It is not only people who are susceptible to heatstroke, but also dogs at home are more susceptible to heatstroke. Dogs are more prone to heatstroke because they can’t sweat through their bodies to get rid of heat like people do, they have to breathe (i.e. panting) to get rid of excess heat in their bodies, and the efficiency of heat removal in this way is very low. Heat stroke occurs when the outside temperature is too high for the dog to remove excess heat from the body in a timely manner. After heatstroke, the dog will further lose the ability to regulate its body temperature through itself. When a dog’s body temperature reaches 40°C (and is not caused by a fever), the heat begins to take its toll on the dog’s body. At this point, the intestinal cells begin to die and the intestinal mucosa is destroyed, causing bacteria to enter the bloodstream. At the same time, blood flow to the liver and kidneys slows down, causing organ damage. The brain may swell from the heat, causing the dog to pass out. The blood may begin to clot, or may fail to clot due to platelet loss. Even though many hospitals now have advanced emergency facilities, once all of the above injuries occur simultaneously or partially, treatment will be very difficult. If the body temperature is above 42.2°C, the dog will usually not survive. The damage to the organs caused by heat stroke is irreversible. Easy to heatstroke situation dogs are prone to heatstroke, there are usually the following situations 1. after bathing sun exposure The weather is hot, many owners feel that the chances of catching a cold is not much, to help dogs after bathing, in order to facilitate the saving of time, put the dog in the sun, but this behavior of drying the hair, although you can make the moisture in the hair quickly dried, but also easy to make the dog heatstroke, if too long If the time is too long, the dog will be sunburned alive. 2. Strenuous exercise Dogs are naturally fond of sports, so there is no excuse for dogs to exercise, but in hot weather, do not let the dog strenuous exercise, strenuous exercise after the dog is also prone to heat stroke, exercise is good, but in moderation, and the best place to exercise is relatively cool, to avoid direct sunlight, exercise can bring some dogs love to eat snacks (chicken jerky, goat Cheese), and the dog to do some interactive games to deepen the relationship. 3. left alone in the car Many times, pet owners go out with their dogs, but something will leave the dog alone in the car, which can be fatal to the dog, because the temperature is very high, and the temperature inside the car is more than ten degrees higher than outside the car, and the dog can not heat in time, it is easy to cause the dog to die of heatstroke. If you really have something to do, you can also take the dog with you, or you do not take the dog out. 4. Locked in the balcony neighborhood apartment dog, once the dog made a mistake, the most common is to lock the dog outside the balcony. If you lock the dog in the balcony at the right time in the noon, the sun is the most fierce time, the dog outside the balcony in the sun, it is easy to die of heatstroke, but also easy to fall downstairs, so although the dog again mistakes, owners can not lock the dog outside the balcony, can be corrected through training, the best way is to induce rewards. 5. Insufficient body water Hot weather, the dog’s body demand for water will increase a lot, if the dog’s body water is not enough, and owners do not give the dog timely replenishment of water, the dog is also very easy to heatstroke Oh, so owners usually whether at home or not, should be prepared with enough drinking water, of course, the diet should also pay more attention to not eat too greasy food, it is recommended to eat light, the best dog staple food is dog Food. 6. The wrong time to walk the dog Because of catering to their own working hours, owners choose to walk their dogs in the afternoon, but in hot weather, choose to walk the dog in the afternoon is wrong, because the afternoon temperature is still relatively high, the dog is not adapted to high temperature weather, so it is recommended that the best time to walk the dog is early morning or evening, when the temperature will drop, it is also better for the dog. The symptoms of heatstroke how to determine whether the dog has heatstroke? In fact, there are symptoms of heat stroke in dogs, if the owner can find it early, you can win time for the dog’s treatment. 1. rapid panting, a lot of drooling If you find your dog panting very sharply and with a lot of sound, at the same time, the dog saliva becomes much and sticky, indicating that its body has been hot to overload. 2. Increased body temperature When the dog’s body temperature is higher than 39 degrees, it means that the dog is already very dangerous. This time the owner to the dog temperature, must be measured from the rectum to be the most accurate. 3. frequent vomiting or diarrhea heatstroke will lead to damage to the internal organs of the dog, vomiting or diarrhea will occur, severe heatstroke dogs will also appear blood in the stool, or vomit blood, this time must take the dog to the hospital for treatment. 4. mental depression, fall down when the dog heatstroke, the spirit will be poor, a very typical symptom is that when the owner calls it, the dog can not stand up or even have the strength to look up at you, just paralyzed on the ground panting. If the dog’s ears or belly appear purple blood spots, it means that the dog has deep heatstroke, you should quickly first aid. If you find that your dog has heatstroke, you must deal with it in time, because the dog’s heat dissipation system is not developed, heatstroke within 15 minutes without rescue, may lead to death. Treatment is as follows: 1. When you realize that your dog is suffering from heatstroke, immediately take him to a cool place or a cool room. Removing the source of heat is the most direct and important method, such as taking it to an air-conditioned room to rest. If there is no air-conditioned environment around, try to find a fan. 2. Try to cool your dog down quickly. Methods with cold water rinse its head and body; wipe the dog with a wet towel, but do not put the wet towel on the dog for too long, it will make it feel too wet; use a small stream of water to rinse the dog’s whole body, do not use too cold water; if there are conditions, let the dog go to the bathtub or sink swim for a while; never use ice water and ice, which will make the dog’s skin search, accelerate heat stroke, or even shock. 3. Use a fan to help cool your dog and spread his hair by hand. It will be more helpful if you use water to help him cool down and use your hands to brush his coat to make the cool breeze pass better. Excessive fur can block the heat, so ruffling them by hand to expose your dog’s skin to the fan will effectively cool them down faster. 4. Test your dog’s temperature. Dogs can reach temperatures of 39.5 degrees or higher during heatstroke. It is wise to take the temperature before moving away from the heat source and preparing to help cool him down. Use a rectal thermometer to test your dog’s temperature. Get someone to help hold the dog’s head and body; find the anus and lift the tail; carefully insert the rectal thermometer and retrieve it, about 2.5 cm in, not too long; wait about two minutes; the normal temperature is 38.6-38.9. If the temperature is higher than this, there is a high probability of heatstroke. 5. When the dog is circling around you, give it some water. Try giving him a little water with electrolytes too, so he can drink as much as possible. 6. Contact an emergency veterinary clinic. After you have successfully helped your dog to drop a certain temperature, contact a veterinary clinic as soon as possible and take your dog for a detailed examination and consultation. Be aware that even if the dog does not have any serious symptoms, it may be damaged internally, so it is safer to go to the clinic. Note 1. Avoid taking your dog out during high heat periods, even at night you should move slowly in the shade and not run or exercise too hard. 2. Take your dog out on a hot day, remember to bring a water bottle to hydrate your dog at any time. 3. The living environment to maintain air circulation, such as hot weather and sustained high temperature can open a fan or air conditioning to help cool the dog. The air conditioning temperature should not be lower than 25 degrees to prevent the dog from getting air conditioning disease. 4. High temperature days it is recommended that the dog’s paws and face hair properly trimmed, conducive to faster heat dissipation, but do not remember to shave the whole body. Shaved, the skin is directly exposed to the sun and air, not only easy to be scratched, allergies, stained with insect eggs, the probability of being sunburned and getting skin cancer will also greatly increase.
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