Tweet of the Week #142: Keep Your Pets Safe in Summer

As temperatures are rising this summer, let’s not forget about our furry friends. Like us, our beloved pets can suffer from heatstroke. On Twitter, many Japanese shared warnings about the well-being of their four-legged companions.

Unlike humans, dogs, cats, or rabbits cannot easily regulate their body temperature by sweating. Therefore, pet owners should be cautious about heatstroke. The most common cases happen when pets are left in cars, though with the heat Japan is experiencing, an uncooled room can turn deadly very quickly as well.

Here are a few key precautions to take if you have pets at home:

• Ensure a shaded, well-ventilated space—you can even improve their napping conditions with a cooling mat.
• Keep fresh water available nearby.
• Walk your dog early in the morning or in the evening when the air is cooler. Carry water with you at all times.
• Do not leave pets in your car, even for a few minutes. If you’re going to the clinic, carry them in a cool case.

Keep your companions happy this summer. Keep them cool!

Turn on the air conditioner

https://twitter.com/go5160/status/1021262845646798848

部屋（へや）の中（なか）はエアコンガンガンかけて28（にじゅうはち）℃（ど）ですが庭（にわ）に置（お）いた温度計（おんどけい）はついに42（よんじゅうに）℃（ど）になりました犬（いぬ）や猫（ねこ）を外（そと）飼（が）いしている飼い主（か　ぬし）さん。どうかどうかワンちゃん（）猫（ちゃんをエアコンをつけた室内（しつない）に入れ（いれ）てあげて下さ（くだ　）い！毛皮（けがわ）着（き）てるんです。明らか（あき　　）に人（ひと）より暑（あつ）いです。

“It’s 28 degrees celsius in the room with the air conditioner on, but the thermometer in the garden finally reached 42 degrees. If you are a dog or cat owner, please bring them inside with the air conditioner! They’re wearing fur. They are hotter than people. They will die!”

Heatstroke is no joke

犬も猫も熱中症になります
たった10分だからと思っても、その10分で命の危険がある場合も
猫は完全室内飼育をお願い
犬も家の中で涼しく
エアコンで飼主さんも犬も猫も快適に過ごして#ねこはうち pic.twitter.com/BxKbdsQjQC

— yamanekoan (@doubutuhukushi) July 26, 2021

犬も猫も熱中症（ねっちゅうしょう）になります
たった10分（じゅっぷん）だからと思（おも）っても、その10分（じゅっぷん）で命（いのち）の危険（きけん）がある場合（ばあい）も

猫は完全（かんぜん）室内（しつない）飼育（しいく）をお願（ねが）い

犬も家（いえ）の中で涼（すず）しく
エアコンで飼主さんも犬も猫も快適（かいてき）に過（す）ごして

“Both dogs and cats can get heatstroke.
Even if you think it’s only 10 minutes, those 10 minutes can be life-threatening.
Please keep cats indoors. Keep dogs cool in the house.
Air conditioners make life more comfortable for owners, dogs and cats.”

How to express ‘even if’

Let’s have a quick review of the verb conjugated in the te-form and combined with the particle も to express ‘even if.”

• 睡眠薬（すいみんやく）を飲（の）んでも、寝（ね）られません: “Even if I take sleeping pills, I can’t sleep.”
• どのような理由（りゆう）があっても、いじめは絶対（ぜったい）に許（ゆる）しません: “Even if you have reasons, I will never tolerate bullying.”
• 買（か）っても買（か）っても満（み）たされない: “Even if I purchase a lot of stuff, I’m not happy.”
• 大学（だいがく）なんか行（い）っても意味（いみ）はない: “Even if you go to college, what is the point?”
• 勉強（べんきょう）しても、覚（おぼ）えられない: Even if I study, but I can’t remember.”

Vocabulary