Not only people die from abnormal heat, but also animals

The abnormal heat reigning in Russia is already the second month, forces not only people to suffer. Four -legged pets, cats and dogs are also dangerous. So, in the Penza region alone, dozens of pets have already died from the heat. As a rule, overheating, thermal or solar blow becomes the cause of death, RBC reports.

In the capital, there is also an influx of animals in veterinary clinics. Especially from the heat, dogs and cats with thick long hair suffer.

Veterinary expert, General Director of Tifos LLC Andrei Grishaev said that animals also tolerate high ambient temperatures - they also have a “thermal blow”. This is an acute disease, with a violation of heat transfer in the body. At the same time, the work of the nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems dramatically changes. Increased breathing helps the release of excess heat, but increased smoke of air significantly limits this process.

Thus, the expert recommends limiting the motor activity of the pets, slightly change the diet to lower -calorie, give the animal constant access to water. The weather is especially difficult to carry abrasions with overweight. Carefully monitor the condition of pets and, in case of increased breathing, anxiety, cool the pet with bathing. It is important to use water of a comfortable temperature and in no case cold. You can reduce the concentration of smoke particles in the air by curtaining with wet tissues of the window and window. You should not close the windows and doors, because Ventilation is necessary. If possible, it is best to take the pet to the cottage.

The chief veterinarian of Russia Nikolai Vlasov notes that the recommendations for the care of pets in the conditions of Smog and the heat are almost the same as for people, "you just won’t wear a mask." But animals can tolerate the effects of the smog more heavier than people: dogs suffer due to heightened sense of smell.

Vlasov recommends at the first signs of ailment in the animal to contact qualified specialists in veterinary clinics.

Although animal care specialists are enough in the Moscow Zoo, their capabilities are limited there. The fact is that the refuge of the pets of the zoo are not isolated from the environment, the press secretary of the Moscow zoo Natalya Istrakova told Life News .

“We don’t know what consequences will have a dry weather for the health of our animals and was able to envelop the capital,” she admitted.

According to the employees of the Moscow zoo, the elderly tapir and newborn cubs of monkeys are worst of all.

The risk zone is also newborn cubs of monkeys - Kolobus and Orangutan.

"The most difficult trials fell to the share of" old people. "It is extremely difficult for them to adapt to new natural conditions," says Istratova.

Despite the fact that he was able to retreat a little from the capital, the air is so saturated with smoke that a fire alarm is periodically triggered in the premises of the zoo.

“In order to cool the pool where Belukhi live in our country, we freeze water in large barrels and in the morning we drop the ice to the animals. At least partially cools the pool,” says Istra.

In the heat in the zoo, African animals are better than others: giraffes, lions, monkeys. But they also try to wait for the midday watches in the shade.

Wild animals began to die massively in the suburbs, “Finance” reports with reference to the press service of the Moscow Society of Hunters and Fishermen.