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Pet Hydration Month

July 29, 2020 by Jennifer Houghton Leave a Comment

With the heat of summer bearing down upon us, we are all looking for ways to stay cool. Tall cold drinks look especially refreshing. But have you considered whether your pet is properly hydrating with you?

July is Pet Hydration month. It is the perfect time to take a look at how much water your pet is getting in their day and whether it is enough. We all know that the human body is primarily liquid, but did you realize that a pet has a higher percentage of water in its body than we do?

According to Springbook Animal Care Center in Naperville, even mild dehydration can have serious impact on the health and function of your floofin. They recommend that you watch for the following signs that might indicate dehyrdation:

  • Sunken eyes
  • Lethargy
  • Loss of appetite
  • Dry mouth/gums
  • Depression

Make sure to keep your pet’s water bowls cleaned and constantly filled with fresh water. A pet should have approximately one ounce of water per pound. So, my 40 pound dog would need roughly 40 ounces, or 5 glasses, of water per day. 

Be sure to exercise your pet at a slower pace with as much shade and rest breaks as needed. Consider incorporating wet food into their diet as it has a higher water content than kibble. 

Further, remember to keep your birds, reptiles, or other pets out of direct sunlight and to keep them supplied with fresh water at all times. No one wants to make a trip to the emergency room for a case of dehydration. 

Keep yourself and your pet fully hydrated and remember to slow down as the temperatures go up. Episodes of heat stroke can occur in pets just as easily as in humans. Stay safe and drink up!

Filed Under: Pet Safety Tagged With: cool, dehydration, depression, dry mouth, emergency room, exercise, heat stroke, hydrating, July, leethargy, loss of appetite, Naperville, pet, Pet Hydration month, Springbrook Animal Care Center, summer, sunlight, water, water bowl

Why Did The Turtle Cross The Road?

August 7, 2019 by Jennifer Houghton Leave a Comment

From now until October you may see turtles crossing the road. Or, if you live near a body of water, they may appear in your backyard. 

According to the Turtle Rescue League, in “late summer and fall, hatchling turtles are digging up from nests, looking for water and later on males and females are heading to places to hibernate.”

If you find a turtle crossing the road, make sure you stop in a safe location before assisting the turtle. Keep it low to the ground in case you drop it if it kicks itself out of your hands, pick it up on the sides of the shell not the tail, and do not turn it around. If you have a snapper, use a blunt object to scoot it across the road so you don’t hurt it. You can wait to make sure it doesn’t turn around to recross the road before you leave. [Read more…] about Why Did The Turtle Cross The Road?

Filed Under: Pet Safety Tagged With: backyard, barrier, dogs, eggs, fall, females, hibernate, kids, males, nests, October, predator, road, shell, snapper, summer, tail, Turtle Rescue League, Turtles, water

Backyard Chickens

July 17, 2019 by Jennifer Houghton Leave a Comment

Ever wake up one morning and think, “Forget this city life! I’m going to move to the middle of nowhere and live off the land!”

Well, you can get a little taste of that experience before making the full-fledged leap to the pioneer lifestyle by trying out some backyard chickens. What are backyard chickens? They are suburbanites raising chickens in their small yards as pets and for eggs.  [Read more…] about Backyard Chickens

Filed Under: Local Pet News Tagged With: backyard, bedding, breed, Chicago magazine, Chicagoland, chickens, city, coop, eggs, feeder, fowl, Glen Ellyn, Highland Park, live off the land, livestock, Oakbrook Terrace, pig, straw, water, WBEZ

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