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Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => Pet Board => Topic started by: Butterbean on April 15, 2010, 06:26:26 AM
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Many people take their dogs w/them to run errands etc. But leaving a dog in a car when the weather is warm/hot can seriously hurt/sicken and/or kill the dog! What a horrible way to go. :'(
I recently had an "interaction" w/2 dog owners the other day who left their dog in the car w/the windows barely cracked in 86 degree heat and the car was in direct sun.
I found this chart and these printable fliers that you may consider leaving on a car if you see a dog in there on a warm/hot day and are not the "interacting" type. Also if you are, you can HAND them the information during your calm "interaction."
(If anyone has better fliers or charts please post (the chart here is for SHADED cars....I would like a FULL SUN chart too if someone has one please).
The chart:
http://www.mydogiscool.com/x_car_study.php
The printable fliers:
http://www.mydogiscool.com/downloads/MDIC_flier-bw.pdf
Here is the home page:
http://www.mydogiscool.com/index.php
There is all kinds of good info on this site!
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More from that site regarding Heat Stroke:
http://www.mydogiscool.com/b_action.php
Signs of Heat Stroke
Signs of heat stroke are intense, rapid panting, wide eyes, salivating, staggering and weakness. Advanced heat stroke victims will collapse and become unconscious. The gums will appear pale and dry. If heat stroke is suspected and you can take the animal's temperature rectally, any temperature above 106 degrees is dangerous. The longer the temperature remains at or above 106 degrees the more serious the situation. If you return to your car or the area in which the animal was confined and find your pet seems to be highly agitated, wide-eyed and panting uncontrollably ... start for the nearest animal hospital right away with the air conditioning at full blast. Otherwise get the dog to a cool area and begin the treatment for heat stroke.
Treatment for Heat Stroke
Take the pet's temperature rectally if possible. A body temperature of about 105 degrees or higher is probable evidence for heat stroke. Place your pet in a tub of cool running water or spray with a hose being sure the cool water contacts the skin and doesn't simply run off the coat. Thoroughly wet the belly and inside the legs. Run the cool water over the tongue and mouth. Take a rectal temperature if possible to know when to stop cooling. A safe temperature is about 103 degrees. A small dog will cool down much faster than a large dog. Once the temperature gets to 103 or 104 degrees do not cool the pet any further because the cooling effects will continue to bring the temperature down even further. Seek veterinary attention as soon as possible.
If you are near an animal hospital, go there right away. At the animal hospital they may administer oxygen, cortisone and dextrose to help protect the traumatized cells. The staff can provide proper cooling measures and monitor the dog's temperature, heart rate and provide oxygen which some evidence indicates may help protect stressed body cells. Providing intravenous fluids and anticoagulants may be utilized as well.
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Flower, does the treatment for Heat STroke sound right to you ???
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:-\ :'( shouldnt leave living things in hot cars
I thought this thread was going to be pics of Dogs in nice cars :-[
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:-\ :'( shouldnt leave living things in hot cars
I thought this thread was going to be pics of Dogs in nice cars :-[
Sorry tony!
And flower said the cool down treatment was good...just don't keep cooling the dog after it is already cooled down as it will cool further once it is out of harms way
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:-\ :'( shouldnt leave living things in hot cars
I thought this thread was going to be pics of Dogs in nice cars :-[
lol me too, I was expecting to see a pittie in a lambo, something like that
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ahhaha he looks happy
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http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=151787.0
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personally i would take a tire iron to the window of there car. then i would go into the store and have the clerk announce over the PA sytem that someone just saved their animal and is sorry that the window had to be broken. I hate people.
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personally i would take a tire iron to the window of there car. then i would go into the store and have the clerk announce over the PA sytem that someone just saved their animal and is sorry that the window had to be broken. I hate people.
i did something like that before......i went into a restaurant and ate, and on my way in noticed a dog locked inside of a f250......2 hours later i came out, and the dog was still there......i took the receiver hitch off the trucks tow bar, and threw it through the drivers window.....went into the restaurant, found the owner, and had a heart to heart......i kept the dog too, gave it to my sister...
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i don't understand how people can do that crap
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i don't understand how people can do that crap
Because they're S T U P I D >:(
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kids are stupid and haven't seen them do it