Hot Dog Anyone?

sammy_kaye18

sproggi wrote: »

I always add a small piece of sulpher block to my dogs drinking water
You can usually buy it in a tub from pet shops, I find it helps a lot and lasts forever!!

whats a sulphur block?:o

sproggi

It's a block of rock sulphur (usually yellow and sold in a box or a tub), for some reason it helps to keep animals cool when added to their water, it shouldn't cost any more than a couple of pounds max and lasts for ages (years) It's also safe for all pets not just dogs.

LillyJ

I was actually worried about my dog today, he is big and has black fur, and on our walk he was panting more than normal, then when we got home he panted for ages. I gave him a big bowl of water but he didn't drink it at first, so I covered his head in water to try to cool him down. I had the door open to outside to keep the air circulating. It wasn't actually sunny, and we only went on a short walk as he had been walked a long way this morning, but would it be possible to get too hot on this short walk? How do we know when it is dangerous? Obviously it is only going to get hotter and we have only had this rescue dog since Autumn so we haven't had a summer with him yet .

Did I do the right thing putting water on him? I thought it would cool him by evaporating. I was going to spray him with the hose, but then he calmed down a bit. He was also salivating quite a lot. I am a worrier when it comes to my dog so I always over react, but I really did worry today! He is always on lead so it isn't like he was running madly!

lisa2905

Big thanks to chipper2407. My dog is 12 now and yesterday I was really worried abouut him he was really really panting and heavy breathing. So today at Tesco for a fiver bought him a paddling pool !!!! Can't get him out of it now he is at present playing bob the squeaky ball !!
His days of playing fetch with the ball and long walks are over I'm afraid but he has spent ages in his new pool with his new game !!!! Big thanks and must admit I have had my feet dangling in there too - lovely !!!

sammy_kaye18

awww too cute

but *taps foot* we want pictures! glad the thread helped and that poochy is happy - might get my bruno a paddlign pool - our garden is shaded a fair bit so he will have shade but a paddling pool could be fun for him and my 4 year old

shoppaholic_returns

Doggy ice pops from pets at home, beef/chicken/ham and cheese flavour, daisy the dig loves em, caution however, they do look the same as human ice pops, they just dont taste the same eek!!

sparkleworld

We don't have a dog but do have a gorgeously cute black dwarf mini lop rabbit and i freeze empty 2 pint milk cartons with water for him to lie next to as we get through these daily I don't have to worry about hygiene in my freezer with it being next to human food.Just swill them out fill them with water and there is always one ready for the next day. I then recycle the old used one as you would normally
HTH
Regards
*Sparkle*

moj1966

All bulldog owners MUST know and understand the following
Severely hot weather can be fatal to a bulldog, they don’t even need to be moving about in it to succumb to the heat. Please make sure that any exercise is given early in the morning or late in the evening, don’t be tempted to go for a nice Sunday afternoon stroll when it is very sunny or hot. Also please don’t allow your bulldog to lay out in the sun for long periods, they do not know when they have had enough and it doesn’t take long for their panting to become out of control.
How to recognise when your bulldog is too hot
Any exercise will make him pant but watch for when the panting becomes "heaving" this is the earliest sign that he is getting too hot. When the panting has become loud and is becoming a "roar" he has already become too hot and the outcome can be fatal:
Stages of overheating:

• Your bulldog will begin to "heave" as he pants
• Your bulldog will begin to "roar" - best described as sounding like severe asthma
• He will begin to look tired and distressed
• His tongue will be very floppy and very red in colour
• His body temperature will rise (normal temp approx 38.6)
• His airway will swell and his throat become full of white foam (caused through the excessive panting)
• He will quickly become exhausted and will fighting for breath
• He could die

How to prevent overheating:

• Do not allow your bulldog to lay out in the day time sunshine
• Do not walk your bulldog in hot weather
• During hot weather keep your bulldog inside during the hottest part of the day

How to deal with overheating:

• Lower his body temperature: Always ensure that you have ice to hand during the summer months. Pour cold water over your dog, especially around his head, rub ice around his head and under his tail (around his rectum). If possible stand him in a cold bath and keep going with the ice until the breathing is less laboured.

• Clear the airway: Squirt some lemon juice (from one of those plastic lemon shaped bottles that you squirt on your pancakes) into the back of his throat, he will hate you for it, but the lemon juice will quickly break up the excess foam and clear the throat. Do not allow him to drink a lot of water as this can cause him to vomit.

• Keep him calm: Once you have reduced his panic keep him in a quiet place and keep a close eye on him.

• If this doesn’t work then you need to get to a vet as quickly as possible - put a cold damp towel under him for the journey

Bulldogs overheat quickly because of the shape of their throats, their soft palates are almost always too long and when they get very hot they cannot pant sufficiently to keep their body temperature down, their attempts to pant quickly cause the production of foam which in turn blocks the throat and causes laboured breathing and eventually they will begin to roar as they try to breath through the blockage.

Summer Check list:

• Plenty of ice
• Jiff Lemon Juice
• If you need to go out freeze some damp towels the day before and take with you together with both of the above items and plenty of cold water.

In an emergency you can substitute 7UP for the lemon and packets of frozen veggies for the ice. Find a horse trough, stream, river or pond to stand your dog in or knock on the nearest house and ask to borrow a hose pipe. Remember this can happen at any time, even if up until now he has coped perfectly OK with the heat. Prevention is much better than cure.
Note: Stress can often bring on the same symptoms and should be treated in the same way as described above.

catkins

I walk my dog very early in the morning -it is getting earlier and earlier as the days get hotter and hotter. This morning I walked him at 5.30am. I usually walk him for at least an hour but he has been pulling to come back after about half an hour the last couple of days. Then me and my husband or just my husband walk him about 11pm or later.

I see people walking their dogs during the day when it is boiling hot and it really annoys me. Dogs can get heatstroke very quickly and if you cannot cool them down quickly enough they can die within about 20 minutes.

During the day I have the curtains in the living room closed which keeps it much cooler. I don't usually open the windows because that just lets in warm air. I have a fan in the living room. There is a ceiling fan above my bed and if he wants he can lay there and I turn the fan on. Occasionally he goes in the garden and lays in the shade but it is usually too hot for him out there. He is a very sensible dog and keeps himself as cool as possible and refuses to walk if he thinks it too hot.

I put ice in his water bowl. I always take a water bottle with me when I walk him even in the winter as he gets very thirsty

lisa2905

sammy-kaye18 afraid my skills don't run to putting photos on net - but I have some on my phone to keep. I must get video camera out. As he is getting old sad to say have been doing alot of filming and photos of him. Happy days!!! You gotta get one great fun for a few pounds !!!! Unfortunately he is now trying to get in the cubbie hole as he can 'sense' a storm coming - strange that ain't it how they know !!!!