Winter Weather Precautions

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Shirl D.
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Winter Weather Precautions

Post by Shirl D. » 20 Nov 2018, 19:27

As the weather turns colder, it's important to keep safety in mind for our faithful companions. Here are some good guidelines to make sure your best friend is well taken care of this winter. These temperatures are listed in Fahrenheit.
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Re: Winter Weather Precautions

Post by Olesia711 » 21 Nov 2018, 10:29

Shirl, Thanks for posting this... what a great chart!!!!

And timely too... especially with all the cold weather hitting a lot of places in the US during the Thanksgiving holiday, some may be so busy with the holiday preparations that cold weather +their dogs may not be on their radar at this time......
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

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Re: Winter Weather Precautions

Post by Jean » 21 Nov 2018, 14:28

Shirl

thank you so much for putting this on for me


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My name is Jean we live in Liverpool in Uk

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My Kara born 21 July 2009 diagnosed with EPI by cTLI test August 2010 TLI = <1...folate 14 Cobalamin 408, shot down to 94, b12 injections every other day

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Re: Winter Weather Precautions

Post by Madelon » 22 Nov 2018, 13:42

Thanks Shirley for posting this. My big bad GSD will NOT go outside unless his people are with him - no matter what the temperature is - and anything below 70degrees is too cold for me LOL. When it's cold out I tell him "go potty" "go potty" my trainer laughed at me once and asked "do you always tell him to go potty in such a stern voice" - I laughed and said only when it's below 70degrees LOL.
Madelon, owned by DOC. DOC dx EPI 5/2015 = TLI < .4, B12 406; Folate >24. DOC taught me so much and together we battled and overcame EPI, food sensitivies, environmental allergies but we lost the cancer battle. DOC was dx with hemangiosarcoma 5/2022 and crossed the rainbow bridge July 24, 2022. He is and always will be the love of my life, my soulmate, my heart dog.

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