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Date:   02 September, 2009
Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, hamsters & rabbits

Products for sale - cloth muzzle

Stool eating by dogs. Coprophagia stress dog owners. Toa Payoh VetsDr Sing has the cloth muzzles (picture at the left) made in Myanmar to provide some income for the village people. They are hand-made. There are factories in Myanmar making cloth muzzles at lower costs. However Toa Payoh Vets' muzzles are given to the village people to help them earn a livelihood. Cloth muzzles are softer than the ones made of leather or hard fabrics sold at pet shops. 

USES OF THE CLOTH MUZZLE

1.  In cases like coprophagia (eating stools), a muzzle may be useful in training the dog from eating its own poo, as illustrated in the picture (right).

2. Training dogs not to bark. In some barking dogs, the muzzle may be put on to train the dog to stop barking. Give praises and food treats when the dog stops barking and take off the muzzle. Do not muzzle the dog for 24 hours.

3. Nail clipping/ear cleaning of puppies. Muzzling quietens the puppy. Muzzle the dog that dislikes nail clipping by you when they are starting to growl/move away during nail clipping.

4. Male puppies at around 3-6 months growl. They may dislike handling or protect their food. For growling puppies, you may need to give obedience training and be his boss. For puppies protecting their food, feed them last and give obedience training before they become dangerous biters.  Early muzzling and positive training help to prevent anti-social biting.

Muzzling may quieten a restless puppy during ear cleaning. Cloth muzzle for sale: $6.00 (small, medium, large), including delivery in Singapore
The above plain-coloured muzzles may be out of stock. New cloth muzzles are being sewn in Myanmar.  Toa Payoh Vets Cloth muzzle --- $10.00/piece. Collect the muzzle at Toa Payoh Vets. Buying the cloth muzzle does help provide a small livelihood for the low income Myanmar village people.
 
Facial folds needs daily cleaning but few owners have time to do so. It is not possible to muzzle a flat faced dog although you can use a net. Veterinary follow-up treatment is necessary in many skin problems in your dog.
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