When It’s Cold Outside, Pets Get Cold Too!

• Keep kittens and puppies under six months, and small or short-haired dogs inside.
• Consider indoor house training for puppies as they do not handle cold temperatures like their mature counterparts.
• Consider dressing your pet in specially made coats or sweaters; some pet owners also use booties or other shoe like foot protection.
• Increase your pets protein to help keep the pets fur healthy.
• Don’t let your dog off its leash in the snow or ice; they can easily become lost and snow and ice can be dangerous when they are running loose. 
• Make sure your pet always wears ID tags and is properly licensed and microchipped.
• Wipe or dry your pet’s feet, legs and stomach when they come in out of the sleet, snow or ice.
• Never leave your pet in a closed car in the winter. Cold temperatures can quickly create a freezer-like environment in a car putting your pet at risk of hypothermia and frostbite. 
• Make sure your companion animal has a warm place to sleep with a blanket or pillow, away from drafts.
• Check your car. Outdoor and feral cats seek shelter from the cold under car hoods, in wheel wells and underneath cars. Knock on the hood and honk the horn to remove any cats nestled in these areas.   

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