What to do if a cat has heatstroke? First aid

Jan 31,2024
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Cat heat stroke first aid method:

1. Cool down the cat’s body and immediately ventilate the room or turn on the air conditioner. If it has heat stroke outdoors, quickly move the cat to a cool place land.

2. Wipe the cat’s body with a cool wet towel, and put the soaked towel on the cat’s head to cool down to speed up the relief of the symptoms of congestion on the cat’s head.

3. If the cat’s body temperature rises, you can immerse the cat in normal temperature water around 20°C. When the cat's body temperature drops to about 39 to 40 degrees, the cat can be taken out of the cold water and kept warm or maintained. Cooling is very important. If the cat's body temperature cannot be lowered in time, symptoms such as cerebral edema, heart failure, and kidney failure will occur, resulting in the death of the cat.

4. If a cat with mild heat stroke has saliva in its mouth, the saliva in the mouth should be cleaned. This can make the cat breathe smoothly and provide the cat with plenty of drinking water. If a cat shows symptoms of dehydration, it is best to take it to the hospital for rehydration in time.
5. Cats with severe heat stroke should be treated with infusion, or assisted with oxygen inhalation, enema cooling, etc., to maintain the cat's body function and quickly reduce the body temperature.

6. Supplement physiological saline. It is hot in summer and cats may become dehydrated after heat stroke. Supplement physiological saline for cats to adjust the water and salt balance.

Symptoms of heat stroke in cats:

1. The body temperature rises above 40℃.

2. Begin to pant and even breathe through the mouth.

3. The nose is red, dry and hot.

4. Anorexia, vomiting, and general weakness.

5. Flushing of the conjunctiva and oral mucosa.

6. Lack of energy and accelerated heart rate.

7. In severe cases, dehydration symptoms may occur, such as foaming at the mouth, purple mucous membranes, convulsions, and coma.

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