🐰 Make sure pets are kept warm and dry, especially Rabbits, Guinea pigs and Ferrets who live outside – provide lots of warm bedding and cover their hutch if needed.
🐰 Position hutches away from the wind where snow and rain can blow in.
🐰 Make sure drinking water isn’t frozen
– You can use snuggle safe heat pads for keeping pets warm or to help stop water from freezing.
🐰 The Rabbit Welfare Association advises Rabbits to be brought in to sheds/garages or indoors. But if indoors- careful with heating as they are sensitive to changes in temperature and it will be dangerous for them to be put back outside in the cold again.
🐶 Short haired dogs may like a winter coat/jumper on if they go outside. Some dogs may find the ground too cold to walk on and may need boots.
🐶 Wipe dogs feet after walking outside to help remove any salt/grit and towel dry them if they are wet from the snow.
🐱 Be careful of antifreeze and keep this away from pets.
🐱 Check your car before driving to make sure there are no cats hiding near the engine keeping warm.
🐱 Cats that usually go outside to the toilet may need a litter tray inside especially when there’s snow on the ground. Also- check to make sure cat flaps haven’t become blocked or frozen.
🦔🐦 Don’t forgot to offer fresh water and food to our widlife. Garden birds will be in desperate need of high energy foods.
🏚 You can make a cosy shelter for any stray animal you know living near you who may need a warm place to hide.
