With the ruff air quality, pet parents are taking extra precautions to keep their fur babies safe as the northern wildfires persist.
, and pet owners are advised to keep a close eye on their pets, limit outdoor exposure, use air conditioning and hydrate their pups.“If it’s tight enough to keep particulates from getting around it, they’re not going to go for it because they can’t pant,” the Texas A&M University professor said.
“Their nasal passages and respiratory trees are amazingly resilient to removing those particulates, as long as they’re well hydrated. If the airways get dehydrated, they can’t do their jobs as well,” she added.Siggi, a 6-year-old great Dane and border collie mix, has been kept inside as much as possible, breathing easy with his family’s air purifiers at his home in Rochester.
“That made me wonder if there was a way that you could get a dog to even wear a mask, so I spent the rest of the drive coming up with ideas for a dog mask,” the software engineer told The Post. “It had to be something they wouldn’t bite at or paw off right away.”for Siggi that was made from common household items: an N95, a shower cap and some duct tape.
“I just cut a hole in the middle of the shower cap and taped it to the edges of the mask. The shower cap elastic allowed me to place it right over his muzzle,” she explained. “I just cut a hole in the middle of the shower cap and taped it to the edges of the mask. The shower cap elastic allowed me to place it right over his muzzle,” said Siggi’s owner.While silly-looking, it gave her dog an extra layer of protection from the dense smog.With concerns about potential “respiratory issues” for her beloved pet, she also modified a KN95 for Bailey, tying it around her ears.
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