Is it too cold to give a bath? 65 today

[ElliesMom]

Do you think it is too cold to bathe my mini today.....its supposed to be 64 degrees today. I got some medicated shampoo to try on her to help with her itchy itchies and her heavy dandruff, but I dont want to do it if its too cold. I dont have a sheltered area to bathe her. What do ya think??

 

[dmhstacy]

I dont know how cold 64 degrees is but when i have to wash a horse and it is freezing.

I hook my hose up to the washing machine outlet & use warm water.

If you cant do that have heaps of buckets of warm water ready. Just do it really quick & have heaps of towels & blankets ready.

 

[Bluebell]

Use nice warm water and dry her off real good afterwards. After all if it was raining they would be wet too. The rubbing will get her body warmed up.

 

[Margaret]

Also to be considered is the thickness of the coat of the horse, as we are going into fall... I once bathed a mini when the highs were predicted to get up to 80, and I was still out at night, blow-drying up the undercoat, so he wouldnt get too chilled at night, when the temps drop. I personally would not do it unless the weather was warmer, or I planned to blow dry.