Dogs and heatstroke

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leeCal
leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
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Are you keeping a good eye on Rover during these hot days?
You may want to read this article warning that dogs actually suffer from heatstroke at lower temperatures than thought .

https://news.sky.com/story/why-your-dog-may-be-at-higher-risk-of-heatstroke-based-on-where-you-live-in-the-uk-12619605

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  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Thanks for sharing @leeCal, I'm sure this will be helpful for the dog owners amongst us :) 
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    You're welcome @Ross_Scope 🙂
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    edited June 2022
    We’ve had a real scorcher here today, it was eighty Fahrenheit in the shade in my garden @Teddybear12!
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    Really hot here today too! 
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    I remember the opposite with one of my dogs once. Many years ago it was a cold winters day and snow lay on the ground. I took Fido out for a walk and within half a mile she couldn’t walk anymore, her paws were covered in ice! So naturally I picked her up and carried her home much to her delight, she wouldn’t stop licking my face! 

    Hot pavements are also not good for their feet. A friend of mine avoids paths and walks his dog on grass where possible when it’s hot, much cooler.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    That's good advice about walking them on grass @leeCal I'm not a dog owner myself, though I can certainly appreciate wanting to help keep them happy and cool :) 

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