ALERT: Pets Are at Serious Risk of Hypothermia During Arctic Blasts
When Arctic air masses sweep across the country, plummeting temperatures don’t just affect people—they can pose a serious and sometimes life-threatening risk to pets. Each winter, veterinarians see preventable cases of hypothermia, frostbite, and cold-related illness in dogs and cats whose owners underestimate how quickly cold exposure can become dangerous. According to Carol Osborne, DVM,…