UMary Allen
Ukuba inja idlala emanzini, qiniseka ukuba ayiginyi amanzi amaninzi. Ke idada lakho linokubandezeleka ngenxa ye-hyponatremia.
KwiMetro yaseBhritane, ubunokufunda mva nje ngoJen Walsh, 42, wase-USA owayedlala ne-schnauzer yakhe eneminyaka emibini ubudala uHanz waza wamgibisela ngeentonga emanzini.
UHanz wayewuthanda umdlalo kwaye waqubha engadinwa ebuyela emva naphambili, evule umlomo. Emva kweyure enesiqingatha sidlala, inja yawa ngokukhawuleza yaza yabonakala ingaphilanga. UJen nomyeni wakhe bakhawuleza ukuya kugqirha wezilwanyana, kodwa ubomi benjana abuzange busindiswe.
UHanz kwathiwa uswelekile kwiiyure nje ezimbalwa emva komdlalo. Isizathu yayikukuba waye waginya amanzi amaninzi kakhulu xa wayeyolanda iintonga waza wadada kumniniyo – evule umlomo. Ngenxa yokuba uHanz wayetyile ulwelo oluninzi, ubutyuwa obusegazini lakhe, obubizwa ngokuba yi<em>hyponatremia, yayehla, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba afe.
Ityhefu yeTyuwa
Ngokuchasene noko, kodwa kuyingozi, kunokuba inja ibhukuda emanzini anetyuwa kwaye iginye inani elikhulu. Ukuba inja yakho iye yasela amanzi anetyuwa yaza yagabha, susa ukutya namanzi kangangeeyure ezimbalwa ukuze isisu sizole. Emva koko unike amanzi kwiindawo ezincinci. Ukuba kuhamba kakuhle, inja inokufumana ukufikelela simahla emanzini. Ukuba iyakwazi ukwenjenjalo, kulungile ukunika ukutya ngeenxalenye ezincinci. Iimpawu zetyhefu yetyuwa kukugabha okuqhubekayo, ukudinwa, urhudo, ukuqina, okanye ukuqaqanjelwa. Qhagamshelana nogqirha wezilwanyana ngokukhawuleza ukuba ukrokrela ityhefu yetyuwa.
Ngoku musa ukukuvumela oku kukuyekise ukuvumela inja ukuba ibuyele emanzini ukuba iyayithanda. Kodwa lumka kwaye ungavumeli inja ibambe ixesha elide, ngakumbi ukuba uyakrokrela ukuba inja yakho isela amanzi amaninzi. Ezinye izinja zigcina imilomo yazo ivaliwe kakhulu xa zibuyisela kunezinye. Owona mngcipheko mkhulu usezinja zezinja ezincinci kuba zinomthamo omncinci womzimba.