07/17/2024
It’s hard to express how happy we are with how many people are on board with the conceot of rapid cooling for canine heat injury. 12 years ago when we published our systematic review “Rethinling Heat injury in the SOF (Special Operations Forces) Canine” where we concluded there was no scientific evidence to support that slow cooling was better than rapid cooling, and that there was no scientific evidence that cold or ice water cooling was detrimental to chances of survival, we were attacked with an angry mob of villagers with pitchforks and torches (okay, not really, but that’s what it felt like. ) After more research by multiple universities and private entities, now in the working dog world rapid cooling is accepted and practiced as the standard. It’s saving dog’s lives! Thanks to all of the working dog professionals who did the follow-on research that was needed in this topic. More research is still needed, but we’re off to a good start.