Here are some fun facts to help you get through the week ahead.
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- Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds. In the wild or when interacting with each other, cats never meow - this is something they developed to interact with humans.
- Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat flap to stop his cat opening the door whilst he was conducting experiments that needed strict darkness.
- Last year the most popular dog names were Max and Bella.
- Smokey is the most popular cat name.
- The birthing of an alpaca is called unpacking and a dog’s nose print is as unique as a human’s finger print.
- Dogs can learn up to 250 words. Simple, short words like sit and stay are the easiest for them to learn.
- Patting a pet will help to reduce stress and lower blood pressure by releasing hormones that help people to relax. These hormones are called serotonin, prolactin, and oxytocin.
- Kangaroos are constantly pregnant. Unless there are severe weather conditions then they will always have a joey on the ground, one in the pouch and an embryo waiting in line.
- Ferrets can dance. They do this as a form of playing.
- When ferrests get excited they make a funny noise that sounds like “douk”.
- Rabbit’s teeth never stop growing. They need to be provided with hard food to chew on to ensure the teeth do not overgrow.
- Horses have the biggest eyes of any land mammal.
- Cats sleep about 16 hours a day- three quarters of their life.
- Horses can sleep standing as well as lying down.
- It is normal for rabbits to eat some of their poop once a day. This helps to keep their digestive tract healthy.
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WITH overnight temperatures dropping and damp mornings, your pets will now be feeling the cold.
Just like us, your pet can also suffer from hypothermia, a very low body temperature, resulting from exposure to cold or freezing conditions.
If you suspect your pet may have hypothermia the things to look out for are lethargy, listlessness and shivering.
The diagnosis of hypothermia can be confirmed by taking your pet’s temperature with a rectal thermometer recording a temperature of 35 degrees celsius or below.
The best way to beat hypothermia is prevention.
This winter make sure that your pets have somewhere warm, dry and protected to sleep and rest. If their coats get wet, dry as soon as possible.
