Credit: STEFFANI NOLTE/MORNING NEWS
Jen Nall laughs as she watches a dog swim in a pool at Paws to the Rescue in Marion while another drinks water from it on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
MARION, SC --
Extreme temperatures that we?ve been experiencing this week are not only dangerous for people, but also for pets.
?Dogs cannot sweat like people, they pant ?? dogs like to dig down to the dirt to get cool which a lot of people don?t like because it ruins their yard,? Jen Nall, director of Paws to the Rescue, said.
If you want to save your yard and your pet this summer, she recommends keeping them in the shade with plenty of water when they must be outside.
?I personally don?t leave my dogs outside. If a dog is used to being outside and they have the means to dig down and get cool and they have fresh water ? if you take a dog that?s used to being inside in the air conditioning and throw them outside, that?s obviously not good for the dog,? Nall said.
Cats also are susceptible to heat-related injuries, but not as much as dogs because outdoor cats can usually run and hide in the shade whereas many dogs are left tied up, Nall said.
Nall said people should never leave their pets in the car during summer months because there isn?t sufficient air flow through the vehicle, even if the windows are cracked, to keep them cool.
The Morning News conducted an experiment Wednesday afternoon to see how warm a vehicle can get when parked in the sun.
After having the air conditioning running, the car was about 70 degrees. After turning the car off and cracking the window, just 12 minutes later the thermometer left in the car had maxed out at 140 degrees.
Carla Dunton of Hartsville said that?s why she doesn?t take any chances with her pets.
?Its too hot to leave him out in the car and he likes to ride with me, so we had to go in together,? Dunton said.
While she and her dog Charlie went shopping at PetSmart in Florence, her husband waited in the car with her other two dogs with the air conditioner running.
?It?s too hot for me, so it?s got to be too hot for them,? she said.
Nall asks that anyone who sees an animal in distress, left alone in a car or tied up with no shade or water, contact the local animal control office immediately.
Florence Animal Control can be reached at (843) 665-3175.
Source: http://www2.scnow.com/news/pee-dee/2011/jun/01/summer-heat-presents-dangers-pets-ar-1915859/
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