Insulation, including a door flap, carpeting, towels and facing the house away from the wind will protect against the cold. All pets should be brought indoors if the temperature gets below 20 degrees. Short haired dogs, cats and puppies should be kept indoors at 40 degrees or below. Regularly check your pet's water to make sure it's not frozen. Watch out for anti-freeze.
Pets love the sweet-tasting chemical and it's poisonous if consumed.
Call your veterinarian immediately should your pet ingest any anti-freeze. Cats often take refuge from the cold in a car's engine. Routinely bang on the hood or inspect the radiator fan before turning the ignition key. Call Animal Control at 871-7345 to schedule an informative presentation of Animal Control services at your next neighborhood meeting or COPS group. Take advantage of Animal Control's recently outreach program that sends officers into neighborhoods to discuss pet licensing, altering pets and pet restraint as well as inquiries into animal control problems in the neighborhood.