FROM 3 P.M. UNTIL CLOSING, GETTING YOU HOOKED IN THE
SUMMERTIME.
SUMMERTIME. >> Kim: WE ARE ALL 4 PETS HERE
ON "LIVE IN THE D" ON LOCAL 4,
AND WE WANT TO INVITE OUR
FRIENDS FROM THE MICHIGAN HUMANE
SOCIETY AND DR. KELLY MEYER IS
HERE.
HERE. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM OUR
VIEWERS.
VIEWERS. OUR FIRST QUESTION, ABOUT A
5-YEAR-OLD COLLIE STRIDER.
HE LOVES WALKS BUT IN THE HEAT,
SHE IS HESITANT TO WALK HIM
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH
TEMPERATURES.
TEMPERATURES. SO SHOULD WE TAKE A BREAK UNTIL
IT COOLS DOWN?
>> IT’S TIMELY WITH THE WEATHER
WE’RE ABOUT TO HAVE, SO
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. WE WORRY ABOUT TEMPERATURES
ABOVE 70.
ABOVE 70. THAT’S WHEN WE START TO WORRY
WITH GERIATRIC PETS AND THOSE
WITH THE MOOSHED-IN FACES.
AT 70 AND ABOVE WE START TO
THINK ABOUT THAT.
BY 80 IT’S DANGEROUS.
THEY CAN GET HEAT STROKE AND
SUNBURN AS WELL.
IF YOU TOUCH THE BACK OF YOUR
HAND TO THE PAVEMENT AND CAN’T
HOLD IT THERE FOR 5 SECONDS,
IT’S TOO HOT.
FOR SURE, THEY NEED TO STAY
INSIDE.
INSIDE. SO HEAT STROKE IS SOMETHING THEY
GET AND HEAT STROKE STARTS OFF
WITH PANTING AND GETS MORE
SEVERE AND GET UNSTABLE AND
COLLAPSE.
COLLAPSE. THEY CAN HAVE A SEIZURE, START
VOMITING AND DIE.
SO IT’S REALLY, REALLY
DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS. >> Kim: SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, WE’LL HAVE 90, MID-90s
FEELING LIKE TRIPLE DIGITS.
SO SHOULD WE TAKE THEM OUT AT
NIGHT OR WHEN?
>> THEY STILL HAVE TO GO POTTY.
SO EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND IF
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM OUT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY, QUICK OUTSIDE
BUT BACK INSIDE.
NO EXERTION OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT’S
WAY TOO HOT.
AND HUMIDITY AFFECTS DOGS AND
CATS.
CATS. AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF
THAT.
THAT. >> Kim: THE NEXT QUESTION IS
FROM STEVE.
FROM STEVE. HIS POMERANIAN NAMED TACO BELL.
LOVING AND SMART.
IS IT OKAY TO HAVE HIM GET HIS
COAT CUT ONCE A YEAR OR LEAVE
THE FUR THE SAME ALL YEAR LONG?
>> IT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY NEED
TO CUT IT SHORT TO COOL THEM
OFF.
OFF. BUT THEY USE THE FUR TO KEEP
THEM COOL.
THEM COOL. SO NO NEED TO SHAVE THEM.
POMERANIANS HAVE A NICE COAT BUT
IT CAN GET MATTED EASILY.
SO IF YOU’RE NOT BRUSHING EVERY
DAY OR A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK,
GET THEM CUT SHORT.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS
COLD IN THE WINTER.
AND SOMETIMES THE FUR WILL GROW
BACK FRIZZY OR WIRY.
AND POMERANIANS WITH WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW AND THE FUR MAY NOT
GROW BACK.
GROW BACK. IT’S RARE BUT IT CAN HAPPEN.
SHAVE THEM TIGHT, SOMETIMES IT
WON’T GROW BACK.
SO EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS TAKE
THEM IN FOR THEIR FEET TO BE
TRIMMED AND BELLY TRIM AND THE
BELLY AREA AND BEHIND THE EARS
THEY GET CHECKED.
SO MAYBE A MAT CHECK.
>> Kim: AND NEXT QUESTION IS
FROM KAYLA WHO HAS A 1-YEAR-OLD
CAT NAMED ANGUS.
AND SOMETIMES PEES OUTSIDE OF
THE LITTER BOX.
THE FIRST IS THE SHOWER NEAR THE
LITTER BOX AND THE SECOND IS THE
COMFORTER ON THE GUEST BED.
IS THIS NORMAL?
>> IT IS NOT NORMAL.
BUT THIS IS THE MOST COMMON
QUESTION.
QUESTION. AND BECAUSE HE’S 1, I WORRY
ABOUT A MEDICAL PROBLEM.
THEY CAN GET A UTI OR STONES.
SO IT’S IMPORTANT THE CAT GOES
TO A VETERINARIAN.
THEY MAY WANT TO CHECK FOR
STONES IN THE BLADDER.
IF THERE ARE NO MEDICAL ISSUES,
WE NEED TO LOOK AT BEHAVIOR
ISSUES LIKE IF THE LITTER BOX
ISN’T JUST RIGHT OR IT’S NOT
PLACED IN THE RIGHT PLACE OR
IT’S TOO LOUD AND YOUR
VETERINARY CAN WORK WITH YOU ON
THAT, AS WELL.
THERE IS VETERINARY CARE
SERVICES IN WESTLAND, ROCHESTER
HILLS, AND DETROIT.
SO IF YOU WANNA LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE SERVICES THEY OFFER AND TO
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, VISIT THEIR
WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN HUMANE.ORG.