Washington D.C. - The
sudden surge of heat waves in the country with the heat indices rising to
triple digits in the past few days. This is where the pet owners need to be
very careful about taking their pets outside during the peak daylight timings.
According to Mike Strain, D.V.M., Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner, “I
have found that pets have been left outside by the pet owners without any water
or a shaded area to retreat. This is a very sorry state of affair since; pet
owners need to understand that without adequate water supply and a proper
shaded area to retreat pets will not be able to survive for long.” He further
added, “Due to the extreme temperatures, being a veterinarian I advise pet
owners to be mindful of heat conditions when taking their pets outside, this
also includes livestock.”
According to
another reputed medical association, namely The American Veterinary Medical
Association, “Pet owners should not leave their pets outside in a vehicle on
warm days. There are a lot of mishaps that have been happening since a very
long that just shows that temperatures normally can shoot up to dangerous
levels that can have a disastrous effect on your pet. They can succumb to
heatstroke easily or possibly even worse thing.”
Mr. Strain
further added that “Normally dogs have different tolerance levels to extreme
temperatures - irrespective of it is hot or cold depending on their size, body,
composition, fur coat and basic health. If you find that your dog is panting harder
and is not taking your command like normal and drools more then he might be
suffering from heat stroke.”
It has also been
found that live stocks also suffer from heat stroke. A cow will find a shaded area wherever
possible. They can usually be found standing near a pond. But if they do not
find any shaded area to protect them from this extreme heat they can also be
victims of heat stroke.
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