Winter Paw Basics

Ferndale, WA: With the huge snowstorms passing through the eastern seaboard please be mindful of your pets paws and the importance of keeping them clean and healthy during winter. Here’s a quick  tip. It’s pretty much essential to keep your dog’s paws clean after a walk outside. When your dog comes back into the house he will licks his paws and he is likely to ingest anything that he has walked over and that could include antifreeze  or windshield wiper fluid, which are extremely dangerous and toxic. In winter sidewalks and streets are covered with salt, which can irritate canine stomachs when ingested and dry pads out, causing painful cracks. When you and your dog come back in from a walk be sure to clean your dog’s paws.  Use warm fresh water and sponge all the paws and wipe clean and dry, and then wash again or use  paw wipes making sure that you clean out all the particles or grit that gets caught in between.

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