heat stroke

[nice newfie]

Just wondering. a friend of mine lost her 13 year old Pom to heat stroke. They had tried to make her "come back " (she was in a coma like state) for four hours before she past. Anyhow. What a normal temp for a Newf. and does rubbing alcohol on the pads of the feet really work?They were also putting it on the arm pits and groin area.Karen

 

[sarnewfie]

hi karen
what i found worked for a dog that had the beginning stages of heat stroke that boarded with me, was ice, on feet, and where the organs are, or colllld colllld waterr on towels, and dripping the cold water in the mouth, to keep him going till i could drop him of at the vet, of course the shop was AC and i had just had him out on leash to do duties, that day he was super vulnerable for some reason, stress maybe due to being away from home.
it is tuff loosingthem, but stress, old age, things of that nature, can make them more prone, and harder to bring them out of it.

 

[Varmint]

In the first stages of heat stroke - follow Sar's advice along with a cold cloth on the inside of the ear flaps. Try to cool the area's of the dog that does not have hair on it or has very minimal hair.

If it goes beyond the first stage, confusion or unconcious, get to vet immediately. There are meds that can help with stress and usually can pull them out of the "unconcious" period. However, you don't know if there will be any perminant damage. If you cannot get to the vet or cannot get to a vet right away, put the dog in a bath of water with rubbing alcohol in it. The alcohol will help reduce the body temperature and will hopefully allow the pet to wake up.

A dogs normal body temperature is between 101 F to 102 F . If the temp goes above 104 - 105 F in hot humid weather - especially giant breeds - get them cooled off ASAP. Cold water usually will work.