Dog Heatstroke and Blisters on the Paw - it's all in a day's outing
Posted by Clare Bristow | 3 Comments
When the weather heats up we all love spending time outside in the sunshine, and having our dogs with us makes the experience that much more enjoyable.
However, our dogs don't always share our enthusiasm for trips out in the sun.
In an earlier post I mentioned how quickly dogs overheat - it only takes a 4 degree Fahrenheit increase in their body temperature to go from normal body temperature to moderate heatstroke - and with sweat glands only on their paws and nose, it takes a great deal of panting to keep their body temperature at its normal level in warm weather.
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Dog Heatstroke - How to Kill Your Dog in Under 30 Minutes
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I read some startling statistics today about how quickly the inside of a parked car can heat up - severe heatstroke is only minutes away, and death not far behind for dogs left in parked cars during warm weather.
Most of us know that we shouldn't leave dogs in parked cars in the height of summer, but cooler Spring and Autumn temperatures can prove to be as deadly.
Here are some sobering facts, courtesy of the The Humane Society of the United States:
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