5 tips for keeping your dog or cat cool during the summer
5. Frozen Snacks for Dogs and Cats. Treats of Frosty Paws or frozen catnip can help make your pets love summer even more.
Avoid treating your pets with ice cream. Dairy products can easily lead to diarrhea and digestive problems in cats and dogs — both lactose-intolerant animals. Ice cream in particular, Drummond notes, “is high in sugar and fat and all the things they don’t necessarily need.” Drummond recommends Frosty Paws, a milk-free frozen treat for dogs marketed by the Nestle Purina PetCare Company. You can also create your own homemade frozen treats for both dogs — Peanut Butter Popsicles, say — and cats, such as freezing catnip into an ice cube to “make the cat work for it a little bit.”
For advice on what to avoid feeding your dog or cat, check out “10 Things Not to Feed Your Pet“.
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