{"id":557,"date":"2016-05-18T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T20:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/?p=557"},"modified":"2016-05-18T20:07:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T20:07:52","slug":"hiking-camping-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/hiking-camping-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking and Camping with your Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hiking and Camping with your\u00a0Dog<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>by Dr. Sandy Tisdelle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the best things about having a dog, for me, is the opportunity to get outdoors with my pet.\u00a0 North Carolina offers so many trails and mountains and beautiful places to take a short hike\u00a0or overnight camping trip.\u00a0 I love bringing my dog so she gets some fresh air and a chance to take in all the smells.\u00a0 Before I set out, I always make sure I have a few things not only in case of an emergency but also just to help keep my pet comfortable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vaccines:<\/strong> While all the vaccines we give your pet are important, be sure that your pet is up to date on both rabies and Leptospirosis if you are going to be in the woods. The rabies vaccine is the law but it is also a very dangerous and deadly disease.\u00a0 If your dog gets into a scuffle with a wild animal while hiking or camping and he\/she is not up to date on a rabies vaccination, he will have to be quarantined for up to 6 months!!\u00a0 Not to mention the danger of him actually getting rabies.\u00a0 If your pet is up to date, most likely he or she will just need a rabies booster.\u00a0 Leptospirosis is a dangerous bacteria that lives in standing water and is shed in the urine of some wild animals.\u00a0 While it is not the law for you to vaccinate your dog against this, the disease is often fatal and is contagious to people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Water:<\/strong> I cannot stress this one enough.\u00a0 Water, water, water.\u00a0 If you plan on hiking\u00a0even a few miles with your dog, especially during the summer, you MUST bring water for her.\u00a0 Dogs do not dissipate heat very well because they do not sweat.\u00a0 Therefore it is very important that they do not overheat and that they stay hydrated.\u00a0 I take a backpack and put a few extra water bottles in it with a bowl for my dog.\u00a0 In the summer, I use one of the water bottles just to soak her down in the middle of the walk.\u00a0 Keep in mind that before dogs are really full grown (8 months to a year for most breeds), excessively long walks or strenuous exercise is hard on their joints.\u00a0 It is best to wait until your dog&#8217;s skeleton is mature to go on long hikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preventatives:<\/strong> As a veterinarian, I feel like I cannot remind my clients enough\u2026<em>heartworms come from mosquitoes<\/em>!!!! All dogs need to be on heartworm prevention but if you are out in the woods with your dog, he is at greater risk of exposure to mosquitoes.\u00a0 Make sure your dog is getting his monthly heartworm prevention.\u00a0 Flea and tick prevention is also extremely important.\u00a0 Dogs have a lot of fur and if they get ticks, you may not realize right away.\u00a0 Most tick diseases are not transmitted immediately and transmission depends on how long the tick is attached.\u00a0\u00a0 Ticks transmit a wide variety of silent and difficult to diagnose diseases to dogs that can make your dog very sick for a long time.\u00a0 Ask your veterinarian about proper preventatives and which are right for you pet before embarking on outdoor adventures.\u00a0 HA, em\u201dbark\u201d, get it?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First Aid:<\/strong> On long trips, some of the following items might be useful as a doggie first aid kit.\u00a0\u00a0 Benadryl tablets can help with allergic reactions from bites and stings.\u00a0 Ask your vet about a proper dose.\u00a0 Water can and should be used to flush cuts and scrapes or bring peroxide if you are camping.\u00a0 Bandage material consisting of gauze underneath a self-adherent wrap (can be purchased at drug stores) is a convenient way to cover lacerations in dogs since band aids generally do not stick.\u00a0 If you are really going on a long trip, doggie hiking booties (which can be found at most large pet stores, online, and even some outdoor recreational stores) will help protect your dog\u2019s paw pads from getting worn off and raw.\u00a0 Dog sunscreen (zinc oxide) is important for many light colored breeds with pink skin on the ear tips a and bridge of the nose.\u00a0 These also can be purchased at most pet stores.\u00a0 Even dogs can get sun induced cancers.\u00a0 On the opposite spectrum, small breeds and thin coated breeds will benefit from clothing (yay, a legitimate excuse to dress our pets!) in the cold and snow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leashes:<\/strong> One of the fun things about taking your dog out to run on the trails is letting them off leash. However, no matter how well trained your dog is, they can still get spooked and they still have instinct.\u00a0 Unless you are certain about your surroundings, leashes are advised while on trails.\u00a0 This helps deter your dog from running after a scent, getting lost, being spooked by another dog or hiker on the trail, and pulling them out of the way for bikes and other hazards which may be sharing the same path.\u00a0 It is one of the best ways to keep your dog safe when hiking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The moral of the story is that these journeys will be more fun if everyone stays safe!!!\u00a0 That being said, enjoy the adventures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiking and Camping with your\u00a0Dog by Dr. Sandy Tisdelle One of the best things about having a dog, for me, is the opportunity to get outdoors with my pet.\u00a0 North Carolina offers so many trails and mountains and beautiful places to take a short hike\u00a0or overnight camping trip.\u00a0 I love bringing my dog so she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,36,46],"tags":[95,324,437,513],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-health-wellness","category-pet-travel-boarding","category-you-your-pet","tag-camping","tag-hiking","tag-outdoor-safety","tag-pet-health-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hiking and Camping with your Dog - Animal Medical Hospital &amp; 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