On warm days leave your pets home if at all possible. With only hot air to breathe, you pet can quickly suffer brain damage or die from heatstroke. Apply ice packs or cold towels only to head, neck and chest. Let him drink small amounts of cool water, or lick ice cubes or ice cream. Get your pet to a veterinarian right away - it could save his life.
Pets can become frightened, run off and then become disoriented while in a strange place.
They may never find their way back to your vacation site. If you take your pet with you on vacation make sure to restrain them securely. License tags, microchips, or identification tags are the key element to reuniting lost pets and owners. All are subject to licensing regulations. The regulations to prevent cruelty to animals provide many guidelines to protect animals before they suffer.