Ways to protect your pets from heat stress amid the hot weather

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Check with a groomer if your furry friend needs a trim or a shave – he may not.

With the warming El Nino weather phenomenon expected to set in soon, hotter and drier months may be ahead.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

SINGAPORE – Domestic animals can be more vulnerable to heat stress because they have a limited number of sweat glands to help them cool down, compared with humans.

And with the warming El Nino weather phenomenon expected to set in soon, hotter and drier months may be ahead.

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