{"id":1406,"date":"2016-07-29T04:56:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T12:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2016-07-29T04:56:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T12:56:22","slug":"frivolous-friday-heat-related-issues-involving-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1406","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday \u2013 Heat-Related Issues Involving Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SmokeySummer-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SmokeySummer\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SmokeySummer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SmokeySummer-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SmokeySummer.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Certainly, heat-related illnesses in pets is not a frivolous subject. Even though there seems to be plenty of publicity when a dog dies after being left in a hot car, or a dog is rescued near death after being locked inside a car on a scorching day, people still do it. There are constant public service notices through all nature of media about the dangers of leaving your pet in a car even when the temperature is mild. And common sense tells us that the inside of a car can become stiflingly, dangerously hot after sitting for just a few minutes. Still hundreds of people kill their pets each year by leaving them in their car. There\u2019s even a report of eleven police dogs dying from heatstroke after being left in cars.<\/p>\n<p>The thinking person will consider this: What\u2019s the first thing you do when you climb into <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1339\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gorgebirdbath-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"gorgebirdbath\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gorgebirdbath-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gorgebirdbath-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gorgebirdbath.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>your car after it\u2019s been sitting in the sun on a hot day? You roll the window down and start the air conditioning. Yet, it doesn\u2019t seem to register with some people when they leave Fido or Fluffy in the car just \u201cfor just a few minutes\u201d with little or no air circulation while they go off shopping in an air-conditioned store.<\/p>\n<p>But a hot car isn\u2019t the only danger for pets on a summer day. Dogs and cats can suffer from heat-related illness by becoming overheated at the park, in an unshaded dog run, even just being outside without water to drink or play in, for example.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with heat-related illnesses in pets, take a minute to visit these sites. Learn to recognize the signs and the actions you can take to ward off disaster for your pet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.petmd.com\/cat\/emergency\/common-emergencies\/e_ct_heat_stroke\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.petmd.com\/cat\/emergency\/common-emergencies\/e_ct_heat_stroke<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/animals\/resources\/tips\/pets_safe_heat_wave.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/animals\/resources\/tips\/pets_safe_heat_wave.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goodnewsforpets.com\/heatstroke-pets\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/goodnewsforpets.com\/heatstroke-pets\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paw-rescue.org\/PAW\/PETTIPS\/DogTip_HotCars.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.paw-rescue.org\/PAW\/PETTIPS\/DogTip_HotCars.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certainly, heat-related illnesses in pets is not a frivolous subject. 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