Winter is here and our pets depend upon us to think about their safety. Cats and dogs should be kept indoors or in safe areas that have protection from the elements and temperature.
Cats especially when left outdoors can get injured or killed if they crawl up into the hood of cars to sleep. If you park your car on the street you might want to bang loudly on the car hood before starting the engine to give a cat a chance to escape.
Have you ever thought about your dog getting lost in a snow or ice storm? Dogs can lose their scent because of the snow and ice and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than any other season.
Wipe off your dog’s legs and stomach when they come in from the sleet, ice or snow. While licking their paws your dog can ingest antifreeze, salt or other dangerous chemicals. The paw pads could also bleed if they get snow or ice encrusted.
We hear often about not leaving an animal in a car in the summer as the car heats up. In the winter the opposite can happen and the car becomes like a refrigerator and the pet can freeze to death. Do not leave your pet in the car.
If your dog spends a lot of time engaged in outdoor activities you should increase his food and keep his fur in tip-top shape.
Be careful with any coolant or antifreeze! Clean up any spills and if you suspect that your pet has come in contact get the pet to your veterinarian or the nearest emergency veterinary clinic.
Your pet will appreciate on the coldest of days having a sweater if they have short hair. And a cozy warm cat or dog bed, blanket or pillow would be perfect to help them when it is cold outside.
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Good tips!
During the winter, we always put on a warm winter coat on our pomeranian. Actually, there’s a picture of her with it on at my blog at blogger31.wordpress.com
I’m glad to see you really care about animals all year round!:D Actually, last year during the winter, I was with my friends, and I noticed a cat underneath a car! It was meowing, so we quickly ran over to it. It wouldn’t move, and that’s when we noticed it’s tail was frozen to the ground!! My friends and I quickly ran to my house and we got our Mom to call the animal help people, and they shortly came to the car and they were able to save it! The cat’s belly was bare and was frostbitten and red.
We called them up about a week later to see how the cat was doing, and they said it was doing perfectly fine and it was just recovering. It was such a darling cat too. It was one of those multicolour cats.
Anyways, hopefully your tips will teach owners to make sure that won’t happen.
Thank you for following my blog. My goal is to do it weekly, let’s hope I can reach that or set a more realistic one. Your pom is adorable. Is there any topics you would like for me to write about? I don’t know a lot about blogging etc. and am in the learning stages.
Have a great week!
Thanks for the tips!