Ava Williams
Ucwaningo lwakamuva oluhlola ukunakekelwa kwamazinyo ezinhlotsheni zezinja ezincane lugqamisa ukubaluleka kokunakekelwa komlomo okuvamile kwezinja. Ucwaningo, olwenziwa yiCentre for Pet Nutrition, luhlolisise ukuthuthukiswa kwezifo zamazinyo ezivuthayo ku-Miniature Schnauzers. Kwaboniswa ukuthi ngaphandle kokunakekelwa kwamazinyo okuvamile, okuphumelelayo, izifo zamazinyo zathuthuka ngokushesha futhi zaba zimbi kakhulu ngokukhula.
“Sonke siyifunela okungcono kakhulu impilo yesilwane esifuywayo, futhi lolu cwaningo lusibonise ukuthi kuningi okumelwe kuqashelwe ezinjeni ezincane kunalokho okwakucatshangwa ngaphambili,” kusho umholi wocwaningo uDkt. Stephen Harris. Ngenxa yokuthi izikhala phakathi kwamazinyo zincane, ikakhulukazi ezinjeni ezincane ezinamafishana, izinsalela zokudla zingabhajwa kalula. Lolu cwaningo luphinde lwagqamisa ukubaluleka kokunakekelwa okufanele kwamazinyo ezinjeni ezindala. Ucwaningo lwalubandakanya ama-Schnauzers ama-Miniature angama-52 kusukela kowodwa kuya kweyisikhombisa ubudala ahlolelwa impilo yomlomo emasontweni angama-60. Ukuze baqonde kangcono ukukhula kwesifo samazinyo, abacwaningi baye bashintsha ukunakekelwa komlomo okuvamile ngokuhlola umlomo wonke. Bathole ukuthi ngaphandle kokunakekelwa okuvamile, izimpawu zokuqala zesifo se-periodontal (ukuvuvukala kwe-periodontium) zaqala phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Kushesha nakakhulu ezinjeni ezineminyaka engaphezu kwemine. Izinga lesi sifo esakhula ngalo lalihlukahluka kuye ngokuthi hlobo luni lwezinyo nendawo elikuyo emlonyeni.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi isifo se-periodontal singakhula ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezibonakalayo ze-gingivitis. “Abanye abanikazi bezinja baphakamisa izindebe zabo ukuze bathole umbono wempilo yomlomo wabo ngokubheka izinsini zabo. Nokho, lolu cwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukwenza kanjalo kungase kuphuthelwe izimpawu ezibalulekile zesifo samazinyo,” kuchaza uDkt. harris.
Imiphumela kufanele ikhuthaze bonke abanikazi bezinja ukuthi bazilolonge ngokujwayelekile umlomo ezinjeni zabo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlolwa kwamazinyo kudokotela wezilwane kanye nokuxubha okuvamile. Ukudla okulula okukhethekile kokuhlanza amazinyo kanye nezicucu zokuhlafuna nakho kungasebenza njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela izifo zamazinyo. Lokhu kusebenza kuzo zonke izinja. Nokho, abanikazi bezinja ezincane kufanele banake ngokukhethekile amazinyo ezinja zabo, njengoba zisengozini enkulu nakakhulu yokuba nezinkinga ezinkulu zamazinyo.