Heat and humidity can cause problems for your Cairn
Food consumption may decrease, so don't worry if your pet eats less It's very
important to keep plenty of fresh, clean water available to prevent dehydration
Hot pavement, sticky tar, hot sand or gravel may irritate your pet's feet. Play
or walk on grass or soft-surfaced pavement where the temperature is cooler.
Heat Stress
Any pet can suffer from heat stress, particularly those with a history of
heat stress, short-nosed breeds, overweight pets and pets with cardiovascular or
respiratory disorders. The signs of heat stress are profuse panting, a staring
or anxious expression, failure to respond to commands, warm dry skin, high
fever, rapid heartbeat, fatigue, muscle weakness or collapse. If your pet has
heat stress, try to reduce his temperature by gradually immersing him or
spraying him with cool water, or applying ice packs to his head and neck. Then
take your pet to the veterinarian immediately. Help prevent heat stress by:
Providing plenty of clean, fresh water at all times
Providing adequate ventilation and air circulation in your pet's
quarters
Providing shade cover when pets are kept outdoors
Avoiding excessive exercise of pets during hot weather
Never leaving a pet in a parked vehicle
Heartworm
This disease is transmitted through mosquitoes, and it can be fatal to dogs.
Have your veterinarian test your dog, then begin a heartworm preventative
medication.
Fleas & Ticks
There are various methods for combating these pesky summertime parasites.
Consult your veterinarian about the options that range from collars to powders
to pills. Whichever method you choose, make sure it's safe for your type of pet
(dog or cat). If your pet becomes infested with fleas, your pet and his
environment must both be treated. Consult your veterinarian. Some ticks can
transmit Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. If you find a tick on
your pet, remove it immediately. Use a tissue and tweezers placed next to the
skin to gently pull the tick away, making sure to remove the head and mouth
parts. Discuss flea and tick prevention with your veterinarian. If you live in
a heavily wooded area, discuss a Lyme Disease vaccination with your
veterinarian.
Bites & Stings
Unusual swelling or soreness may be signs of a bite or sting. Some dogs are
allergic to bee or wasp stings. Contact your veterinarian.
Poisonous Plants -- Partial List
Certain plants can be dangerous to pets. The following list of commonly kept,
potentially hazardous plants is in no way complete. If
any of these are ingested, get the pet to a veterinarian immediately.
Acocanthera -- Fruit and Flowers
Amanita Mushroom
Amaryllis -- bulbs
Amsinckia/Tarweed -- Foliage, Seeds
Anemone
Angel Trumpet Tree -- Flowers and Leaves
Apple Seeds
Apricot Pits & Seed Kernal
Atropa Belladona
Airplane Plant
Avocado Leaves
Azalea
Balsam Pear -- Seeds, Outer Rind of Fruit
Baneberry
Beach Pea
Betel Nut Palm
Belladonna
Bird Of Paradise -- Seeds
Bittersweet -- Berries
Black-Eyed Susan
Black Locust
Bladder Pod
Bloodroot
Bottlebrush -- Flowers
Boxwood Bleeding Heart
Boxwood Tree
Bluebonnet
Buckthorn -- Fruit, Bark
Buttercup -- Sap, Bulbs
Caladium
Calla Lily
Cardinal Flower
Carolina Jessamine
Cassava -- Roots
Castor Bean -- Leaves, Bean
Chalice vine / Trumpet vine
Cherry Tree -- Everything Except Fruit
Cherry Laurel
Chinaberry Tree -- Berries
Christmas Berry -- Berries
Christmast Cactus -- Sap
Christmas Candle
Christmas Rose
Christmas Tree -- Needles, Tree Water
Common Prive
Columbine
Coral plant
Corn Cockle
Crocus (Autumn) -- Bulbs
Crocus -- Bulbs
Croton
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Daphne -- Berries
Datura / Jimsonweed
Deadly Amanita
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas
Death Cap Mushroom
Deiffenbachia / Dumb Cane
Destroying Angel / Death Cap
Diffenbachia
Dragon Tree
Dutchman's Breeches
Dogwood -- Fruit
Eggplant -- Foliage
Elderberry -- Foliage
Elephant's Ear / Taro -- Foliage
English Holly Berries
English Ivy
Equisetum
Euphorbia / Spurges
False Hellebore
False Henbane
Fiddleneck / Senecio
Fly Agaric / Amanita
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Gelsemium
Ghostweed / Snow On The Mountain
Golden chain / Laburnum
Holly Berries (English and American)
Horsechestnut
Horsetail Reed / Equisetum Hyacinth -- Bulbs
Hydrangea -- Flower Buds
Iris -- Bulb
Ivy
Jack-In-The-Pulpit /Indian Turnip
Jasmine
Jasmine Star
Jatropha -- Seeds, Sap
Java bean -- Uncooked Bean
Jerusalem Cherry -- Berries
Jessamine -- Berries
Jimsonweed
Johnson Grass
Juniper -- Needles, Stems and Berries
Laburnum
Lambkill / Sheep laurel
Lantana
Larkpsur
Laurel
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lords and Ladies / Cuckoopint
Lily of the Valley -- All parts of the plant, as well as vase water
Machineel
Mayapple -- All parts, except fruit
Mescal Bean
Milk Vetch
Milkweeds -- Foliage
Mistletoe Berries
Moccasin Flower
Mock orange -- Fruit
Monkshood
Morning glory
Mother-In-Law's Tongue
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms (many wild forms)
Narcissus -- Bulbs
Narcissus Jonquilla
Natal Cherry
Nicotine Bush
Nightshades
Oak -- Acorns, Leaves
Oleander (very poisonous)
Peach -- Pit
Pear Seeds
Pennyroyal -- Foliage & Flowers
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pikeweed
Pine Needles
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poison Sumac
Pokeweed
Pokewood / Poke cherry -- Roots, Fruit
Poppy
Potato plant -- New shoots and Eyes
Privet Shrub
Rattlebox
Rhododendron
Rhubarb Plants
Rosary Peas -- Pods, Seeds, Flowers
Russian Thistle
Sago Palm
Salmonberry
Scarlet Pimpernel
Senecio / Fiddleneck
Skunk Cabbage
Snapdragon
Snowdrop
Spanish Bayonet
Spider Plant
Star Of Bethlehem
Sudan Grass
Sundew
Tansy -- Foliage, Flowers
Tarweed
Thornapple
Tiger Lily
Toad flax -- Foliage
Tobacco Leaves
Tomato Plant -- All parts, except for fruit
Touch-Me-Not
Toyon Berry -- Berries
Trillium -- Foliage
Trumpet Vine
Tulips
Venus Flytrap
Verbena
Virginia Creeper -- Sap
Tobacco Plants
Water Hemlock
Wildflower
Wild Parsnip -- Roots, Foliage
Wisteria
Yellow Jessamine
Yellow Star Thistle
Yew (American, English and Japanese)
