Vet issues urgent warning explaining just why hot weather could be deadly for pooches – and you have to paid attention
Excessive droolingThe best chance of survival is to gradually get the dog’s body temperature down and their first piece of advice to achieve this is by moving the pooch to a shaded and cool area.
Pouring cool water over the dog is the second step they recommend, making note not to confuse this with cold water as it could shock the dog.While they said placing a wet towel under the dog can be beneficial in mild circumstances, they should never be placed over them as it could “trap heat”. They also suggested the owner allows the dog to drink small amounts of cool water and continue to pour cool water over them until their breathing begins to normalise.They continued: “Dogs that have lost consciousness will stop panting, despite still having a very high temperature, these dogs require urgent aggressive cooling as a priority.