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tom.arthur, Flickr I live in North Texas where 108-degree weather has everyone hot under the collar. Just imagine how pets feel with a fur coat. Cats and dogs risk sunburn, pad burns and life-threatening heat stroke without proper precautions. These tips can help you prevent problems, or even save your pet's life. Pad burns Dogs don't get pad burns very often because they flinch away from heat. But cats love heat and often lounge on surfaces up to 126 degrees. They won't feel themselves getting burned. Both dogs and cats can suffer pad burns from walking on hot pavement, especially when not offered the option for cooler pathways. Do the barefoot test. If pavement feels too hot for you, ...

TheGiantVermin, Flickr Stories about dogs trapped in hot cars don't typically end well. Happily, this one's different. It was 90 degrees in Pennsylvania on the day that Max the chocolate Lab was accidentally locked in his owner's car, the AP reports. Donna Gardner of Allentown was running errands and forgot that 11-year-old Max was with her. After she got home and unloaded her packages, she accidentally left Max closed up in the car, USA Today's Paw Print Post reports. An hour later, Gardner heard a horn honk. She looked outside but didn't see anything, and went back to what she was doing. Then the horn honked a second time. She peered outside again, and saw Max sitting in the driver's ...