reminder about summer heat and dogs

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May 30, 2009 at 11:25 am #63580

kizkiznobite
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the annual reminder folks….

it already too hot for clumsies by 10 am…cubert just walked into the river and lay down panting yesterday at about 11am….and he hates sun block on nose :vomit:

this is a good article…contains some stuff you may not have thought about…also bear in mind that after a run or being out and about let the dog cool off and make sure breathing has returned to normal before getting into a car that has a high inside temperature

wet towels that have been put in freezer….ice in insulated cups….tell us what you do….

http://phoenix.about.com/od/animvet/a/dogsheat_2.htm

May 30, 2009 at 11:31 am #86927

kerrie and stan
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i put giant ice blocks in the water bowl every morning so it keeps the water cool all day. i also always have the windows open in the bedroom as that is the coolest room.

May 30, 2009 at 11:32 am #86928

Izzie
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Was just about to post as am concerned about leaving the dogs in the car at college, esp if its going to be this hot. :-\

May 30, 2009 at 11:32 am #86929

xtine
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:ok: great thread Bev… is already too hot in the morning for a walk!
Frozen towels is a good idea.. take them out and they still be cold when we want them :ok:

May 30, 2009 at 11:35 am #86930

kizkiznobite
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mo has just reminded me of something we do that i have never thought to post…when it hot like this we soak the raw meaty bones in cold water for a couple of hours….the meat and fat absorbs the water so they get more fluid….good for poor drinkers like falkor at the moment….

ice in water good kerrie….our problem is that with the amount of slobber that gets exchanged we re filling water bowls hourly…so they drink and then we give them an ice cube

May 30, 2009 at 11:36 am #86931

kizkiznobite
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it 27 deg at the moment izzie ….even with the back up and parked in shade it will be too hot to leave them….creche?

May 30, 2009 at 11:41 am #86932

Izzie
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fully booked out, was when I booked my week.

we will be able to go back every hour, mum is thinking of letting me take her car, which is cooler than than the punto, but even so :-\.

No real shade in the car park either

May 30, 2009 at 11:44 am #86933

xtine
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do they have to go with you Izzie? Doesn’t sound like a viable option in the car in this weather hun :-\

May 30, 2009 at 11:48 am #86934

Izzie
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yes they do, as we have training all week.

Will have to put a post on the college site.

Other option would be to take a gazebo and put them in under that

May 30, 2009 at 11:49 am #86935

kizkiznobite
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get some thick dark blankets and wet them and cover the car….use those foil insulators on the main windows like the screen and change them about as the sun moves around…you can buy battery operated mini fans and also there is a car one that plugs into a lighter socket …make up some ice pads for lying on….puppy pee pads soaked in water and frozen work well as the crystals absorb and freeze up but the pads stay dry….but i would want to check more than once an hour….

and hassel the college to provide shaded parking areas p:-)

May 30, 2009 at 11:55 am #86936

kizkiznobite
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and have a portable thermonitor in the back so you can get a reading

May 30, 2009 at 11:56 am #86937

Izzie
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ok thanks -will have to go shopping next week

have asked about the hot weather – whats the betting it rains that week ::)

May 30, 2009 at 12:03 pm #86938

kizkiznobite
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mo and her bargain hunting ::)

she says that poundland had those battery operated mini fans in yesterday

May 30, 2009 at 12:08 pm #86939

Izzie
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Dont know if we have a poundland nearby :-\

May 30, 2009 at 12:12 pm #86940

Sweetypye
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My dogs go everywhere with me so this is what I do:

cover car up with reflective sheets in the evening, this keeps the car VERY cool prior to entering
I have tinted windows but when I did not I had windowsox on windows so could keep them open
Car is caged so I can have tailgate totally up, tailgate covered with reflective sheet which hangs down and provides further shade
coolmats for dogs to lie on
ice in water bowls
ice blankets on top of cage
cooldannas
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bottles of iced water packed around cage
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