How To Keep Your Pets Safe This Summer
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With the mercury steadily on the rise and most lawns steadily on the decline, there’s no denying summer is just around the corner. Yet, as families the nation over scurry to put together their bushfire action plans, there’s often one thing that gets overlooked - our four-legged friends. Here are a few tips for keeping your dogs and cats in tip-top shape in the coming months.
1. Look out for dehydration
Your pets can easily develop heat stress on those sunnier days, especially if they’re more accustomed to an indoor environment. It’s important to keep both indoor and outdoor water sources well-stocked so you might want to set a reminder on your phone to ease yourself into the habit. Watch out for signs of dehydration, such as laziness, depression, panting, loss of appetite and weakness. Unfortunately some pets may take a little while adjusting to the higher temperatures or will accidentally take to spilling their water bowls.
2. Change your habits
Exercising your dog in summer can be exhausting so take care to adjust your schedule accordingly to keep indoors during the hottest part of the day. Take advantage of the warmer temperatures to bathe your pets or let your hound have a dip at the beach. Remember that ingesting large amounts of seawater (as panting dogs are prone to do) might result in illness.
3. Remember to pest-check
Warmer weather brings with it an onslaught of creepy-crawlies. As well as making sure you’re up-to-date with heartworm medication, now is a good time to undergo flea treatment. This might be in the form of a trip to the vet for a “spot-on”, a course of pills, a self-administered spray or a special shampoo treatment. Sometimes both medications can be administered together in a joint pill - talk to your vet about a prescription.
4. Get snake-savvy
It’s easy to clue-up children about staying away from long grass and old car tyres but sadly the same cannot be said for our furry friends. Snake bite is a leading cause of domestic animal death in Australia - dogs and cats are unaccustomed to avoiding this dangerous predator and their curiosity and hunting instincts often work against them. Trimming and spring-cleaning your backyard are important first steps. Snakes are most active during hot dawns and dusks so avoid exercising your pet at these times. Cats in particular enjoy long, solitary strolls through the garden so if you’re concerned, consider installing an outdoor feline enclosure to ensure they can prowl safely.
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