Symptoms of heatstroke in cats and first aid measures

Although there are few places that cats cannot go in the house, they will obviously show when they are not feeling well. Although our cats are rarely exposed to the sun, they are still prone to heatstroke if they are not careful to do a good job of prevention. Cat heatstroke 1, shortness of breath, severe panting like a dog with its tongue out. 2, increased body temperature, generally to 41 to 42 degrees Celsius, if the cat can not quickly lower the body temperature, may cause serious brain damage or even death. 3, rapid heartbeat, red nose but dry and hot, conjunctiva, oral mucosa flushed. 4, severe dehydration symptoms, foaming at the mouth, mucous membranes purple. 5, when the cat has spasms, spasms, spasms, spasms, spasms, spasms. The symptoms of dehydration can be life-threatening when the cat is in convulsions and coma. Symptoms of cat dehydration Some parents do not know what symptoms are symptoms of cat dehydration, the manifestation of cat dehydration is sunken eyes, red tongue, dry mouth, skin elasticity becomes worse, pull up the cat’s neck skin by hand, can not be quickly returned. When the cat dehydration symptoms to quickly rehydration, if the cat can drink water okay, such as can not drink water to immediately go to the veterinary hospital for infusion. Cat heatstroke first aid 1, found that the cat heatstroke, the first thing to do is immediately reduce the temperature of the space where the cat is located. If the cat is in indoor heatstroke should immediately ventilate the room or open the air conditioner; if the cat is in outdoor heatstroke, the cat should be quickly moved to a shady place. 2, if the cat’s body temperature rises and can feel hot by hand, it is best to dip the cat into cool water or wipe the cat’s body with a cool wet towel and put the wet towel on the cat’s head to cool it down to speed up the symptoms of congestion in the cat’s head. If there is saliva in the mouth, clean the saliva in the mouth so that the cat can breathe smoothly, and provide the cat with plenty of water. If the cat shows signs of dehydration, it is best to go to the veterinary hospital for rehydration in a timely manner. Note that most of the reasons for heatstroke in cats are because we take the cat out or the room is not ventilated too stuffy, so when we go to work we must open the window to ventilate, and the screen should be closed so that the cat is not curious to run out.