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carl
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Heat wave!
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Jun 20 10:15 UTC 1995 |
How are your pets doing in the first heat wave of the season?
Sunny usually barks non-stop from when I get out of the car until
I open the back door to let her out to run. Yesterday was the
first time she didn't make a sound when I came home.
Of course both dogs are just laying around and panting.
Actually, I'm jealous of them since I have to go in to work.
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popcorn
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response 1 of 8:
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Jun 20 11:43 UTC 1995 |
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brenda
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response 2 of 8:
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Jun 21 06:01 UTC 1995 |
My cat seems fine. He runs outside as fast as he can as soon as the
door gets opened in the morning, and wanders home a couple times a day.
I see him lying on the neighbor's sidewalk in the shade now and then.
Wish the kids and I were taking it quite so well :)
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gracel
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response 3 of 8:
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Jul 9 02:09 UTC 1995 |
The super heat wasn't appreciated by either cat. But our old-lady-
fluffykins likes general heat a lot better than other seasons, I
suspect her arthritic joints bother her less.
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bkwdbuny
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response 4 of 8:
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Dec 31 06:50 UTC 1998 |
Here's a tip for people with guinea pigs or rabbits. Rabbits do not sweat,
they only release heat through their ears. To help them out in the hot
months, take a small plastic pop bottle and fill it with water and freeze it.
It's a good idea to do at least two for each cage so you have a spare frozen
bottle. Put this bottle in the animals cage and it will cuddle up against
it to keep cool. Simply remove the bottle at night an re-freeze. BTW..be
sure to remove the lables from the bottles, these guys love to chew them if
you don't.
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n8nxf
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response 5 of 8:
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Jan 1 04:00 UTC 1999 |
Don't they chew up the bottles too?
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bkwdbuny
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response 6 of 8:
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Jan 1 06:29 UTC 1999 |
No, they usually don't chew the bottles, maybe 1 in 100 will. I think that
they may try to chew when the bottle is hard and frozen and find that they
can't do it so they don't bother trying when the bottle defrosts.
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grimaldi
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response 7 of 8:
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Mar 4 17:08 UTC 1999 |
My dogs usually have a tendency to use my head as a pillow together when I'm
lying on the couch..:P
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gypsi
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response 8 of 8:
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May 30 10:36 UTC 1999 |
Gomez lies around during the day now, instead of hanging out with me or
walking/running around. I make sure he has a constant supply of cool
water (I change the water in the dish about four times a day). The
living room is the coolest room, so I'm surprised he doesn't hang out
in there more often, but I guess that means he's doing alright.
I feel bad for him since he has that fur coat. I wish there was some
way to cool him off that didn't involve water. ;-)
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