Summer Tips For Your Pets

 

One of the most delightful parts of life is to own a pet. It is a creature that will help you to improve your personality, living, and never ending source of happiness. In exchange for them to live healthy, you have to give them love, protection and care especially on season like the summer. This season includes the increase in temperature, which can affect your pet’s daily life. It is essential to keep your pets cool and healthy during summer, this will help them to keep away from sickness and other health problems that cause by heat.

These Are Summer Tips For Your Pets:

1. Smart walk time

It is ideal if you can manage to walk with your dog early in the morning or late at night. These are the best times when the temperature is low and you can roam around in any places without thinking about too much sunlight for your pet. - If you really have to walk with your when the sun is up, make sure to use them with boots that can comfortably fit into your pet. This is a way of protecting them from the heat arising from the ground.

2. Keep them hydrated

Pets like dogs cannot sweat, so an overheated dog will drool excessively along with panting. Provide them with water, as much as possible cool (but not too cold). If you walk with your pet, make it a habit to bring water for your dog in your bag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Feed them wisely

your pets have higher risk of dehydration and heat stroke if they are overweight. Feed them with foods that have low-fats but at the same time, make sure that they are full for the rest of the day.

4. Do not leave your pets in your car

Avoid leaving your pets on your parked car even if they have their own food, water and air conditioning. Better to let them stay at home, leave them everything that they need for the whole time that you are not around.

5. Let your pets enjoy the water

Find a place around your house that has shade and buy a mini pool where your pets can enjoy. This is the best way to keep them hydrated inside and outside of their body, help them feel fresh and relax after the swimming. - For cats and other pets that normally do not swim and enjoy the water, keep them in a place ideally with a tree to keep them fresh or keep them inside your house.

The tips that are shown above are simple, make it ideal to develop more things about taking care of your pet during summer, winter or anytime. Pets don’t only increase responsibility, as a pet owner, it will help you to manage your time, improve your health, and help us learn more about life. Give them the best care that they deserve and you will receive more than anything life can give.

 

About the Author

Dr. Nabil Anis is a veterinarian. Throughout his childhood years he was fascinated with animals: dogs, cats, fish, exotic birds, snakes, frogs, turtles, porcupines, Guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, mice, and many more! It was during his childhood when he took care of these animals that Dr. Anis decided he wanted to pursue his life-long goal of becoming a veterinarian. He attended Cairo University School of Veterinary Medicine and obtained his Doctorate Degree in Veterinary Medicine.