{"id":1112,"date":"2013-05-17T18:50:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2013-05-17T18:50:07","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:50:07","slug":"7-ways-to-keep-your-pet-cool-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-keep-your-pet-cool-this-summer","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways To Keep Your Pet Cool This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dog days of summer \u2013 what you can do to ensure your pet is safe from the heat.<\/h2>\n

We all love spending the long, sunny days of summer outdoors with our furry companions, but the ASPCA warns being overeager in hot weather can spell danger.<\/p>\n

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Take these simple precautions, provided by ASPCA experts, to help prevent your pet from overheating. And if you suspect your pet is suffering from heat stroke, get help from your veterinarian immediately.<\/p>\n

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  1. Pets can get dehydrated quickly, so give them plenty of fresh, clean water when it\u2019s hot outdoors. Make sure your pets have a shady place to get out of the sun, be careful to not over-exercise them, and keep them indoors when it\u2019s extremely hot.<\/li>\n
  2. Symptoms of \u00a0overheating in pets include excessive panting or difficulty breathing, increased heart and respiratory rate, drooling, mild weakness, stupor or even collapse. They can also include seizures, bloody diarrhea and vomit along with an elevated body temperature of over 104 degrees. Animals with flat faces, like Pugs and Persian cats, are more susceptible to heat stroke since they cannot pant as effectively. These pets, along with the elderly, the overweight, and those with heart or lung diseases, should be kept cool in air-conditioned rooms as much as possible.<\/li>\n
  3. Never leave your animals alone in a parked vehicle. \u201cOn a hot day, a parked car can become a furnace in no time-even with the windows open-which could lead to fatal heat stroke,\u201d says Dr. Louise Murray, Vice President of ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital. Also, leaving pets unattended in cars in extreme weather is illegal in several states.<\/li>\n
  4. Do not leave pets unsupervised around a pool-not all dogs are good swimmers. Introduce your pets to water gradually and make sure they wear flotation devices when on boats. 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 that could cause stomach upset.<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cDuring warmer months, the ASPCA sees an increase in injured animals as a result of High-Rise Syndrome, which occurs when pets-mostly cats-fall out of windows or doors and are seriously or fatally injured,\u201d says Dr. Murray. \u201cPet owners need to know that this is completely preventable if they take simple precautions.\u201d Keep all unscreened windows or doors in your home closed and make sure adjustable screens are tightly secured.<\/li>\n
  6. Feel free to trim longer hair on your dog, but never shave your dog: The layers of dogs\u2019 coats protect them from overheating and sunburn. Brushing cats more often than usual can prevent problems caused by excessive heat. And be sure that any sunscreen or insect repellent product you use on your pets is labeled specifically for use on animals.<\/li>\n
  7. When the temperature is very high, don\u2019t let your dog linger on hot asphalt. Being so close the ground, your pooch\u2019s body can heat up quickly, and sensitive paw pads can burn. Keep walks during these times to a minimum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The dog days of summer \u2013 what you can do to ensure your pet is safe from the heat. We all love spending the long, sunny days of summer outdoors with our furry companions, but the ASPCA warns being overeager in hot weather can spell danger. Take these simple precautions, provided by ASPCA experts, to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[17,113,174,69,18,265,122,33,19,21,657,659,24,25,38,20,71,22,658],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1113,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}