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I don’t know where you live but here in the Ozarks, it’s still pretty hot. Even though the kids went back to school, it is not time to let up on taking care of your pets when it’s really hot. In fact, sometimes when it starts to cool down, you start thinking that it isn’t as dangerous for the family pet to get into the car and ride with you. But what happens when you want to go into a store where the pet isn’t allowed to go? Stay in a car that can still heat up to over a hundred degrees? Even cracking the windows will not do the trick. In warm weather, the car can heat up to anywhere from 100 degrees to 120 degrees in a matter of moments. Going into a store for “just a minute” is not acceptable. Leave the beloved family pet at home for his own good.
In our area, you see dogs in the back of a pickup quite often. Sometimes the pet will be up on the tool box riding “in the wind”. The problem is that it’s dangerous and, in some states illegal, to have a dog in the back of a pickup unrestrained. Should the driver slam on the brakes for whatever reason, the dog could easily end up in traffic where he would get hit by a car. Flying trash can hit the dog and hurt him. Too many things can happen to Fido. And I do not want to even go there about cats, reptiles, cows, pigs and so on.
While the pet is outside, please put him in the shade with plenty of water. Too often, owners think that the dog is okay for now, then forget them in the heat or when the sun gets around to that part of the yard. Pets can only get relief in hot weather through panting. They do not sweat like humans. The cooldown comes only when you take the pet inside to the air conditioning.
These days, people cannot let their animals run, if in the city, but in the country it’s still the way things are because the animal is on their own property. However, roaming pets can have problems if they get into freshly fertilized grass, plant food or insecticides. These are deadly to a pet.
Keep the pets out of the swimming pool unless there is someone there to supervise the animal. That someone needs to be old enough to have responsibility, not a young child or a tween.
Are you aware that pets can get sunburned? When I heard about that some years ago, I was actually shocked since they have all that hair. Didn’t know they could actually have that problem. Yet they do. Those pets that have light colored fur or noses are especially subject to things like skin cancer or sunburn. Putting sunblock on them would be wise.
Guess I was avoiding this subject. The ticks and fleas are incredibly bad this year in our area. We have to make sure the pet is protected by flea and tick treatments. Ask you vet about what type of treatments would be best. Some over the counter types can be toxic no matter what you do. If you are already familiar with the treatment product, try going online for a big savings on such things.
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