Keep Your Pets Cool During This Heatwave!

7/21/2022 (Permalink)

We just cannot talk about the heat wave without offering some tips to keep our most faithful friends safe. Our pet, our fur babies, dogs, cats whichever it is you love, they need to be kept safe from the heat and humidity as well. They rely on us for just about everything so we need to make sure they are well protected in this exhausting heat. 

Make sure they have fresh clean water throughout the day and night. They can get dehydrated so quickly.  

Excessive panting, difficulty breathing, increased heart rate, weakness, excessive drooling can be signs of your pet overheating. If you notice these or anything even worse than these signs contact your vet immediately. Move your pet into a cool area, apply cool water all over their body, get some cold wet towels to wrap them in, small drinks of cold water while you are getting them to your vet or waiting for a call back 

Pugs and Persian cats who have prominently flat faces, are more likely to suffer from heat stroke than other dogs and cats. These pets, and pets who are overweight, should be kept in air-conditioned rooms whenever possible.  

Stay indoors as much as possible. We all know how much our pets love to go out, but these temperatures are just too high. Try and walk early in the morning or late in the evening. Stay off of pavement whenever possible. If it is too hot for your bare feet it is too hot for their paws. Dogs bodies are so much closer to the ground, they heat up so much faster.  

 I learned something new today while researching keeping pets safe. Dogs sweat through their paws! Never heard that before, but they say it is one of the reasons that fans don’t help dogs cool off.  

Keep a cold water bottle and portable water bowl with you when you are outside or traveling in a car.  

Keep your pet inside and cool whenever possible. These guys need the same hot weather treatment that we do. 

Here at SERVPRO of White Plains we are animal lovers and hope you will follow our tips for keeping your pets as cool as possible!