The best protection against the cold is and remains the isolation. People wrap themselves in warm clothes, animals wear fur or warming down under the spring dress and feel so – Poodle good even on the coldest winter days – out there.
The difference between dogs and cats
For a healthy dog, a natural thermal insulation is sufficient alone through the fur. Note, however, that small dogs freeze faster than large and animals with fur kurzhaarigem are more sensitive to the cold.
While the dogs practically in any weather romp outside, cats are more sensitive to the weather. Meanwhile, it is important for the autonomous and independent cats, which themselves decide whether they want into the open, that they always have a door for the return to the warm House.
The outside kept farm animals need a dry, draught-free, well diversified weather protection along with enough food and water. Ideally, it offers the possibility to select their own range themselves animals.
In the wild animals again, the recipe is calm instead of food. With the cold, the Switzerland’s native wild animals have no problems. They rely on but the respect of Mr and Mrs Swiss. So the Swiss animal protection indicates that an escape in the snow much force will cost the animals and therefore refrain from winter sports of away from marked slopes and trails.
Fodder for birds
Feed should the birds only for closed snow cover or hard frozen ground in the meantime. Food scraps have no place in the birdbath, because it is: birds are not omnivores.
The feed should meet the requirements of the respective species so tits like to pick grains of fat balls, finches and sparrows help yourself at the birdbath, while Blackbirds and Rothkehlchen who use also time in the compost covers when the top layer is inverted.
