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I have a question about the health of dogs
Ok I am not by a longshot an expert in dogs. Or for that matter
an expert in how to keep dogs in good health but I have a question due to the vacation I am taking next month. Now the reason I am asking about this is based on something I have heard about dogs. I have understood that dogs do not sweat like people do thats why they pant. What I do sometimes is when I travel to a city and I love traveling is I put the zipcode in my Iphone to get a weather forecast for that city. Next month I am going to palm springs and what I found out about palm springs is there temperatures get very very high, like 115 degrees at times! Now its one thing to wonder how a human can handle an environment like that but how can a dog handle it? I am asking because I know some people in palm springs who have dogs? |
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I have a question about the health of dogs
jalexa9898 wrote:
Ok I am not by a longshot an expert in dogs. Or for that matter an expert in how to keep dogs in good health but I have a question due to the vacation I am taking next month. Now the reason I am asking about this is based on something I have heard about dogs. I have understood that dogs do not sweat like people do thats why they pant. What I do sometimes is when I travel to a city and I love traveling is I put the zipcode in my Iphone to get a weather forecast for that city. Next month I am going to palm springs and what I found out about palm springs is there temperatures get very very high, like 115 degrees at times! Now its one thing to wonder how a human can handle an environment like that but how can a dog handle it? I am asking because I know some people in palm springs who have dogs? Read the post entitled:' Avoiding Heat Related Injuries in Dogs' posted here on the 21st of June by Char -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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I have a question about the health of dogs
On 7/16/2010 10:48 AM, jalexa9898 wrote:
Ok I am not by a longshot an expert in dogs. Or for that matter an expert in how to keep dogs in good health but I have a question due to the vacation I am taking next month. Now the reason I am asking about this is based on something I have heard about dogs. I have understood that dogs do not sweat like people do thats why they pant. What I do sometimes is when I travel to a city and I love traveling is I put the zipcode in my Iphone to get a weather forecast for that city. Next month I am going to palm springs and what I found out about palm springs is there temperatures get very very high, like 115 degrees at times! Now its one thing to wonder how a human can handle an environment like that but how can a dog handle it? I am asking because I know some people in palm springs who have dogs? Those people also have air conditioning. |
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I have a question about the health of dogs
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:44:03 -0400, Char
wrote: On 7/16/2010 10:48 AM, jalexa9898 wrote: Ok I am not by a longshot an expert in dogs. Or for that matter an expert in how to keep dogs in good health but I have a question due to the vacation I am taking next month. Now the reason I am asking about this is based on something I have heard about dogs. I have understood that dogs do not sweat like people do thats why they pant. What I do sometimes is when I travel to a city and I love traveling is I put the zipcode in my Iphone to get a weather forecast for that city. Next month I am going to palm springs and what I found out about palm springs is there temperatures get very very high, like 115 degrees at times! Now its one thing to wonder how a human can handle an environment like that but how can a dog handle it? I am asking because I know some people in palm springs who have dogs? Those people also have air conditioning. Good point. People who live in Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Phoenix, etc. are used to very hot temperatures. They're a fact of life, and because of that people are probably more likely to take precautions with their dogs. And, everything is air conditioned. |
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I have a question about the health of dogs
jalexa9898 wrote:
Ok I am not by a longshot an expert in dogs. Or for that matter an expert in how to keep dogs in good health but I have a question due to the vacation I am taking next month. Now the reason I am asking about this is based on something I have heard about dogs. I have understood that dogs do not sweat like people do thats why they pant. Jalexa, did you get the information you needed? Char posted a really good note but here is the basics of it. You are right. Dogs do not sweat. Also, dogs can not cool down well at all without a breeze in the hotter climates. Their body core temp can get dangersly high at a mere 80F in a car with no strong breeze (windows cracked). You just do not leave a dog in a car at all down south. Not even for 5 mins. Char specifically mentioned some folks try to 'open the sunroof' but air doesnt get down there in a breeze pattern and she's right. Recent radio report here. 17 dogs have died and 3 infants due to being left in cars for a 'quick run into 7-Eleven' in my local city. One of the worst things you can do is spritz them with water thinking this will cool them off. Without a reasonable breeze, you can steam bake a dog in their heavy fur this way. This is especially true to dogs that have an undercoat of fur. Rather nasty way to die. Another part I added to that thread (which you may not have seen) was heat of pavement. A dog can have their paws badly burned if you aren't aware of the pavement heat. Don't be afraid to take the pooch with you, just keep in mind he probably is *less* heat tolerant than you, will need lots of water and pee more, and can't walk on pavement hotter than your own bare feet can take comfortably. (test with your hand before getting dog out of car). Hope this helps. |
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I have a question about the health of dogs
On 7/20/2010 7:48 PM, cshenk wrote:
Another part I added to that thread (which you may not have seen) was heat of pavement. A dog can have their paws badly burned if you aren't aware of the pavement heat. Don't be afraid to take the pooch with you, just keep in mind he probably is *less* heat tolerant than you, will need lots of water and pee more, and can't walk on pavement hotter than your own bare feet can take comfortably. (test with your hand before getting dog out of car). Hope this helps. Another idea is to buy the dog some shoes. Works great on hot pavement if the bottoms are made thick enough. |
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I have a question about the health of dogs
"Char" wrote
cshenk wrote: Another part I added to that thread (which you may not have seen) was heat of pavement. A dog can have their paws badly burned if you aren't aware of the pavement heat. Another idea is to buy the dog some shoes. Works great on hot pavement if the bottoms are made thick enough. Grin, just posted on this. Cash isn't heat tolerant enough for this to be a solution to biking in heat index 115F (45C) or even heat index 100F (about 37C). True temps here have ranged close to 100F pretty much for the last 6-7 weeks with a few cooler days at a mere 90F. This weekend, we get a glorious reprieve of mid-80's and have the house open with just a few fans. Anyways, he's got designer booties (grin). The scrunchies match his harness but I can also swap them out to others we have here. I replaced the leather strap with a hot pink cotton shoelace so 'we be stylin'! LOL. I saw another set on one of the many english bull dogs here. It's a little different as it has the pop rivets from toe to front of leg and honest to gosh shoelaces! They look like old time keds 'high tops' but at the ankle they have 'peds' vice keds. The Bull Dog this time BTW is 'Barney the Bull dog'. One of the last set from the small breeder who's 2 were carefully allowed to have 3 litters and almost all the pups are locally settled (fixed too) within 1-2 miles. |
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