BORDERSCOT 3,816 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I wrote this on another forum a few years back ........ i have been asked to put this up as the weather is still hot and the dangers of heat stroke are very much in the forefront ..... heatstroke can be easily overlooked here are a few tips to spot it and the run down of how it affects the dog ..... Panting High body temperature Dehydration Red (congested) membranes in the mouth and eyes Rapid, irregular heart rate Diarrhoea Weakness, looking dazed Coma Death if the dog gets heat stroke here is the quickest and easyest step by step method of curing the dog ..... Move your dog to a cool, shady spot. Get her out of the direct heat. Take the dog's temperature (if possible). If it's above 104° F, you want to lower that in 10 to 15 minutes and stop when the dog's temperature reaches 104°. Spray or immerse the dog in cool water. Use cool, not ice cold water! as this will cause shock. Place cool, water-soaked towels on the neck, feet, and belly. Let the dog drink if it wants. Get to the nearest vets. just to illustrate a point here of how dumb pet owners are ....... i was in the woods behind my house the other day when this woman i have seen there a number of times aproached me with her big hairy airedale and started quizzing me about dog pregnancy and births as she had just mated her bitch .... one of the things she said was that she had read in a book that all dogs should be kept on lead walks only as soon as they have been mated .... i obviously put her straight on this and whent into a 15 minuet explination about bitches and pregnancy and finally got through to her ..... the next time i seen her was on saturday afternoon and she had heeded my advice ... infact she had done more than that as aher and her dumb ass husband were throwing a tennis ball for this unclipped airedale to chase back and fore amongst each other in tempretures above 26 degrees .... f*****g numbskulls ... its common sence realy ..... they were put right and the dog was taken into the woods for a swim load of shxx I wrote this on another forum a few years back ........ i have been asked to put this up as the weather is still hot and the dangers of heat stroke are very much in the forefront ..... heatstroke can be easily overlooked here are a few tips to spot it and the run down of how it affects the dog ..... Panting High body temperature Dehydration Red (congested) membranes in the mouth and eyes Rapid, irregular heart rate Diarrhoea Weakness, looking dazed Coma Death if the dog gets heat stroke here is the quickest and easyest step by step method of curing the dog ..... Move your dog to a cool, shady spot. Get her out of the direct heat. Take the dog's temperature (if possible). If it's above 104° F, you want to lower that in 10 to 15 minutes and stop when the dog's temperature reaches 104°. Spray or immerse the dog in cool water. Use cool, not ice cold water! as this will cause shock. Place cool, water-soaked towels on the neck, feet, and belly. Let the dog drink if it wants. Get to the nearest vets. just to illustrate a point here of how dumb pet owners are ....... i was in the woods behind my house the other day when this woman i have seen there a number of times aproached me with her big hairy airedale and started quizzing me about dog pregnancy and births as she had just mated her bitch .... one of the things she said was that she had read in a book that all dogs should be kept on lead walks only as soon as they have been mated .... i obviously put her straight on this and whent into a 15 minuet explination about bitches and pregnancy and finally got through to her ..... the next time i seen her was on saturday afternoon and she had heeded my advice ... infact she had done more than that as aher and her dumb ass husband were throwing a tennis ball for this unclipped airedale to chase back and fore amongst each other in tempretures above 26 degrees .... f*****g numbskulls ... its common sence realy ..... they were put right and the dog was taken into the woods for a swim load of shxx Why would you say that??? Beyond me that one...!!! Your response is as stupid as Sock's advice is good... You're an embarrassment... 3 Quote Link to post
Mixed Bag 603 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 what a divvi good advice there socks 2 Quote Link to post
benchick 42 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I was out walking yesterday afternoon with my two dogs,the weather warmed right up,and I gave the dogs a lot of time in the water,and in shaded woodland,when I got home my older dog could'nt stand up,so I lifted him up,his heart rate was very high,and his nose was hot,he also had a darker than usual coloured tongue,he lost the use of his legs,at first I thought he may have eaten some poison,or was having a fit or a heart attack,it was feckin scary for me aswell as the dog,I lay him on the grass,and poured cold water on the insides of his back and front legs,after about ten minutes he was sick,then accepted a drink of water,ten minutes later he was walking,he ate his food as usual later on and is back to normal,I remember this same dog having a bit of a funny turn in warm weather when he was 2 1/2 year old,he is 10 now,and I've always been careful when the weather gets too warm,hope this can help if anyone else's dog shows these type of symptoms Exact same thing happened to my mates springer, just massively over heated I personally now only go out early morning and late afternoon especially with my bitches dense black coat Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 9,709 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Come on,speak up Fish head there is still time to redeem yourself Quote Link to post
birddog 1,354 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 hottest day of the year up here so far and mine (both are dark coloured and one has a coat like a polar bear) still get their dailly walks.....very early morning, the beach, shaded woods and a nearby burn help me....... though i'm never complacent, hyperthermia even in young fit dogs can strike fast and in hot weather i'm always extra vigilant........the signs are easy to spot lethargy / dissinterest, staggers, the big dark swollen tongue Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 hottest day of the year up here so far and mine (both are dark coloured and one has a coat like a polar bear) still get their dailly walks.....very early morning, the beach, shaded woods and a nearby burn help me....... though i'm never complacent, hyperthermia even in young fit dogs can strike fast and in hot weather i'm always extra vigilant........the signs are easy to spot lethargy / dissinterest, staggers, the big dark swollen tongue LOL you won't get hypothermia in this weather mate ......... Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 9,709 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 hottest day of the year up here so far and mine (both are dark coloured and one has a coat like a polar bear) still get their dailly walks.....very early morning, the beach, shaded woods and a nearby burn help me....... though i'm never complacent, hyperthermia even in young fit dogs can strike fast and in hot weather i'm always extra vigilant........the signs are easy to spot lethargy / dissinterest, staggers, the big dark swollen tongue LOL you won't get hypothermia in this weather mate ......... You never know,I was walking the dogs one night a couple of weeks ago,fairly warm,until the hurricane and the hail stones showed up,froze the dogs and me to the bone Quote Link to post
