Summer Hazards

Don’t leave pets in your car!  Outside temperatures as low as 72 degrees can heat up a car’s interior an average of 40 degrees within an hour, with 80% of that increase in the first 30 minutes. Cracked windows provide little relief from this oven effect.

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Never leave your pet in a parked car.  Even cracked windows won't protect your pet from overheating or suffering from heat stroke during hot summer days.  

Summer Precautions!

  1.  Hey, it’s hot out there.

 

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Cool, fresh water in a tip-proof bowl is a must.

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Older and overweight pets, as well as flat-faced breeds (Persian cats, pugs and bulldogs) are more likely to overheat in hot weather.

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Asphalt and concrete can get very hot and burn the pads of their feet.

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Provide shelter for protection from extreme temperatures and inclement weather.

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Exercise your dog in the early morning or evening hours when temperatures are cooler.

 

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Resist the temptation to shave off all of your pet's hair in an effort to keep him cool. Your pet's coat will protect him from getting sunburned.

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Keep your pet well groomed.  A matted coat traps in the heat, attracts parasites and can cause skin sores.

  1. Toxic hazards.

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Coco mulch

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Lawns treated with pesticides and fertilizers

 

 
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Damp spots or puddles of auto coolant in the garage, driveways or parking lots

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Standing water in gutters, etc. may contain chemicals that are toxic to your pet.

 
 
  1. Dogs love trucks.

We all know the saying, “Dogs love trucks,” but they should either ride in the cab with you or it they must ride in an open vehicle, make sure they are in a kennel, safely tethered to the floor of the truck bed. 

Avoid transporting your dog in an open truck bed:

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The floor of the truck bed can get extremely hot and may burn the pads of your dog's feet.

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Your dog could slide around, bounce or jump out of the moving vehicle

 

 

 

 Information taken from the pages of the Dumb Friends League. 

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