WELL-BEING
HELPING OUR PETS AVOID HEAT STROKE THIS SUMMER Many of our pets love the sunshine but that feeling of warmth as they soak in the rays can soon lead to heat stroke and even sunburn if we are not careful. Whether they are guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, birds, cats, dogs, rabbits, donkeys or horses, etc., keeping our animals safe and comfortable in hot weather isn’t always easy but we hope these ideas help.
Keep them cool with this solid, anti-slip, Piscine Dog Pool from €39.99 at www.zooplus.fr. Or how about this stainless steel water fountain for cats and dogs, complete with built-in pump and carbon filters at €48.99? www.zooplus.fr
Ear, ear! Your dog or cat will have their heads up with these soft baseball hats and bandanas at €8.75 from www.lightinthebox.com/fr
Water can be even more fun with a floating toy or two. These are both from www.zooplus.fr with prices that start at €9.99 for the KONG Wet Wubba and from €10.99 for the KONG Aqua.
This cute Costway Lit can be packed up quickly for use on the beach or in the garden and offers a comfortable respite from the sun with its removable canopy. €49.99, www.amazon.fr
Take the ouch out of touch, at least where hot pavements and sand are concerned, with these anti-slip, breathable summer booties for cats and dogs. In four colours from €8.75 at www.lightinthebox.com/fr
Worried about their food warming up on hot days whilst you are out? Help is at hand with this Trixie Distributeur Automatique TX1 that can automatically dispense one, two or three meals a day and has a built-in cool pack. From www.maxizoo.fr at €20.89.
Rabbits, hamsters, cats, mice? This could suit any of our smaller pets. The Maisonnette Cool Cico is designed to keep its cool thanks to a granite stone top. €12.29 from www.wanimo.com
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An evaporating collar? Incorporating non-toxic polymer beads that absorb four times their volume in water, this Collier Rafraichissant stops them giving off steam by releasing its own refreshing vapour. From €17.09 from www.wanimo.com
Lighter coloured fur and bare skin patches can be protected with a petsafe sun cream such as Dermoscent SunFREE for dogs and cats at €18.44 from www.amazon.fr
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