The one 8,411 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Take them out early or late plenty of stops and a number one with the clippers Quote Link to post
littlefish 550 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Hyperthermia or hypothermia........there is a difference..... 1 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Hyperthermia or hypothermia........there is a difference..... Good point I never looked at the spelling ............. Quote Link to post
Flipper_Al 1,012 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) Hypothermia = temperature down Hyperthermia = temperature up Still intrested as why someone would think your post was a load of sh** Edited June 4, 2013 by Flipper_Al Quote Link to post
chelsea 125 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Hypothermia = temperature down Hyperthermia = temperature up Still intrested as why someone would think your post was a load of sh** that's the thanks you get for giving advice maybe they can do better Quote Link to post
birddog 1,354 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 hottest day of the year up here so far and mine (both are dark coloured and one has a coat like a polar bear) still get their dailly walks.....very early morning, the beach, shaded woods and a nearby burn help me....... though i'm never complacent, hyperthermia even in young fit dogs can strike fast and in hot weather i'm always extra vigilant........the signs are easy to spot lethargy / dissinterest, staggers, the big dark swollen tongue LOL you won't get hypothermia in this weather mate ......... LOL ?..........i say lethargy you say weakness..........i say dissinterest you say dazed look........both (granted hard to spot in really driven types that will go on trying) caused by the dehydration you mention......probably far better to learn to recognise these early signs rather than waiting for the strong urine or worse still blood in the urine (macroscopic haematuria) which can be a precursor to organ failure...........i say staggers, penny taylors book mentions unsteadiness walking in this context, probably brought on by a combination of dehydration and the panting (hyperventilating) you mention (which in humans can cause carpo pedal cramps) but in dogs will manifest as a stiff legged gait, this is caused by in inbalance of oxygen and carbondioxide in the system as the hyperventilating prevents the correct exchange of gasses at cellular level and can eventually lead to collapse and often a hypoxic (low oxygen levels) seizure...........we all know about the swollen coloured tongue and its causes are well documented......i suppose i kinda get the hypo mix up but the lethargy and staggers seen then are caused by different reasons but LOL ? Quote Link to post
sandymere 8,261 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) Some good advice by socks I would just note that there have been a number of mentions of heavy coated dogs being an issue and would add that dogs coats are more for keeping cold out than heat in,. There are different from ourselves in this as they do not have the multitude of surface blood vessels that combined with sweating are the system we use for cooling. We take a coat off to cool down as it allows air movement to reach the skin and those blood vessels so that the evaporation of sweat can cool the tissue and blood, as dogs don’t have this system taking a coat off will have much less of an impact. So the point is if losing heat through the skin is not effective short coated dogs are just as likely to suffer with overheating as long coated ones. I’m not saying don’t take a heavy coat off, as every little helps, but rather be aware that short or long are pretty much as likely to suffer. This time of year mine have had a bit of a rest after the winter but are now starting to get fit again, most evenings, if not on a long run, they get taken to a beach by a river mouth for ball work where they get 3 runs on the soft sand then one out into the river to swim against the current. With a short recovery this is repeated as many times as is needed. This allows me to get them very fit with the minimum risk of injury or heatstroke. The idea is that at the end they are hot in spite of the swims but not overheated. At this time of year this is the only way to push them as they heat created by sprinting muscles is just impossible for them to dissipate from panting or drinking alone. At the end they get a little drink to moisten the mouth/tongue to help cooling then by the time they get home they have cooled down so have access to water as normal. If they drink a lot on the return I know they were too hot, usually they will just have another lap then settle to wait for their evening meal/snack. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandymere/4084067066/in/set-72157620638255787 Edited June 4, 2013 by sandymere 1 Quote Link to post
killing crew 2,708 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I wrote this on another forum a few years back ........ i have been asked to put this up as the weather is still hot and the dangers of heat stroke are very much in the forefront ..... heatstroke can be easily overlooked here are a few tips to spot it and the run down of how it affects the dog ..... Panting High body temperature Dehydration Red (congested) membranes in the mouth and eyes Rapid, irregular heart rate Diarrhoea Weakness, looking dazed Coma Death if the dog gets heat stroke here is the quickest and easyest step by step method of curing the dog ..... Move your dog to a cool, shady spot. Get her out of the direct heat. Take the dog's temperature (if possible). If it's above 104° F, you want to lower that in 10 to 15 minutes and stop when the dog's temperature reaches 104°. Spray or immerse the dog in cool water. Use cool, not ice cold water! as this will cause shock. Place cool, water-soaked towels on the neck, feet, and belly. Let the dog drink if it wants. Get to the nearest vets. just to illustrate a point here of how dumb pet owners are ....... i was in the woods behind my house the other day when this woman i have seen there a number of times aproached me with her big hairy airedale and started quizzing me about dog pregnancy and births as she had just mated her bitch .... one of the things she said was that she had read in a book that all dogs should be kept on lead walks only as soon as they have been mated .... i obviously put her straight on this and whent into a 15 minuet explination about bitches and pregnancy and finally got through to her ..... the next time i seen her was on saturday afternoon and she had heeded my advice ... infact she had done more than that as aher and her dumb ass husband were throwing a tennis ball for this unclipped airedale to chase back and fore amongst each other in tempretures above 26 degrees .... f*****g numbskulls ... its common sence realy ..... they were put right and the dog was taken into the woods for a swim load of shxx Quote Link to post
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