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BringYourPet.com Newsletter - August 23, 2007

In This Issue:

Featured Article - Summer Heat Pet Safety Tips
Hotels Increase Profits by Becoming Pet Friendly
Property Spotlight - Hilton Head Rentals and Golf
Is Your Property Pet Friendly? Let BringYourPet.com Promote Your Pet Friendly Property - Act Now & Save Big!
Featured Charity - Rebound Greyhounds
Newsletter Sponsor - Cabin-for-Sale.com

Summer Heat Pet Safety Tips
Never leave your pet in the car!!! Even if it seems to be a relatively cool summer day, it only takes minutes for the temperature inside the car to rise to over 120 degrees - even with the windows cracked. Pets left in parked cars suffer brain damage and eventually die from heatstroke. Remember, dogs and cats can not perspire like humans do. They can only cool off by panting and through the pads of their feet. If you happen to notice an animal in a car in a store parking lot, immediately report the problem to the store manager, animal control, or the police.
Always provide plenty of fresh water. Animals, like humans, can dehydrate quickly in the summer heat.
Always keep your dog on a leach when outdoors. This will prevent him from getting lost, getting into a fight, biting passersby, or ingesting a harmful substance. This is especially true if you take your dog to a large outdoor event (such as 4th of July festivities). These events can be stressful on the dog causing him to act out in unusual ways or possibly try to runaway.
Make sure your pet is always wearing a collar with the appropriate identification tags (states have varying regulations).
Protect your dog from sun damage. Although animal hair and fur can be protective, your pet is still susceptible to sun burns. Keep him out of the sun during peek hours (usually between 10a.m. and 4 p.m.). Before going out, rub sun block on unprotected areas like the tips of her ears, the skin around her lips, and the tip of her nose.
Keep your pet well groomed. A tidy coat is not only beautiful to look at, but also offers more protection from the sun and from the heat.
Do not let your pet drink from a puddle on the street or in a driveway. These puddles may contain antifreeze or other hazardous chemicals. Although sweet tasting, antifreeze is extremely toxic.
When working in the garden or lawn, keep in mind that plant food, fertilizer, and insecticides can be fatal if your pet ingests them.
Keep your dog indoors on particularly humid days. Dogs only sweat through their paws. So in order to cool off, they have to pant. Although this cooling method normally works well, humidity throws a monkey wrench in the system and your dog could quickly overheat.
On hot and humid days, keep walks to a more casual pace with plenty of rest stops and water breaks.
Treat your pets for heartworms, fleas, and ticks in accordance with your veterinarian's advice.
Elderly, ill, very young, overweight, thick-coated, and snub-nosed dogs have a harder time regulating their body temperature. Keep them indoors when the sun is beating down.
Keep in mind that asphalt gets very hot and can burn your pet's paws.
Don't allow pets to have free access to a pool or any body of water.
Don't transport your pet in the back of a truck. The flying debris is dangerous and the dog may be accidentally thrown out of the truck. Preferably, dogs should ride in the cab in a crate or wearing a seat belt harness designed for dogs.

Heatstroke
Heatstroke is a medical emergency. If you notice any of the symptoms of heatstroke in your pet, call a veterinarian immediately. Attempt to lower the animal's body temperature by applying towels soaked in cool water to the hairless areas of the body. The pet will often respond quickly to this treatment, but then falter due to the inability to regulate his body temperature.
A veterinarian will administer IV fluids to counter shock, medication to prevent or reverse brain damage, and various cooling techniques.
Even with prompt professional treatment, heatstroke is oftentimes fatal. The best cure is prevention.
Signs of Heatstroke

Panting
Staring
Anxious expression
Refusal to obey commands
Warm, dry skin
High fever
Rapid heartbeat
Vomiting
Collapse

New Book Helps Hotels Increase Profits by Becoming Pet Friendly
Due to the demand for accurate, actionable information about becoming a pet friendly hotel, BringYourPet.com recently released the book, "Making Your Property Pet Friendly: A How-To Guide."
"Making Your Property Pet Friendly: A How-To Guide" escorts readers through the process of becoming pet friendly from beginning to end. Months of research, hours of interviews and miles of fieldwork with current pet friendly properties helped to shape this essential how-to guide that is the backbone of any pet friendly program...
Follow this link:
http://www.bringyourpet.com/pfguide.htm
"Making Your Property Pet Friendly: A How-To Guide" is available in hardcopy and downloadable version.
Property Spotlight - Hilton Head Rentals and Golf

Hilton Head Rentals and Golf offers outstanding homes, villas, and condos for vacation in South Carolina. The island is a vacation playland from our famous beaches to our popular golf packages.

For more information: http://www.bringyourpet.com/lodging/sc/sc800.htm

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Pause for Paws!
BringYourPet.com Affiliated Animal Welfare Charities

Newsletter Featured Charity
Rebound Greyhounds - Rebound Greyhounds is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to placing Greyhounds in qualified homes. They take in retired racing greyhounds, senior greyhounds, and greyhounds with special needs. At this time, they do not have a kennel. All of the greyhounds are in foster homes waiting for someone to love them forever. Rebound Greyhounds also works with other rescue groups to help place as many retired racing greyhounds as possible.
Contact Information:
Email: bresbrand@cisnet.com
Website: www.petfinder.org/shelters/OH178.html
Phone: 724-347-6582
Address: 509 Walnut Ave, Sharon, PA 16146

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