SPCA Monterey County Provides Tips on How to Keep Your Pets Cool in the Hot Weather

Temperatures in Monterey County are expected to be very hot on Wednesday, September 17 and during the week of September 21. SPCA Monterey County advises pet owners that high temperatures can be dangerous for pets. What is hot for you is also hot for your pet.

Pets should be kept indoors or be provided with ample shaded areas. Fresh water must be available at all times.

Children and pets should not be left unattended in enclosed vehicles. On a warm day, a parked car’s interior can reach over 120 degrees in less than five minutes, even with the windows partially open, causing brain damage or death.

It is important to keep in mind that conditions in our area change constantly. A shady spot on a foggy day can quickly transition to direct, hot sunlight. California Penal Code section 597.7 prohibits leaving an animal in an unattended motor vehicle under “circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal.”

If you see a pet in distress, call the SPCA or 911.

Animals left at home outdoors must have access to shade and ample fresh drinking water. If possible, bring your pet indoors.

Prolonged exposure to extreme heat can lead to heat exhaustion or possible heat stroke. Symptoms of heatstroke include lethargy, heavy panting, convulsions, vomiting, lack of coordination, collapse, coma, or death. If your pet exhibits symptoms of heatstroke, immediately move him to a cool area and seek emergency veterinary treatment.

For more information on how you can keep your pet safe during hot weather, please contact the SPCA at 831-373-2631or visit www.SPCAmc.org/hot.

SPCA Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress.

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