Summer weather is perfect for spending time outdoors with your pocket pet. However, temperatures are at their all-time high, increasing your pet’s risk to heat stress and other health problems which are often prevalent when the weather is hot. If you share your home with a pocket pet, such as rabbits, chinchillas, cavies, etc. make sure to keep these important tips in mind.

• Many species of pocket pets can hardly withstand high temperature, so keep your pet in a place that’s cool, making sure that fresh water is available and easily accessible.
• Some types of pockets originally come from regions with cold climates. They possess thick fur coats to protect from the cold weather. During summer, their thick coats and the lack of sweat glands make them highly vulnerable to heat stress.

Heat stroke can be fatal. If your pocket is showing distinct symptoms of heat stress, take him to your Livonia, MI animal hospital immediately. See details here.