4 – A ll A b o u t P e ts A cco rd in g to th e A m e rica n K e n n e l C lu b , d o g s


ca n g e t su n b u rn e d ju st like th e ir h u m a n co u n te rp a rts. In a d d itio n , th e A K C n o te s th a t su n b u rn ca n m a ke d o g s m o re vu ln e ra b le to ce rta in typ e s o f sk in ca n ce r, in clu d in g sq u a m o u s ce ll ca rcin o m a , m a lig n a n t m e la n o m a s a n d h e m a n g io m a s. S u n b u rn a lso ca n e xa ce rb a te p re e xistin g co n d itio n s like a u to im m u n e d iso rd e rs a n d d e rm a titis.


S o m e d o g s m a y b e e s p e c ia lly v u ln e r a b le W h ile n o d o g is im m u n e to su n b u rn , so m e


a re m o re vu ln e ra b le th a n o th e rs. Th e A K C n o te s th a t h a irle ss b re e d s like th e A m e rica n H a irle ss Te rrie r n e e d su n p ro te ctio n w h e n e ve r th e y w ill b e o u tsid e fo r e xte n d e d p e rio d s o f tim e. In a d d itio n , d o g s w ith w h ite o r th in co a ts a n d th o se w ith lig h t-p ig m e n te d n o se s a n d e ye lid s a lso a re e sp e cia lly vu ln e ra b le to su n b u rn . Th e A K C a lso sa ys th a t d o g s w ith th ick co a ts o f h a ir a re n o t im m u n e to su n b u rn , a s m a n y su ch d o g s sh e d th e ir co a ts d u rin g e sp e cia lly w a rm w e a th e r, th e re b y m a k in g th e m m o re vu ln e ra b le to th e su n ’s u ltra vio le t ra ys. D o g o w n e rs ca n sp e a k w ith th e ir ve te rin a ria n s to d e te rm in e h o w vu ln e ra b le th e ir d o g s a re to su n b u rn .


W h a t d o g o w n e r s c a n d o D o g s ca n b e n e fit fro m su n scre e n ju st like


th e ir o w n e rs. H o w e ve r, d o g o w n e rs m u st o n ly a p p ly d o g -sp e cific su n scre e n s to th e ir fu rry frie n d s. Th e A K C a d vise s d o g o w n e rs to a vo id a p p lyin g su n scre e n s th a t co n ta in zin c o xid e o r p a ra -a m in o b e n zo ic a cid , o r P A B A , to th e ir d o g s, a s th e se ca n b e to xic w h e n in g e ste d . In g e stio n is like ly a s d o g s typ ica lly try to lick th e ir sk in a fte r su n scre e n h a s b e e n a p p lie d , so d o g


L e th b rid g e H e ra ld


o w n e rs m u st ta ke th is w a rn in g ve ry se rio u sly. Th e A K C a lso re co m m e n d s u sin g w a te rp ro o f


su n scre e n s w ith a m in im u m su n p ro te ctio n fa cto r, o r S P F, o f 3 0 .


D o n ’t ju s t g o a ll in B e fo re a p p lyin g su n scre e n to a d o g ’s e n tire


b o d y, p ick a n a re a o f its b o d y to a p p ly a sm a ll a m o u n t. Th e n w a it a little w h ile to se e if th e su n scre e n ca u se s a n a lle rg ic re a ctio n . If it d o e s, w a sh th e p ro d u ct o ff w ith w a te r a n d d o n o t a llo w th e d o g to sp e n d a m p le tim e o u td o o rs u n til yo u fin d a p ro d u ct th a t w o rk s a n d d o e s n o t ca u se a n a lle rg ic re a ctio n . If th e d o g is n o t a lle rg ic, a p p ly th e su n scre e n


a b o u t 2 0 m in u te s b e fo re g o in g o u tsid e, ke e p in g a w a tch fu l e ye o n yo u r p o o ch to b e su re h e o r sh e d o e s n o t lick it o ff. A p p ly th e p ro d u ct a n yw h e re p ig m e n t is lig h t, a n d a lso m a ke su re to g e t vu ln e ra b le a re a s like th e b rid g e o f th e n o se, e a r tip s a n d th e sk in a ro u n d th e lip s, g ro in a n d in n e r th ig h s. R e a p p ly a fte r th e d o g g o e s sw im m in g , a n d a lso e ve ry fo u r to six h o u rs w h e th e r th e d o g h a s g o n e sw im m in g o r n o t. D o g s a re vu ln e ra b le to su n b u rn ju st like


h u m a n s. D o g o w n e rs m u st p ro te ct th e ir fu rry frie n d s w h e n e ve r sp e n d in g tim e o u td o o rs.


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