hi Stef,
thanks for responding. i considered the shades immediately when i
realized just how much the sun was baking her. but, i've never seen
people drive with them in the passenger window. i'm worried that it
would obstruct my vision while driving. does anyone have experience
with these?
thanks,
Melissa
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi Melissa. Why don't you try one of those sunshades they make
for babies? You know, the ones you stick to your car window. I am
assuming you don't leave her in the car when you go into places,
right?? If not, I don't see why you couldn't take her in the car
with the sunshades and bring her inside with you so she is not
locked up in a hot car.
>
> Stef
>
> aboshun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi everyone!
>
> i adopted my 9 yr-old chi around christmas, and she adapted very
> quickly to being in my home. she loves coming with me everywhere i
> go - sometimes i feel guilty about having to go to work everyday
> lol. since she's home for about 6 hours alone, i bring her with me
> when i need to run errands. she loves riding in the car! i hadn't
> thought about the dangers of riding with a dog in the car until we
> had a 57 degree day recently, which isn't hot, but the sun was
> blazing! so, while it was nippy outside, the car was steaming.
> when we got in i rolled down the windows so she could get
air...but
> the sun shone into the car right onto the passenger seat, which is
> where she loves to sit. i pulled over and placed her in the
> backseat since there seemed to less sunbeam there...but, being the
> stubborn old lady that she is, she jumped right back up to the
front
> as soon as i pulled off again.
>
> she got so hot that she started panting and sweating as though we
> had just walked several blocks at top speed on a 90 degree day!
the
> short end of it is that i'm worried for the summertime...i had
> simply planned on turning on the A/C when we went for rides, but
it
> seems sunlight, not lack of air, is the issue. has anyone else
> experienced this? what did you do? i thought of putting shades on
> the window, but i'm not too sure how effective that would be. i
> know the easy answer would be to keep her out of the car, and
> obviously i will when it can be avoided...but i often take road
> trips and bring her along, and am nervous about
spring/summer...when
> it finally arrives on the East Coast in full swing.
>
> thanks a lot for any suggestions!
>
> Melissa (mom) & Oyin (chi)
>
>
>
>
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