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February 16, 2007 - Aurora, IL—February 14, 2007—With the recent cold weather, Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary is encouraging pet owners to take the following precautions for their companion animals.
Pets are best kept inside
Bring in your pets when the temperature reaches 30 degrees with the wind chill. Despite their fur coats, dogs and cats can get frostbite, get lost in their search for warm shelter or even freeze to death.
If your pet must be kept outside
Provide an elevated house with clean, dry bedding and a flap over the opening. Consider adding a dog door to the garage with a soft cushion in the warmest corner. Make sure your pet’s drinking water is not frozen. Check periodically during the day. Outdoor pets need more calories to produce body heat, so feed them more.
For both indoor and outdoor pets
Put petroleum jelly on your pet’s paws before an outing to protect them from de-icing materials. Wipe your pet’s feet when they come back in to prevent frostbite from snow and ice between the pads of their feet. Keep antifreeze, salt and other household poisons away from pets.
Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary is an animal rescue group located in Aurora, Illinois. Their primary focus is finding homes for hard to place animals including deaf dogs and pit bulls.
For more information,
please visit www.furangelsanimalsanctuary.org
This press release is provided by Omega Marketing Group, Inc. Crown Point, Indiana.
For additional information about Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary,
please contact Diana Jadin at 219 226 3224.
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