Dog heat stroke symptoms and first aid methods

Jan 17,2024
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The symptoms of dog heatstroke include mild heatstroke, drooling, panting, and restlessness; moderate heatstroke: difficulty breathing and sluggishness; severe heatstroke: shock and coma. If a dog is found to have heatstroke, bathe it with cold water, cover the body with a wet towel, and put an ice pack on the head to cool down. Be careful not to let the water temperature be too low, because too low a water temperature will cause the surrounding blood vessels to contract violently, which will not achieve the heat dissipation effect.

First aid method for dog heat stroke:

1. Let the dog lie on its side in a ventilated place (please do not compress the heart) and wipe the head, armpit or Crotch.

2. In severe cases, you can directly use cold water (remind you not to use ice water, ice water will reduce the circulation speed of the skin, thus prolonging the cooling time) to the dog's body, or you can also put it on the dog's body. Put the dog in a cold water bath to cool down, and let the dog's mouth and nose come out of the water to breathe to avoid choking on water.

3. Heatstroke is prone to laryngeal edema. You should pay attention to the breathing situation and straighten the dog’s neck at any time to make it breathe smoothly. Give sick dogs oral saline in time to prevent dehydration.

4. Pay attention to sufficient cooling of the head. When resting, you can raise your feet to increase the blood supply to the brain. If the brain is burned, it can also become blind and deaf. While cooling down, the dog's whole body can be gently massaged to help achieve a cooling effect, and oxygen can be inhaled if possible. Beat the heart area. It will stop when the body temperature drops to about 40 degrees.

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