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The hot summer is here, and pet lovers are all talking about the topic of preventing heat stroke in summer. What measures can be taken to prevent heat stroke?
Short-nosed dogs are more afraid of heat. Short-nosed dogs are often more afraid of heat than long-nosed dogs, and they are less likely to dissipate heat. In order to prevent heatstroke, you might as well spray your dog’s nose and other parts with cold water from time to time in summer.
Dogs don’t know how to regulate their own temperature. They don’t know how to stop exercising and take a rest when they get hot occasionally, and they don’t replenish water immediately. Because dogs need to evaporate saliva to cool down, so when you see a dog sticking out its tongue and panting in the summer, you should first expect that it is hot and needs to drink water to cool down.
If the dog can drink water when it wants to drink water, this will greatly reduce the risk of heatstroke in short dogs. However, dogs sometimes forget to drink water because they are too excited about playing. This is why the owner must remember to calm down the dog and feed it enough water for its body needs.
What should you do after your dog suffers from heat stroke?
When a dog shows symptoms of heat stroke, it should first "rescue itself" instead of sending it to the pet hospital. The focus of self-rescue is to cool down the dog as much as possible. The method is to first remove the collar, chest strap and other equipment, and pour cold water on the dog's body. You can also put the dog in a cold water bath. It should be noted that only cold water can be used, not ice water, because ice water will reduce the circulation speed of the dog's skin, thereby prolonging the cooling time.
After the temperature drops, the next thing to do is to send the dog to the hospital as quickly as possible. Dogs generally won't drink water by themselves when suffering from heatstroke, so you should use salt water or other methods to quickly replenish it with water, and make drug adjustments to help the dog recover.
If you have a long-haired dog, it is best to shave it to dissipate heat in summer.
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