[CorkyMax]

If your dog or cat suffers from a dry mouth, sunken eyes, and extreme exhaustion, gently lift the skin along your pet's back and release it. If the skin doesn't snap back into place, TAKE YOUR PET TO THE VET IMMEDIATELY!!!

When the temperature exceeds 80 degrees F, dogs and cats require fresh water every 1/2 hour. Keep your pet's water bowl filled with fresh cold tap water, or drop in a few ice cubes to keep it cool.

If your pet has gone too long without drinking water, give her a bowl of water, let her take a few laps, take the bowl away for a min, and then let her drink a few more laps. Or instead of water, fill your pet's bowl with ice cubes so she can slowly rehydrate. Otherwise, allowing your pet to gulp down an entire bowl of the water at once may trigger vomiting.

Never leave your pet in a parked car in warm weather. On a day when the temp is 85 degrees F, the temp inside a closed car can rise to 102 degrees F within 10 mins. and 120 degrees F within 1/2 hour, KILLING YOUR PET!! DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PET IN THE CAR EVEN IF YOU PARKED IN THE SHADE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN!!!

Signs of heat exhaustion for a dog: nonstop panting, agitation, and unconsciousness.

If your dog suffers from heat exhaustion, use a hose or shower to saturate him with water, place ice packs on his neck and paws to reduce his temperature, and take him to the vet!!

Never tie your dog to a tree or post in hot weather and leave him there!! Heat exhaustion could cause brain damage or kill the animal.

Eager to please their owners, dogs will jog alongside you to the point of heat exhaustion. Never over-exercise your dog on a hot summer day. CorkyMax talking here: Something to think about---Dogs don't sweat and have to pant to cool off. Humans can cool off better by sweating then a dog can by panting!!! Plus many dogs have so much hair/fur--We can cool our bare skin off better and faster then they can with all that hair cover. Please don't give me the --But the hair/fur insulates----I don't buy it (only to a small degree!) May be good insulation for winter but not summer in my book. If it was such good summer insulation---Why is a hot climate not recommended for the dogs that have all that hot fur?!! Bottom line--Dogs get hot easier and faster than us humans do!!---So think about that when YOUdon't feel that hot---doesn't mean your dog isn't feeling it!!

Determine how long you should let your pet outdoors based on how long you would stay outside in such weather.----But like I just said---The dog prob. gets hot sooner than you do so I would say figure in that factor also!!

PET GOT A FEVER?---
Saturate a Pampers (or other) disposable diaper with cool water, allowing the super-absorbent polymer flakes inside the diaper to absorb as much liquid as possible. The super-absorbent polymer flakes in the diaper hold 300 times their weight in liquid, enabling you to wrap the water-logged diaper around your small dog or cat's body to lower your pet's fever.