Protecting pets is critical in cold winter weather said Cathy Monfort and veterinarian Lee Ann Flowers, both of Red Barn Veterinary Service on 1300 Street north of Iola.
“Truly, in this kind of weather, there is no way to maintain a pet safely outside,” Monfort stressed.
The best thing one can do, she said, is “Take them in.”
Even yard dogs need shelter, Flowers noted.
“I have five outdoor dogs,” she said. At night, they go into “an enclosed (and heated) building.”
A dog house alone cannot adequately block wind…
Pets need special care in bitter cold
