This Wet Year In Utah Can Be Surprisingly Harmful To Your Pets

Interestingly, a wet year can be tough on our pets and it may surprise you why.

Most of us in the desert love a wet year especially after such a long stint in a drought, so why wouldn't our pets enjoy it? The truth is that they do. They like to run out in the green fields and enjoy the outdoors as much as we do, especially as the weather is still cool and the world is green.

The green is the problem, the increased moisture is great for plants of all types including weeds. Interestingly many varieties that we are not used to have sprung up. Especially in Utah’s deserts where weeds can lay dormant for years until moisture is right for them to bloom.

Our pets, who just like us, are familiar with the regular growth in their haunts will be surprised and curious about the new vegetation that the increased moisture has brought.

So, keep a little closer eye on your pets and look for limping, eye redness or any abnormalities in their behavior. Weeds by nature are often aggressive and have defenses built into them that can harm our pets. Especially desert plants like we have in Utah. You may want to take proactive actions and chop down some of the out of control areas in the yard or play area.

But do so carefully. In fact, take a little extra care of you and your family as well.

It’s like we live in a different area with all of the fauna that has popped up.