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Article #329: Dog Health Advice: Fur Isn't Such a Good Sunscreen

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You might think the most important bit of but also by sun reflecting up from
dog health advice would be to let your pavement or hot sand.
furry loved on spend all day enjoying the Some breeds, like Weimaraners and Boxers,
outdoors. But you'd only be half-right. are predisposed to cancer.
You know we must protect our children and Therefore, they must have extra
ourselves and from the sun. But do you protection from the sunburns and UV rays
know that leading canine health experts to avoid a kind of skin cancer.
now say that the most important dog How you can protect your pets:
health advice they can give is to protect Think about the precautions that you take
your dog from the sun, too? to prevent yourself from sunburn and UV
Dog Health Advice: Identifying Dog exposure. You stay out of the sun at the
Sunburn peak hours like noon to 3PM, use sunblock
Like us humans, dogs need sunlight to and cover up, don't you? Those same
help balance their bodies' levels of suggestions can work for your dog.
calcium with their metabolism. Here's more dog health advice:
Yet too much ultraviolet radiation can Be sure that your dog is inside the house
irritate our dogs' skin as it does our or in a shaded area during the sun's peak
own, causing sunburn. hours, even on overcast days.
Identifying Dog Sunburn Apply sunblock to the bridge of the dog's
Dog sunburn begins as redness and hair nose, ear tips and other small, sensitive
loss. areas whenever the dog is outside for
Where sunburn first appears more than a few minutes.
- bridge of the nose Consider some sort of covering for your
- tips of the ears dog. Some veterinarians say that the
- belly most important and effective protection
Dog Sunburn Dangers is a type of bodysuit for dogs, which is
- aggravates any existing skin problems designed to block ultraviolet rays and
- skin ulcers (sores) prevent sunburn.
- infection Our dogs give us hours of pleasure and
- cancer years of unconditional love. In return,
Sunburn and Dog Breed all we must do is love and keep them
Pale and short-hair dogs are particularly healthy.
prone to sunburn,usually on the nose, It's still good dog health advice to let
abdomen, groin, and inside of the legs. your dog play outdoors. But spare your
Being close to the ground, they not only "best friend" the pain of sunburn and its
are affected by the downward sunlight, consequences.






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