i need summer safty tips for dogs and cats?

Answer 1

Schedule your pet's annual checkup. Depending on where you live, testing your dog for heartworm before starting a preventive is essential, as is controlling parasites like fleas and ticks. While you are there, get a current copy of your pet's medical history and vaccinations to keep with you when you travel.

Heel the Heat
Dogs don't sweat like humans. In fact, the only sweat glands on a dog's body are near her paws. Alone, this does little to cool your dog. To aid the cooling process, your dog pants. To help combat summer's heat and humidity, monitor her outdoor time, never leave her in the car, and keep her:

Watered - Keep her home dish full and a travel dish
always ready.
Leashed - Prevent her from escaping and getting lost in
the hot sun.

Groomed - Help regulate her body temperature by
trimming her coat.

Protected - Rub sunscreen (SPF 15 or above) around
her ear tips, lips, and nose.



Pack for Prevention
Summer is often packed full of fun. But whether your dog accompanies you across town to the park, across the country to relatives, or stays behind in a local kennel, her needs should be top priority. As always, being prepared is the best preventive measure. Before you embark on any expedition, gather:

Medical Records - In an emergency, vaccination
and medical records save time.
Identification Tags - If lost, this information could quickly
reunite you and your pet. If traveling, get a second set of
tags with a local contact name and your cell number.

First Aid Kit - Handle the unexpected with a ready kit of
bandages and ointments.

Water and Food - Eliminate potential digestive problems
with familiar water and food.
Schedule your pet's annual checkup. Depending on where you live, testing your dog for heartworm before starting a preventive is essential, as is controlling parasites like fleas and ticks. While you are there, get a current copy of your pet's medical history and vaccinations to keep with you when you travel.

Heel the Heat
Dogs don't sweat like humans. In fact, the only sweat glands on a dog's body are near her paws. Alone, this does little to cool your dog. To aid the cooling process, your dog pants. To help combat summer's heat and humidity, monitor her outdoor time, never leave her in the car, and keep her:

Watered - Keep her home dish full and a travel dish
always ready.
Leashed - Prevent her from escaping and getting lost in
the hot sun.

Groomed - Help regulate her body temperature by
trimming her coat.

Protected - Rub sunscreen (SPF 15 or above) around
her ear tips, lips, and nose.



Pack for Prevention
Summer is often packed full of fun. But whether your dog accompanies you across town to the park, across the country to relatives, or stays behind in a local kennel, her needs should be top priority. As always, being prepared is the best preventive measure. Before you embark on any expedition, gather:

Medical Records - In an emergency, vaccination
and medical records save time.
Identification Tags - If lost, this information could quickly
reunite you and your pet. If traveling, get a second set of
tags with a local contact name and your cell number.

First Aid Kit - Handle the unexpected with a ready kit of
bandages and ointments.

Water and Food - Eliminate potential digestive problems
with familiar water and food.




and for the cat
and is your cat drinking enough fresh, running water?
Sufficient water consumption plays a major role in your cat's health. Improper consumption is linked to an increase in bladder infections and crystal formation. Water helps regulate your cat's body temperature, and is necessary to aid in the digestion of dry food and the absorption of vitamins.
Your cat needs full-time access to water. But how much? A typical cat consumes approximately two and a half times the volume of dry food she eats. If, for example, she eats four ounces of dry food, she drinks about ten ounces of water. Factors such as high heat, exercise, or lactation can double or triple the amount she drinks. Thus, you should always provide more water than she actually drinks.

To ensure your cat drinks enough water, provide fresh water according to her preference. From time to time, your cat may get finicky and not drink enough. During these times, you may need to make an extra effort to persuade her to drink more. How you provide the water can be as big a factor as the quantity and quality of the water.

Running water may be the answer

Have you ever spotted your pet drinking from the kitchen faucet? The sound, coolness and freshness of running water is preferred by many cats. Your cat may enjoy drinking from a slowly running faucet, but leaving it running all day for her is impractical. Pet owners everywhere are telling us that the Drinkwell Pet Fountain and the Cat It Fountain are effective and more economical options.

Drinkwell Pet Fountain - Driven by a quiet electric motor, this faucet-style fountain provides a continuous, trickling flow of filtered water for your pet. Reservoirs are available to hold up to 75 oz. of fresh water, and the flow rate fountain is adjustable to your pet's preference. Owners and cats alike express delight in this product.

Cat It Fountain - This fountain recirculates water continuously through an activated charcoal to filter out food particles, cat hair, and other impurities. Operation is so quiet it will not disturb the fussiest cat. Many owners report increased water consumption by their pets.
Water quality also counts
Because unwashed water bowls can harbor all kinds of bad organisms, be sure to rinse them daily, and disinfect them periodically. Untreated water from other sources such as a backyard pond can also harbor bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can make your cat ill. Providing plenty of fresh water indoors greatly reduces the chance your cat will drink from secondary sources outdoors.

Fresh, running water may be especially important for your sick or older cat

Maintaining normal water consumption helps reduce the incidence and severity of feline lower urinary tract disease and other problems. As more water is consumed, urine is less concentrated, and crystals are less likely to form. If your cat has a medical condition, your veterinarian may recommend encouraging her to drink a large quantity of clean water.

As your cat ages, she may no longer drink sufficient amounts of water, which can exacerbate constipation problems or kidney disease, and contribute to dehydration. To minimize these problems, running water in a Drinkwell Fountain may be just what is needed to attract her to drink.

Maintaining awareness of your cat's water consumption and taking action to ensure she always drinks enough will help keep her healthy.

Answer 2

Make sure they have somewhere to get out of the direct sun light
give them an unlimited amount of water which should also be kept out of the sun and if you notice any sensitivity of the skin invest in a pet sunscreen from the vet and under no circumstances leave them in a car windows up or down while the car is parked they can dehydrate and die within 25minutes

Answer 3

Protect them -- year round -- with flea/tick preventative and heartworm preventative. Always, always, have clean, fresh water available to them. Give them proper shelter and regular vet check ups. And lot and lots and lots of HUGS!

Answer 4

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