Many pet owners choose to take their animals with them everywhere they go.  Sadly, this can be a deadly practice during the hotter months when Orange County temperatures reach into the high 80’s and 90’s.  Most people don’t realize how quickly temperatures skyrocket inside a vehicle even when the windows are cracked or the vehicle is parked in a shady area.  For example, on an 85-degree day the temperature inside a vehicle will reach 120-degrees in 30 minutes and on a 90-degree day it will reach 160-degrees in 20 minutes!

Unfortunately, animals have no efficient means of cooling themselves when they get overheated.  Panting and drinking water will help some, but not enough to save them.  With only hot air to breathe pets quickly experience brain damage, heat stroke, suffocation, kidney failure and even death within 15 minutes of being in a hot car.

The best place for your pets to be when it’s hot outside…inside a cool place with you!