18/07/2024
β οΈπHEAT STROKE - DOGSπβ οΈ
Seeing so many dogs being walked on pavements in the middle of the day in horrendous heat just now - please note that Heat Stroke kills dogs in as little as 15 mins. It only takes your dogs body temp to rise more than 2 degrees and heat stroke starts to kick in...
If your dogs temp gets to 4.5 degrees higher than it should their organs start to fail.
50% chance of survival if your dog is diagnosed with Heat stroke.
Temperatures outside are over 20 degrees... (26 right now π₯΅)
please only walk your dogs early morning or at night. The pavement alone can burn their pads. And the risk of heatstroke is extremely high.
No dogs have died because they havenβt had a walk throughout the day, but they can die within 15 mins if you put them at risk of heat stroke.
Keep them cool and keep them safe ππΆ