Heatstroke is also called “heat stroke” or “sunburn”, but there is another name called “heat exhaustion”. It can be understood by its name. It refers to a disease in which the head of an animal is exposed to direct sunlight in hot seasons, resulting in congestion of the meninges and serious obstruction of the function of the central nervous system. Heat stroke refers to a serious disorder of the central nervous system caused by excessive heat accumulation in animals in a humid and muggy environment. Heatstroke is a disease that can happen to cats and dogs, especially when they are confined at home in summer.

Heatstroke often occurs when pets are kept in a high-temperature environment with poor ventilation, such as closed cars and cement huts. Some of them are caused by obesity, cardiovascular disease and urinary system diseases. They can’t metabolize heat in the body quickly, and heat accumulates rapidly in the body, resulting in acidosis. When walking the dog at noon in summer, the dog is very easy to suffer from heatstroke due to direct sunlight, so try to avoid taking the dog out at noon in summer.

When heatstroke occurs, the performance is very terrible. Pet owners are easy to miss the best treatment time because of panic. When a pet has heatstroke, it will show: the temperature rises sharply to 41-43 degrees, shortness of breath, breathlessness, and rapid heartbeat. Depressed, unstable standing, then lying down and falling into a coma, some of them are mentally disordered, showing a state of epilepsy. If there is no good rescue, the condition will deteriorate immediately, with heart failure, fast and weak pulse, congestion in the lungs, pulmonary edema, open mouth breathing, white mucus and even blood from the mouth and nose, muscle spasm, convulsion, coma, and then death.

Several aspects combined led to heatstroke in dogs later:

1: At that time, it was more than 21 p.m., which should be in the south. The local temperature was about 30 degrees, and the temperature was not low;

2: Alaska has long hair and a huge body. Although it is not fat, it is also easier to get hot. Hair is like a quilt, which can prevent the body from overheating when the outside temperature is hot, but at the same time, it will also prevent the body from radiating heat through contact with the outside when the body is hot. Alaska is more suitable for the cold weather in the north;

3: The pet owner said that he didn’t have a good rest for about two hours from 21 o’clock to more than 22 o’clock, and had been chasing and fighting with the bitch. Running for the same time and the same distance, large dogs produce several times more calories than small dogs, so everyone can see that those who run fast are thin dogs.

4: The pet owner neglected to bring water to the dog when he went out. Maybe he didn’t expect to go out for so long at that time.

How to deal with it calmly and scientifically so that the dog’s symptoms did not deteriorate, passed the most dangerous time, and returned to normal after 1 day, without causing sequelae of the brain and central system?

1: When the pet owner sees that the dog’s legs and feet are soft and paralyzed, he immediately buys water and tries to drink water for the dog to avoid dehydration, but because the dog is very weak at this time, he cannot drink water by himself.

2: Pet owners immediately cold compress the dog’s abdomen with ice, and the head helps the dog cool down quickly. When the dog’s temperature drops a little, they try to give water again, and drink baokuanglite, a drink that supplements electrolyte balance. Although it may not be good for the dog in normal times, it has a good effect in this time.

3: When the dog recovers slightly after drinking some water, he is immediately sent to the hospital for blood gas examination and confirmed respiratory acidosis. He continues to wipe his abdomen with alcohol to cool down, and drips water to avoid dehydration.

What else can we do besides these? When there is sun, you can move the cat and dog to a cool and ventilated place. If you are indoors, you can turn on the air conditioner immediately; Sprinkle cold water on the pet’s whole body. If it’s serious, soak the body part in the water to dissipate heat; In the hospital, the temperature can be reduced by Enema with cold water. Drink a small amount of water many times, take oxygen according to symptoms, take diuretics and hormones to avoid brain edema. As long as the temperature drops down, the pet can return to normal after breathing gradually stabilizes.

When taking pets out in summer, we must avoid exposure to the sun, avoid long-term uninterrupted activities, bring enough water and replenish water every 20 minutes. Don’t leave pets in the car, so we can avoid heatstroke. The best place for dogs to play in summer is by the water. Take them swimming when you have a chance.