5 ways to keep your pet cool when temperatures soar

Pets can quickly overheat in hot cars, so pet parents should be more mindful of this. Photo: TNS/ Dreamstime

During the hotter months when temperatures are higher than normal, it's important to take extra precautions to keep yourself and your loved ones cool; this includes your furry friends.

"One thing that I always like to talk to my pet parents about is, 'If it's too hot for us, then it's definitely too hot for them'," says Dr Phillip An, small animal general practitioner and owner of Sunset Veterinary Center, in Diamond Bar, California.