EXOTIC PETS AND SUMMERS
How can we prevent summertime mishaps with our pets? Here are a few tips to help keep pets safe:
If you have a rabbit, guinea pig, chinchilla or other fuzzy creature that is not used to being outside in the heat, be sure to provide him or her with plenty of shade and lots of fresh water so that he or she doesn’t overheat in hot weather.
If your furry pet normally lives outside in a hutch or another enclosure, be sure to keep his or her litter and bedding dry and clean, especially during the heat of summer. Flies like to lay eggs that develop into larvae (maggots) in damp, soiled environments, and larvae love to live in moist folds of skin and small wounds on pets living outside. As larvae develop into adult flies, they produce toxins that can damage and kill healthy skin and the muscles
