Comments on: Keeping Your Pets Cool and Safe http://blogging.la/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SnarkyDork http://blogging.la/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-60330 SnarkyDork Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:46:21 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/#comment-60330 Cybele has an excellent point. I learned that lesson the hard way many years ago. We'd taken one of our dogs to Venice/Santa Monica. She was limping when we got home later and I thought we'd just walked too much until I inspected her paws. They were burned and I was mortified, feeling like a horrible dog-mom! The article focuses on dogs and cats, but keep other pets in mind too. I've noticed my hamster is drinking more than usual, so I've been keeping a closer eye on his water supply. (He's also been sleeping almost on his back with his feet up, which freaks me out every time!) Cybele has an excellent point. I learned that lesson the hard way many years ago. We’d taken one of our dogs to Venice/Santa Monica. She was limping when we got home later and I thought we’d just walked too much until I inspected her paws. They were burned and I was mortified, feeling like a horrible dog-mom!

The article focuses on dogs and cats, but keep other pets in mind too. I’ve noticed my hamster is drinking more than usual, so I’ve been keeping a closer eye on his water supply. (He’s also been sleeping almost on his back with his feet up, which freaks me out every time!)

]]> By: cybele http://blogging.la/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-60329 cybele Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:31:53 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/#comment-60329 I should note that you should pay careful attention to the heat of the pavement when walking your dog. Sunny blacktop in the middle of the day can burn tender foot pads. (I often take my dog out to the yard in my bare feet and if I can't stand it, I can't figure she's doing much better.) I should note that you should pay careful attention to the heat of the pavement when walking your dog. Sunny blacktop in the middle of the day can burn tender foot pads. (I often take my dog out to the yard in my bare feet and if I can’t stand it, I can’t figure she’s doing much better.)

]]> By: slackmistress http://blogging.la/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-60328 slackmistress Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:26:17 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/06/21/keeping-your-pets-cool-and-safe/#comment-60328 I like the cold-wet-towel-on-dog method, as evidenced <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/slackmistress/1372486873/in/set-72157594153469080/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I like the cold-wet-towel-on-dog method, as evidenced here.

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