{"id":19345,"date":"2016-01-21T14:21:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T19:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=19345"},"modified":"2016-01-21T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T19:21:20","slug":"state-veterinarian-remember-to-protect-livestock-and-pets-ahead-of-this-weekends-blizzard-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2016\/01\/21\/state-veterinarian-remember-to-protect-livestock-and-pets-ahead-of-this-weekends-blizzard-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"State Veterinarian: Remember to Protect\u00a0Livestock and Pets Ahead of\u00a0This Weekend&#8217;s Blizzard Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/pets.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18189\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2015\/11\/06\/md-ag-meeting-notice-spay-and-neuter-advisory-board-to-meet-november-19-2015\/attachment\/pets\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/pets.jpg?fit=375%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"375,209\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/pets.jpg?fit=375%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/pets.jpg?resize=300%2C167\" alt=\"pets\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/pets.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/pets.jpg?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 As a major winter storm approaches the east coast, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding animal owners to plan for cold, dangerous conditions that may impact the health and well-being of their pets and livestock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPets and livestock throughout the state can be negatively impacted by severe winter weather,\u201d said Dr. Michael Radebaugh, State Veterinarian. \u201cBoth pets and livestock react to these harsh conditions so owners must plan ahead and take the extra steps necessary to ensure the health and safety of their animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maryland law requires owners provide an adequate supply of feed and water for their animals, as well as shelter from the wind and other severe conditions. Precautions for livestock include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring access to clean water that is not frozen<\/li>\n<li>Increasing feed to provide energy which helps animals stay warm<\/li>\n<li>Providing shelter such as barns, forests, and hills to allow animals to escape wind and heavy snow<\/li>\n<li>Caution around icy areas to prevent falls and injuries<\/li>\n<li>Taking care while hauling livestock in icy winter weather<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a reminder, dogs, cats, and other companion animals that live inside homes may not be able to tolerate outdoor winter temperatures for long periods of time. Guardian dogs and barn cats that live outside still need dry, clean, enclosed spaces such as dog or cat houses that help retain body heat. Other winter precautions for companion animals include ensuring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to clean water<\/li>\n<li>Adequate feed<\/li>\n<li>Good grooming<\/li>\n<li>Dry, clean shelter \u2013 such as dog houses for guard dogs (and\/or limit time outdoors)<\/li>\n<li>Protection from de-icing chemicals, which can irritate skin<\/li>\n<li>Protection from antifreeze, which tastes sweet to animals, but is extremely toxic<\/li>\n<li>Proper collar or identification such as a tag or microchip. Ask your veterinarian to scan the microchip and make sure it is working at each visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgDept\">@MdAgDept<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD\u00a0\u2013 As a major winter storm approaches the east coast, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding animal owners to plan for cold, dangerous conditions that may impact the health and well-being of their pets and livestock. \u201cPets and livestock throughout the state can be negatively impacted by severe winter weather,\u201d said Dr. Michael<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2016\/01\/21\/state-veterinarian-remember-to-protect-livestock-and-pets-ahead-of-this-weekends-blizzard-warning\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19345"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19350,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345\/revisions\/19350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}