The dog in the hot summer

Health dogs tolerate cold much better than heat. Dogskin contains a minimum quantity of sweat glands, which are of great importance to termoregulaci and cooling of the body surface. Dogs are so dependent on cooling through accelerated povrchniho breathing, at which an termoregulaci through evaporation of water from the surface of the respiratory tract.

In the warm season, therefore excluding chlupatych and dark colored dogs, most dogs suffer from chronic respiratory problems and dogs with congenital obstructions in the respiratory tract (boxer, bulldog, mops, Pekinese palace dog). Also kardiaci tolerate the worst summer and are at high summer temperatures can far less power than usual. For example, chronic degenerative valve disease most commonly affected breeds are Kavalir King Charles Spaniard, cocker spaniel, poodle, schnauzer or a small dachshund.

During the summer heat should be walking the dog re-time, and even if our dog is young and healthy. Raising venceni with behanim and aportovanim will go to early morning and late evening,but lunch and afternoon walks restricted to the time required for the dog. If we have a choice, choose drawback place, and if we can return to the grassy dog run under the trees, other than on foot, save it at least painful burns on tlapkach and we removed the need for their care. Similarly, as burning our feet Bosa hot asphalt, sand or concrete surface, trap and foot dog. Under balloons polstarku a great blisters and skin is removed to live subcutaneous. The animal is very painful and the condition of the deteriorating lizanim affected areas. In addition, small breeds of dogs are moving just above the sun-hot country, hot air layer a few tens of degrees. When the first indications of fatigue, where the dog sits or rises Tlapa, refuses to offer games, saliva over its normal level,It's muggy, or even cough, walk stop. Pet your load limits itself, but not the increased activity provoked by other dogs. If overheating occurs, resulting in a strong heartbeat, in more severe cases, inability to move, diarrhea, vomiting, and temperature over 40c (as measured in the rectum), it is necessary to cool the dog urgently. Veterinarians regards bathing in water, because it is inappropriate in terms of long-term effectiveness of chilling. The best is to wrap the dog in wet towels, turn the fan on the table, if available, and begin to cool the animal namrazenymi packages such as vegetables from the freezer. The animal is transferred quickly to a good tour to the vet.The clinic is for cooling of critical patients used tiles from namrazeneho gel (which is the equivalent of frozen vegetables), and cold infuse intravenous fluids. Beware of overheating when the temperature of the hot wind and add a man and a dog to feel the heat right.

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