NBeing truce, for the moment. In the next few days the African anticyclone will reach its maximum power, so much so that on some areas of our country The mercury columns will touch peaks up to 40 ° C. As we disturb, The torrid heat in the cities also makes pets suffer also who try to adapt to these unusual temperatures.
Hot records, the risks for elderly, heart -pounding and brachycephalic dogs
The major problems are warned by dogs, explains Federico Coccia, veterinary doctor of the Vigna Ca ‘Zampa clinic in Rome. “They are forced to go out to do their needs, and this involves having to be in contact also with the boiling asphalt and with the unloading gases of cars. The most at risk are the Elderly dogsoften heart disease. The temperatures of these hours, the heat and the high rate of humidity can also be lethal ».
Particular attention is also suggested About Brachicefali dogs, such as French and English bulldogs and Carlino, the most exposed to heat strokes.
Anti-Caldo veterinary advice
For all dogs, and in particular for the most delicate animals, «it is good to use the right precautions. Make them out early in the morning and late evening, avoiding the afternoon walk. To the most fragile, it is better to have the needs at home on a cloth, in order to avoid contact with the hot asphalt and African temperatures ».
The cloak protects the dog himself from heatso an excessive cut can cause him problems. But, for example on the occasions of long car trips, there are gods cooling mats cooled in the fridgeor based on gel that exchange heat: they help to contain or lower body temperature.
Domestic cats, attention to air conditioners
Different, however, the precautions to have with cats living in the house. In this case “attention to air conditioning”, continues Coccia. “Too low temperature can cause them cooling and pain in the joints. So no to direct air conditioning, yes to the dehumidified environment ».
Another risk for cats, which by nature perceive little The stimulus of thirst is dehydration, which can lead to urinary problems and kidneys. This is why in this period of the year it is worth preferring humid foods and always invite them to drink.
Ticks, mosquitoes and phlebotomes
The heat also increases the risks related to the main ones External parasites, such as ticks, mosquitoes and phlebotomes. To face them, on the veterinary suggestion it is useful CombFar oral and topical treatments tailor -made. But, especially on the eve of the holidays, it is useful to have a knowledge of what the real risk is.
For this purpose it was developed a system to detect the parasitic risk index (IRP). It is a new free service that provides daily forecast indications on the risk connected to the main external parasites. A tool that integrates prophylaxis, therefore, and allows four -legged owners to be updated and further sensitized on the risk connected to stings and bites of external parasites.
Out of 3bmeteo available the parasitic risk index (IRP)
Elanco has developed it (known by the owners of pets with his Advantix, Seresto and Adtab brands) c)On Professor Emanuele Brianti, Professor of Parasitology at the University of Messinaand is available on the site and on the 3bmeteo app. Thanks to an algorithm that combines forecast and historical data with geographical information and characteristics of parasitic species, provides forecasts on a daily basis for 10,000 Italian locations, for 15 days. The parasites under investigation are the tiger mosquito and the phlegal phherations or pappataci. But also the dog mint (Rhipicephalus Sanguineus), the mint of the woods (Ixodes Ricinus) and the mint of the meadows (Dermentor Reticulatus).
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