dogs ears frozen

[biglee 1 3]

alrite lads went out this moring an it was -10 an the cocker pups ears were a bit crispy with the cold jus the tips tho how can i avoid this av just put vasaline on all three of my spaniels ears

thing is the pup get up and just sits in the run till breakfast time (greedy sod) any ideas i dont want them gettin frost bitten

Edited December 7, 2010 by biglee 1

[MissRhianL 70]

havent really come across anything like this, in this very cold weather we have been experiencing these last few weeks, see if you can get something to block the door up throughout the night so that he cant sit in his run and freeze, by all means leave him free all day but try keeping the draft out throughout the night and early morning, thats my only suggestion.

[higgins 75]

it's most likely the hairs on the dog's ears are damp and frozen,if it was the ears the whole ear would be solid or off colour,or has this been the case also?

Higgins

[higgins 75]

the vaseline you put on the dog's ears could possibly freeze especially on the hairs of the ear tips,if you can feel the ears with your fingers to see if they are warm,if they are then circulation is good and it's just outer hair that's crispy,

Higgins.

[skycat 6,174]

Dogs should be able to withstand the cold ONLY if they are being fed a HIGH FAT DIET AND HAVE A DRY, WARM BED TO SLEEP IN. Sled dogs in Alaska use up to 10,000 calories per day: the average domestic dog needs only 500 calories per day. I would make sure that the dogs are getting 2 meals per day in this cold weather, and they also need plenty of liquid to stay in good health. The sled dog people give their dogs a watery mush of raw minced meat in hot water to encourage the dogs to drink enough. DO NOT FEED just dry food in this weather. If you do feed complete then soak it in hot water first and don't expect the dog to drink icy water.

Also add shredded suet (Atora from supermarkets is better than nothing) if you can't get hold of lumps of lamb or beef fat.

 

My terriers are always out in their runs even in cold weather, but they are eating at least twice as much as they would in the summer, and at least 40% of their food is animal fat in weather like this.