HEADS UP, SUMMER LOVERS!
A very timely note arrived a few days ago from a reader who turned us on to James Wellbeloved, and information about summer dangers for all animals (except maybe Texas rattlesnakes – it’s humans that are THEIR danger) during the hot summer months. Thank you, Mr. James.
Since they are not over yet, the summer months (not the rattlesnakes!), these few reminders might help you keep your furry family member cool and safe:
Always ensure that your animal has access to water in summer’s heat. Panting is a sign that they are trying to regulate their body temp, so best to give cool water quick!
Make the garden or enclosure safe and secure, keeping your animal in and others, out. Outdoor kitties may encounter aggressive others and suffer from bites or scratches, so check for these if your animal spends time outdoors. Fleas and ticks abound in summer, too, so make sure your animals has his or her flea and tick protection.
Best not to have poisonous plants around to which some animals are seriously allergic.
Never leave us unattended in a car!!! Cars can heat up and really do harm.
Some light-coloured dogs are more susceptible to sunburn and might need suncream, plus accessible shade in which to cool off. And shaving your dog’s hair in summer can lead to risk of sunburn.
Little paws respond to pathways that can heat up in summer–best to keep ON the grass or on surfaces that stay cool.
Those better not be the ones on which mama tried to fry her egg!
“All day I face the barren waste without a trace of waaaateeeeer, cooool, cleeeear, waaateeeeer…” la la la
Oh, thanks for those tips LouLou! It’s getting warmer and warmer every day in our area and fleas and ticks will soon become big trouble… I use only natural remedies as a flea repellent, I think chemical flea treatment is unpleasant for cats
Well, mama planted lots of pennyroyal, which repels fleas, and I’m with you—the chemical ones are not that great for an hour or two. But it’s funny, we don’t have any fleas in our garden and I do not wander. Maybe I don’t need it at all.
Those are some good tips, Loulou. It’s too bad that humans have to be reminded not to leave pets in cars in the summer time.
I mean, REALLY, DUH. And yet we see doggies in cars sometimes, with the window cracked, but that’s not acceptable for us. People STEAL us around here. Well, doggies….
Good tips Loulou – I made sure Mama read them!!! And she would never leave me in the car not even in winter! People steal animals from cars. Unless maybe it’s a Rottweiller named Killer or something. And never thought about sunburn! My hair color has gone from fox-orange to caramel in the past year! Could it be the sun? Or in protest to Orange Buffoon in the news? Either way, I rather like the effect!
Mama wants to take you to her hairperson, whatever that is, to get YOUR color in her highlights, whatever they are.
Yes, we feel sorry for you, Loulou. We know your mama is just so mean she doesn’t give you anything to survive on in this heat. We can just picture you passed out on the patio for lack of water and an overabundance of sun.
And, oh yes, we forgot to mention that our house was built from cream cheese.
Oh, you funnies, you little fibbers. Cream cheese, eh? Hope Jan has some olives around to make cream cheese and olive spread…circa 1950s?
Well, we figured the cream cheese would let you know we were kidding. 🙂
Oh, I got it, don’t worry. I just go along with funnies.
Great tips, LouLou ! Thanks for the reminders.
Well, thank the web man who put them together and then asked if I would print them.