26/11/2024
🔥🔥🔥PETS AND HEATWAVES
💢Pets can get dehydrated quickly, so give them plenty of fresh, clean water
💢Make sure your pets have a shady place to get out of the sun
💢Do not over-exercise, and keep them indoors when it’s extremely hot.
💢Know the symptoms of overheating in pets, which include excessive panting or difficulty breathing, increased heart and respiratory rate, drooling, mild weakness, stupor or even collapse. Symptoms can also include seizures, bloody diarrhea and vomit along with an elevated body temperature
💢Animals with flat faces, like Pugs and Persian cats, are more susceptible to heat stroke since they cannot pant as effectively and should be kept cool in air-conditioned rooms as much as possible.
💢Never leave your animals alone in a parked vehicle. Not only can it lead to fatal heat stroke
💢Do not leave pets unsupervised around a pool—not all dogs are good swimmers.
💢Rinse your dog off after swimming to remove chlorine or salt from his fur, and try to keep your dog from drinking pool water, which contains chlorine and other chemicals.
💢Trim longer hair on your dog, but never shave your dog: The layers of dogs’ coats protect them from overheating and sunburn.
💢Brushing cats more often than usual can prevent problems caused by excessive heat.
💢Be sure that any sunscreen or insect repellent product you use on your pets is labeled specifically for use on animals.
💢Don’t let your dog linger on hot asphalt. Being so close to the ground, your pooch’s body can heat up quickly, and sensitive paw pads can burn. Keep walks during these times to a minimum.
✴️IF CONCERNED CONTACT YOUR VET IMMEDIATELY
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