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Preventing Heat Stroke Children And Dogs 101

By Laura Thomas


Heatstroke can happen to anyone, including pets. This is not something that you should take lightly as one can die because of such. You do not want to happen this to yourself, to the people around you and your dogs. Keep on reading to know more about preventing heat stroke children and dogs.

Heat stroke could occur in just a few minutes, especially to babies, which is why it is important that you know what to do to prevent this from happening. Before this, heat exhaustion most often arise first. You know when a person or a pet is experiencing heat exhaustion when they appear to be abnormally tired or more thirsty, and their skin is moist and cool.

The signs. The body temperature of your dog could reach to 104 up to 110 F. Your furry friends are panting heavily, has a rapid heartbeat, their tongue and gums will turn dark or bright red, excessively drooling or thirsty. As for their physical and actions, they could be having seizures, bloody diarrhea, glazed eyes, staggering, uncoordinated, will loss consciousness, and starts vomiting.

When you think that your pet is having a heatstroke, lower their body temperature through bringing them in a cool area. Have them soaked in cold water, not ice cold. Take them to the vet safely and quickly. Make sure you call a clinic in advance so the staff there can prepare for your arrival. Try to offer them some water or an ice cube.

Anticipation. There are straightforward advances that you could do to anticipate this. When climate condition is hot, do not leave them outside. If they have to be outside the home, give them a lot of water and place them in a concealed and cool spot. You may put some ice to their water, so that it will stay cool. Let them play in water by bathing them.

Steps that prevents heat stroke or exhaustion. Drink a lot of water and other cold drinks, take a cool bath or shower, wear loose and light colored clothing, damp your skin with water, do not exposed yourself under the sun from 11 am to 3 pm, avoid doing an extreme exercise, and control your alcohol intake. Exhaustion that turns to stroke after 30 minutes is very dangerous.

Keep your kids hydrated. Children who are properly hydrated will not have any difficulty in their body temperatures when exposed to the heat of the sun. Adults must keep on reminding them to drink a plenty of water whenever outside. For kids who are participating in activities or sports, there has to be a water break every fifteen to twenty minutes.

As mentioned earlier, pets can suffer from this as well. If your dog is too hot, and they themselves cannot reduce the temperature of their body by panting, heatstroke will come after, which could kill them. When they are showing signs of heatstroke, bring them to a shaded and cool area, and call the help of a vet right away.

What to do. The best thing to do in this situation is to call 911 and cool the child. For athletic kids, have them bathe in ice after every practice. The first thing you have to do is bring the kids in a shaded and cool area. Soak towels in cold water and wipe this all over the skin. Make them drink some cool water. The thing about heatstroke is its victim sometimes stop sweating as they are too hydrated.




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