Animal Safety during the Summer Months

Is it dangerous to let a dog stick his head out of the car window? See what Dr. Caroline Gilje has to say as she joins host Victoria Babu.

Notes:

• Be careful when playing sports around pets, particularly baseball.
• One strategy is to take the dog‘s crate to the game and let him watch from inside.
• Also, dogs sometimes jump out of car windows. Be careful not to roll windows down too far.
• When your dog is in the car, never hold onto his leash or tie it to anything.
• A caller’s sick cat isn’t cleaning himself, and now the cat’s hair is matted. Should the caller bathe and condition the cat's fur or just shave it off instead?
• A ten-month old puppy only wants to eat adult dog food. Is that okay?
• When you go on vacation and leave your cat at home, make sure you have several dishes of water laid out.
• A caller’s mixed breed dog has long nails. Can he clip them at home?
• A caller’s adult dog was never potty trained. Can that old dog learn new tricks?
• A caller’s four-year-old Weimaraner can’t get rid of a staph infection. What more can the caller do?
• Is separation anxiety causing a caller’s Jack Russell to pee on the carpet?
• A caller’s kitten bites during play. How can the caller change that behavior?
• Trivia question: Do dogs and cats have the same gestation period? How long are those periods?
• Trivia question answer: yes, cats and dogs do have the same gestation period of nine weeks or sixty-three days.

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