Until it gets below 85⁰F in my small office area I can’t work. When I left my office space around 12:30 PM CDT it was overly warm. After quickly taking our fur kids out and feeding them I had to do some work in the kitchen that couldn’t wait until tomorrow when it should be about 30⁰F cooler. I sat down to begin doing WOTC work and started getting very sweaty and a headache. At this point I’ve already drank ½ gallon of water after my ½ bottle of raspberry ice tea (it’s my caffeine for the entire day) so I thought I was well hydrated. I looked at the small thermometer on my desk which read 95⁰F in my little office area. Guess what? That’s way to hot to be sitting with a computer tower trying to run. I’m sorry but I am done for today. The heat index is not supposed to go below 100⁰F until 10 PM or so tonight!

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I have been working with dogs for 41 years and other animals for about 14 years after I earned my veterinary assistant certificate. The heat effects animals of all kinds even those in the water like fish. While we cannot do much for our wild animal friends or fish in lakes or other water ways or reptiles we can for domestic pets and companions.

If you do not have air conditioning or even a little window one the heat will affect all those in your home, then homes that do have them. It is just as important if not more so for them to have fresh cold water to drink as neither cats nor dogs have sweat glands anywhere but on their tongues. I make ice cubes with thinning down leftover meat of any kind juices. Whatever amount I have left over after a meal I add just as much plain water to it than pour that into ice cube trays. After they have frozen, I take them out of the trays and place them in a plastic bag that closes tightly or an airtight container and put it in the freezer. No matter what time of the year it is if one of our fur kids is not drinking enough I either give them a couple of ice cubes too much on or melt a few cubes into a small bowl of water. As for their plain water I change it about every hour and add regular ice cubes to it so they can cool down. If you sprinkle 1/8 of a teaspoon of salt per 10 pounds of weight on your companions’ snacks or food in the morning and evening this will help to get them to drink some more also. My Cleo and Star, both small dogs, will lick the salt off my hand and then immediately go for a long drink of water. Have a fan on the floor pointing towards your companion’s favorite place to lay to help keep them cool.

For the domestic animals that are always outside like cows or horses or goats or sheep or chickens or whatever make sure they have enough shade to be in and that however you provide them with water that it is full and in proper working order. Please check on them as often as you can every day in the extremely hot or cold weather.