Keeping Our Furry Friends Cool Mon, Jul 17, 2006. 06:17 PM Well if you were hot today, imagine having to walk around in a fur coat. That’s life for our four-legged friends, and with temperatures like we saw today; there are some things you should do to keep your pets cool. All outside animals should be put inside, and if you don’t have air conditioning make sure there are fans or open windows, because just like humans, animals can overheat. “Some of the signs are going to be panting, lethargic, listless, actually can collapse, drooling, those are signs your pet is in distress from heat stroke and needs to have immediate attention,” **** County Animal Shelter Executive Director Larry H. said. Also you should never see the bottom of your animal’s water bowl—keep it filled. If you don’t keep your animal groomed, you should probably think about shaving it down. Cars are like ovens for pets; leave your dog or cat at home when you go running around town. It's sad how people are still ignorant about this. I hope that by posting this, somone not knowledgable (there are plenty), will make their pet(s) feel better ! I see things like this where animals are tied outside in this kind of weather, almost everyday !
Gee..thanks for the tip Natty. Our 4 cats are camped by the open windows in front of the fans. They look quite comfortable...thank you very much! I, on the other hand, have been panting, lethargic, listless, fallen down a few times, and drooly. Luckily the last time I fell down I was close enough to the filled water bowl so I was able to revive myself. What's all that green stuff in the bottom of the bowl? Wasting away in Margaritaland, Thirsty ed
Thanks Natty - took your advice and shaved all my animals, gotta be honest, the goldfish wasn't happy. PS. No need to worry about the car - I won't let the dog have the keys anymore, not since it started drinking........ http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/andysnaps/darnpeteisthatyou.jpg Don't let your pets end up like Pete - protect them from the heat. eyes-open - an Englishman in the Mid-day Sun.
Wasn't the correct wording "A Mad Englishman in the Noon-day Sun"!....if it wasn't ... it shudda been!! Hydrantly correct, Dogged ed
Gee....I'm sure glad I could be of help ! Makes me feel all warm inside. http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4136/chilleddog7888tnky5.jpg Telling lessons in Luenza, Nat
Oh that's right - pick now to start being Dogmatic and showing a Thirst for my errors. I happen to have a rare and remarkably strange neurological condition, that occasionally prevents me from typing the letters a,e,i,o,or u. Its known as irritable vowel syndrome, and I consider it to be in poor taste for you to make fun of me....... However, I shall rise above it, after all if I can't stand the Heat I shouldn't be in the kitchen....however Bad it gets. This small experiment in subliminal messaging should now have implanted the words Dog, Thirst, Heat & Bad, in the minds of all caring for animals during this heatwave. I would of course be mortally wounded if it was interpreted as a cynical attempt, to avenge having been caught making a literary error. So take that Big Oddy. Oops there it goes again...http://img116.exs.cx/img116/1231/z7shysterical.gif eyes-open, teetering on the brink in the name of Animal Welfare.
Happy dogs. http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5917/happydogsbi3.jpg http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4317/waterplayqy8.jpg http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2275/mazzibucketpm8.jpg and cat. http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3848/swimmingcatmsdq8.jpg SAD DOG.
Which is it? Are yoo rising above it or teetering? Save the "Slugs", Sluggish ed Ps.....Whats w/Natties 'Happy Days'? They didn't have no pets on that show...although Joanie was a cutie! The 'Fonz' was modeled after Chise!
My Happy Days have limits. *grrr http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4113/shavedeo2.jpg Show me the world still has a heart, and I'll be good as new...
Awrrr...Nattie, Just sit back and paws for a sip of liquid an a few treats. Oops....just saw a Wiener Dog run by.....gotta fetch sum mustard! Git along leetle doggie, Fergot the buns ed
Leave 'em doggies alone and eat a salad for once, you, you Devil in disguise !! {or not}! http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3974/fn00155va8.jpg You don't want me to tell your good neighbor to give you bad dreams, do you...?? http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/623/neighbornq1.jpg
Most comfy dogs... http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/5924/beachbumsdogs7870tnnx1.jpg http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2579/dogtowelyc0.jpg {Actually I feel sorry about the breed above. Only someone insane could come up with something like that. I doubt that dog can even see. It's still cute AND PAMPERED lookin' }