As its a public holiday tomorrow, why not take this opportunity to give your furbaby his/her final fullbody clip prior to winter. This will make it easier to maintain his/her coat during the winter months. Dont forget we have very high temps forcast for the next few days. Long heavy coats can make it difficult for them to regulate their body temperature and can be very distressful for them as well. Heat stroke is an emergency and requires immediate treatment. Because dogs do not sweat (except to a minor degree through their foot pads), they do not tolerate high environmental temperatures as well as humans do. Dogs depend upon panting to exchange warm air for cool air. But when air temperature is close to body temperature, cooling by panting is not an efficient process. Heat stroke begins with heavy panting and difficulty breathing. The tongue and mucous membranes appear bright red. The saliva is thick and tenacious, and the dog often vomits. The rectal temperature rises to 104° to 110°F (40° to 43.3°C). The dog becomes progressively unsteady and passes bloody diarrhea. As shocksets in, the lips and mucous membranes turn gray. Collapse, seizures, coma, and death rapidly ensue.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 01:43:18 +0000
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