- Use a glass cake pan for water for small wildlife.
- Refill bird baths daily.
- Put running hoses on 'mist' for animals.
- Use a spray bottle of water to mist yourself and your pets.
- Place a wet bandana on your and your pet's necks.
- Give pets a cool down bath.
- Frozen water bottles in their beds.
- Drinking water fountains for aerated water.
- Test pavement temperatures with your hand. If it is too hot for the back of your hand, it will burn your pet’s paw pads. (93'F air temperatures mean the asphalt is 130').
- Micro-chip pets so they are not gone forever if they run off during fireworks or an emergency.
- Paw-chase towels and sheets from 2nd hand stores, wet and hang in front of windows or in front of fans to cool off the home.
- Place frozen stones in the freezer, then put into water bowls.
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