"Ukushefa izinja lapho kushisa: okuhle nokubi"

 Abanye abanikazi bakhetha ukushefa izinja ezinezinwele ezinde lapho kushisa. Kodwa ingabe lokhu kuyisibusiso senja ngokwayo? Abanikazi bayaqiniseka ukuthi ngokushefa isilwane sabo ehlobo, benza isenzo esihle kuye futhi benza ukuphila kube lula. Nokho, lokhu kuwumbono oyiphutha, futhi kuyingozi kakhulu. Ukushefa inja lapho kushisa akenzi lutho oluhle esifuyweni. 

 Izinja ezinezinwele ezinde ziye zajwayela ukuba khona nezinwele ezinjalo. Yiqiniso, uma uphuce isilwane sakho kusukela ebudlwaneni, uzozivumelanisa nalokhu (izinja zijwayele cishe yonke into). Kodwa uma inja isikhulile, yithi, isivele ineminyaka engu-1,5 ubudala, futhi umqondo ofanayo wakuvakashela ngokuzumayo phakathi nokushisa, kungcono ukukugwema kulokhu. Mhawukele umngane wakho onemilenze emine. Ijazi lenja liwuhlobo lwesithiyo esivikelayo. Ngendlela efanayo, sifaka isigqoko se-panama noma sisebenzisa isambulela ukuze sizivikele emvuleni. Ngakho-ke, ukushefa, ukuncisha isilwane lesi sivikelo, kuzoba ukucindezeleka okunamandla komzimba wakhe, kuhlanganise nokuthinta ukusebenza kwezitho zangaphakathi. Futhi inja izohlupheka kakhulu ngenxa yokushisa. Mhlawumbe ngingazifaka engozini yokushefa inja enejazi layo elisilika elifana nezinwele zomuntu ekuthunjweni, njenge-Yorkshire terrier noma i-Shih Tzu. Ezinjeni ezinjalo, ukushefa kuletha umonakalo omncane. Futhi, uma uphuca inja, izinwele zayo, ezikhula emuva, zishintsha isakhiwo sayo esikhathini esizayo. Iba mncane futhi ingasivikeli isilwane sakho njengakuqala. Izinwele eziqinile, ngokwesibonelo, ziba thambile, okusho ukuthi ziqala ukumunca umswakama, ziduke zibe ama-tangles, izinja ezinjalo ziqala ukukhipha, okwakungenjalo ngaphambi kokushefa. Kwesinye isikhathi ijazi liqala ukugoqa. Uma ungeke ukwazi ukumelana, kufanele ushiye okungenani izinwele ezingu-3-4 mm, futhi ungayivezi inja “ngaphansi kuka-zero.” Uma ufuna inja ukuthi ihlale ihamba "ze", yenza konke kancane kancane ukuze umzimba ube nethuba lokuzivumelanisa. Kodwa mina ngokwami ​​ngeke ngiluleke noma iyiphi inja ukuthi isike impandla.