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Keeping Your Pets Safe In The Winter

1/27/2015

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Since, like many others, I am snowed in this morning, it only seems appropriate that today’s topic should be keeping your pets safe in winter weather. Here are some important tips:
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1. Keep your dog on a leash when out for walks during a snowstorm. Your dog could become disoriented or lost very easily. Beware of bodies of water where there may be thin ice. Photo credit - www.rainydaymagazine.com
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2. Watch for signs of frostbite, especially on the paws, ears and tails. Frostbite can occur in as little as 20 minutes in frigid temperatures. Signs include blisters and red, pale or black skin. 
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3. If you groom your pet, leave fur longer during winter months. Photo Credit - www.yourpals.net
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4. Watch out for puddles outdoors and make sure pets do not drink from them. These may be antifreeze which is toxic to pets. Photo credit - www.catster.com
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5. Salt on roads and sidewalks may harm paw pads. Wipe paws after walks or consider using booties if your dog will tolerate them. Also wipe the underside of your pet to prevent ingestion of salt. Photo credit - www.unleashedhikes.com
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6. Monitor pets around fireplaces, wood burning stoves, etc. when indoors. Photo credit - www.dogloverstoday.com
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7. Outdoor cats may hide under car hoods or in wheel wells when it is cold out. Tap on the hood before starting your car. Photo credit - www.catster.com
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8.  Never leave pets in cars for extended periods of time. A cold car is like a refrigerator. Photo credit  - www.petalive.co.za
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9. You may need to adjust food quantities in the winter. Indoor pets may require less food while pets that get more outdoor exercise may need more food. Photo credit - www.the-dog-dish.com
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10. Ideally, pets should be kept inside in frigid temperatures. If you are cold, they are cold. Know and obey your state laws. Photo credit - www.apartmenttherapy.com
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11. If your dog must be kept outdoors provide shelter that is insulated, draft-free, off the ground and filled with bedding such as hay or straw. Make sure food and water supplies do not freeze. Photo credit - www.dakotasden.net

Please stay safe this winter and please remember that your pets are depending on you to keep them safe too!

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Ice link
2/5/2019 04:10:27 am

Some are environmentally friendly, some are designed to be safe for children, some have been approved as pet-friendly, and some that do all three.

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    Sue Torres is an animal advocate, rescue volunteer and proud owner of a previously abused pit bull who was slated to be destroyed for being tense and fearful in the shelter environment.

    Inspired by their resilience, devotion and ability to forgive, she now devotes herself to restoring the image of these once-esteemed and cherished family pets. She works tirelessly to promote the adoption of pit bulls in our nation's shelters and change perceptions about this extremely misunderstood and unjustly maligned breed.

    She lives in Connecticut with her rescued pit bull, Mickey. Her first book, Loyalty Unleashed was published in May, 2014 and is avsailable in paperback and e-book formats. Loyalty Unleashed II (her second book) is now available, also in paperback and e-book formats.

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