i dont think vets and such stress enough how risky and dangerous hot weather can be to animals and this is why people dont understand as they dont realise

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A lot more stress has been put on dogs being left in cars over the last few years than ever before and it doesn't take a lot of common sense to realise that on a sunny day the temperature in a car can go sky high. It's a gorgeous day here today, but the temperature isn't really high and yet my car was boiling hot when I got in it this afternoon!

When we had dogs and for whatever reason they had to be left in the car, (say we were travelling on holiday and had to have a toilet and meal stop, we had those plastic mesh grills that you expand open and put in the open window and then wind the window up until it's locked in place - one in each side so there was a through draft. We also had a big cardboard sunscreen for the front window and those black mesh sticky things for the other 2 side windows and a big one for the back to keep the car as cool as possible. Of course we still do all this for the cats too, although it does help now that we have a car with aircon.

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And remembering
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It would be cool if someone could invent a thermometer that you leave in the car, which sends a remote signal to a 'thingy' attached to your keyring when the temp hits a dangerous level - or even set off the car alarm to alert passers by to the plight of any animals inside.

Cheers Emma.. i was worried today with my 2 being out all day and it being warm.. even though they do have the kennel and still the shed you don't know how they'll be or if they'll know to go and stay in the shade..

What's your advice for my 2? a paddling pool for them, lots of water to drink and sun cream on their ears?

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Exactly my point - I really don't think you can plead ignorance, because it has been so well publicised these last few years. It's just "it won't happen to me syndrome" or "I don't particularly care syndrome"

Honestly Meko, a paddling pool is a great idea because it's almost instant cooling! Even if the water has warmed up in the sun, it can still help to cool them down!

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1.0.0 anery corn - Monty (10yo)
0.1.0 miami zig zag corn - Calleigh (4yo)
3.1.0 Somali cats (bred by me) Harry, Roscoe, Cadbury, Purrdy (9yo - 13yo)
0.1.0 Siamese cat (bred by me) Luna (short for lunatic!) (10yo)
0.0.15 pond fish - couldn't be bothered to name them!
www.feorag.freeservers.com

not staying:
2.0.0 red squirrrels - released to freedom the 18th April 2008!


And remembering
Leyla - our beautiful sorrel somali, put to sleep aged 16½ to prevent further suffering

a paddling pool will be obtained from somewhere..

i do have one but its 8ft round, 2ft deep, takes 2 days to fill and about 2 weeks to empty or the garden would be drowned.

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But the dogs would LOVE it!!!

Just go to Woolworths and get a little cheap one. Make sure you get a repair kit as well in case their claws tear it!!!

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1.0.0 anery corn - Monty (10yo)
0.1.0 miami zig zag corn - Calleigh (4yo)
3.1.0 Somali cats (bred by me) Harry, Roscoe, Cadbury, Purrdy (9yo - 13yo)
0.1.0 Siamese cat (bred by me) Luna (short for lunatic!) (10yo)
0.0.15 pond fish - couldn't be bothered to name them!
www.feorag.freeservers.com

not staying:
2.0.0 red squirrrels - released to freedom the 18th April 2008!


And remembering
Leyla - our beautiful sorrel somali, put to sleep aged 16½ to prevent further suffering

Good thread EmmaJ

What I did with my cavalier during the hot summer of 06 (didn't need to last year as it never really got warm enough) was soak a towel in cold water, wring it out well and lay it over him to keep him cool.

Ice cubes and frozen pieces of veg were much appreciated by him too.

Let's hope we get some sunshine this summer... but not as hot as '06 I hope.

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We used to have to rent sheep shears for our snow dog (he was a malamute/husky/wolf mix) in the summer *lol* Poor Nomad looked ridiculous, but it sure did help with the heat! He also enjoyed it when we filled a tupperware with water, carrots, corn, etc and froze it. He would spend hours licking at it!!