Choosing a Boxer dog health information guide before or after buy a puppy is good to keep your Boxer healthy strong. This wonderful breed need daily exercise to the development his bones and muscle mass.
Avoid allowing sedentary habits to develop as healthy activity will contribute to maintaining good alignment, prevent obesity, and will help prevent posterior complications.
Active games with your buddy, will not only maintain his form, but will also be some of the happiest time of his life.
The short coat of the breed doesn’t need much work on your part: brushing a few times per week will to promote the exfoliation of the dead skin cells and will help them maintain healthy skin. The brush to use should have strong hard bristles such as ruber but shouldn’t be made of metal. First brush against the growth of the hair (from the tail to the head, from belly to back, and from the paws all they way up the legs), and later brush with the growth of the hair.
Boxers shouldn’t be bathed very frequently, and should be protected from the cold as soon as the bath is finished, and even more care should be taken if they are puppies. Luke warm water should be used and the bath should be given in a well heated area (in winter) then well dried with towels and then with a hair dryer (on low heat!).
During the warm months baths should be given in the fresh air. After each bath it is nice to apply a drop or two of olive oil in each eye to protect them from the eventual irritation caused by the soap or shampoo and in both auricular pavilions corks of cotton will be placed not very small avoiding therefore the arrival of water to the ears.
Eyes: The eyes of Boxers will typically accumulate a goopy substance in the surrounding wrinkles which intern attracts and traps dirt and if not cleaned regularly can emit a distinct odor. Cleanliness in this area can be maintained with the application of boric acid powder, which should be left to work for a couple of minutes to later be removed by a moist cloth.
Ears: To maintain the cleanliness of the ear and ear drum special prepared solutions can be used. Alter applying the solution use a Q-tip to gently remove the remaining liquid and ear wax. It is also very important to verify the state of the ear drum to make sure that there is no presence of ear mites.
The Boxer Dog Nose: Many times the nose will become very dry irritating the skin. When this occurs it is advisable to apply baby oil to hydrate the nose.
The Boxer Dog Teeth: At birth puppies don’t have teeth, they start developing at around 15 days of age. One is the calls milk teeth, since its fall takes place between the 3 to 5 months of age, to be replaced totally towards the 6 to 7 months by the definitive teeth. During this period you might offer a puppy a chew toy (that can not be swallowed or broken) to start working on. When a dogs’ teeth have fully matured, daily tooth brushing can prevent the build up of plaque, just like in humans. If the veterinarian is to find that there is a large amount of plaque that accumulates in the dogs’ mouth, he should take charge; otherwise it will jeopardize the integrity of the teeth and gums.
The Boxer Dog Nails: A dogs’ nails consist of two parts, one alive which is irrigated and contains a nerve, and when cut will bleed and hurt, and a dead part that needs to be trimmed regularly. If the dog has a white nail, both parts can be differentiated and thus cutting reference can be taken from the part that is not white. In the case that the nail might not be white, it is advised to cut slightly below the pad of the paw to be sure not to injure the dog. It is also possible to maintain an optimal length by filing them with metal file. In case the nail bleeds, it can be cauterized with iron sulphate. The cutting the vein and artery these can prevent this occurrence as well.
