakho angase atuse ukuhambisa umbhede wesilwane sakho endaweni efudumele futhi wengeze okokulala okwengeziwe, nokuqapha isisindo senja yakho ukuze ugweme ukubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe emalungeni akhe.

Inja ilala ngaso sonke isikhathi: ezinye izici

I-Mother Nature Network iphawula ukuthi izinja ezinkulu zivame ukulala kakhulu kunozakwabo abancane. I-Newfoundlands, i-St. Bernards, i-Mastiffs kanye ne-Pyrenean Mountain Dogs baziwa kakhulu ngothando lwabo nokuzinikela kumata aphansi. Uma une-mutt enkulu ethanda ukulala, mhlawumbe wayevele abe namadlozi azolile.

Cishe akuyona into ongazikhathaza ngayo uma isilwane sakho sithatha ihora elengeziwe sokulala lapha noma laphaya, kodwa uma sihambisana noshintsho ekudleni, ukoma okungavamile, noma ukuchama ngokweqile, sekuyisikhathi sokubiza udokotela wakho wezilwane. Le nhlanganisela kwesinye isikhathi ingakhombisa isifo sikashukela se-canine noma isifo sezinso.

Kuyafaneleka ukubheka indlela isilwane esifuywayo esiziphatha ngayo ngesikhathi sokulala. Nakuba abanikazi abaningi bebone inja yabo igijima ekulaleni kwabo, okunye ukunyakaza kungase kube ukuphaphama okubonisa inkinga. Inja eyeka ukuphefumula noma ukuhona isengozini yokuba nezinkinga zokuphefumula. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma elele kamnandi kangangokuthi angezwa ngisho nensimbi yasemnyango, angase abe nezinkinga zokuzwa.

Ukudla nakho kungadlala indima ebalulekile ekuziphatheni kokulala kwenja. Uma engakutholi ukudla okwanele, angase angabi nawo amandla anele okuhlala ephapheme. Buka isilwane sakho esifuywayo ukuze ubone ukuthi siyakuthola yini ukudla okwanele ukusigcina sisebenza.

Uma ukhathazekile ngamaphethini okulala esilwane sakho esifuywayo, qaphela ukudla, ukudlala, nokuziphatha kokuzikhulula, kanye nokuziphatha okungajwayelekile kokulala. Ukuthi “Inja yami ilala usuku lonke” akwanele ukuthola inkinga engaba khona, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho wezilwane unolwazi olwanele ukuze athole ukuthi kwenzakalani.

Bhala kahle

Uma kuziwa ekulaleni kwenja, ayikho impendulo elula yokuthi inja yakho ilala kakhulu noma incane kakhulu. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokwazi ngokuqinisekile iwukuhlaziya usuku olujwayelekile lwenja yakho futhi wabelane ngemininingwane nodokotela wakho wezilwane ekuhlolweni okujwayelekile. Uzothola ukuthi isimiso sokulala senja yakho sivamile yini, futhi uma kungenjalo, uzoncoma izinguquko ohlelweni lwemithi noma ukuhlolwa. Uma usuqonda ukuthi amaphethini okulala esilwane sakho esifuywayo ajwayelekile, nawe ungaphumula wazi ukuthi inja yakho inempilo futhi ilungile.