{"id":7945,"date":"2023-07-05T03:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/canada\/?p=7945"},"modified":"2025-02-14T06:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T06:54:44","slug":"caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heat Stroke In Family Pets<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Overheating in your pet is not something to take lightly. As the weather heats up, it&#8217;s important to remain aware of how the heat affects your animals as heat exhaustion can lead to serious and potentially fatal conditions such as heat stroke and cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why your dog is more at risk of heatstroke than you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dogs don&#8217;t sweat out excess body heat. Instead they get rid of excess heat through panting. But sometimes this isn&#8217;t enough to prevent overheating.<\/li><li>Many breeds of dogs have congenital defects or underlying respiratory problems that further restrict their ability to cool down through panting.<\/li><li>Your dogs can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell you they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re too hot or ask for a cool drink of water.<\/li><li>Thick fur or long hair serves as extra insulation and can prevent some of that heat from getting to the skin to be released.<\/li><li>Your dogs can be so eager to please that they won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop playing until their bodies can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take any more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms of heat stroke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An anxious expression or staring appearance<\/li><li>Heavy panting and raspy breathing<\/li><li>Open mouth breathing<\/li><li>Bright red gums<\/li><li>Salivation<\/li><li>Vomiting<\/li><li>Collapsing, stumbling or falling down<\/li><li>Elevated rectal temperature<\/li><li>Lying flat on cool surfaces<\/li><li>Skin feels warmer than usual<\/li><li>Seizures<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to do if you suspect your dog is overheating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Immediately move your dog to a cooler area, either indoors where there is air conditioning or in the shade under a fan.<\/li><li>If you&#8217;re near a body of fresh water, such as a lake or a baby pool, let your dog take a dip to cool down. Another option is use cool, wet cloths or towels to help him out.<\/li><li>If he&#8217;s conscious and willing to drink, give him cool, fresh water.<\/li><li>Check his temperature &#8211; heat exhaustion typically occurs when a dog&#8217;s temperature is 103 &#8211; 106 degrees, where a temperature above 106 places him at risk for heat stroke. If he&#8217;s in the danger zone, call your veterinarian.<\/li><li>Get him to the vet. If you haven&#8217;t already done so, call ahead so they can be ready to take immediate action as soon as you arrive. During the journey keep your air conditioning on or your windows down to keep your pet cool.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Hot Day Do\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provide two bowls of water (in case of spillage) and add ice cubes<\/li><li>Keep your pet inside or in a shady area<\/li><li>Let them cool off in a paddling pool<\/li><li>Spray regularly with a cool mist<\/li><li>Wet them with a hose if they are panting heavily<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Hot Day Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ts<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t leave your pet in your vehicle, even in the shade<\/li><li>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t travel with your pet in a poorly ventilated vehicle<\/li><li>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take your pet for a long run in the middle of the day<\/li><li>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t allow your pet to exercise excessively<\/li><li>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget to provide plenty of fresh water<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2-745x1536-1-497x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2-745x1536-1-497x1024.png 497w, https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2-745x1536-1-146x300.png 146w, https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2-745x1536-1-267x550.png 267w, https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2-745x1536-1-510x1051.png 510w, https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2-745x1536-1.png 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To download a PDF version of this <a href=\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/HP_Pets_In_Summer_Infographic_v2.pdf\">info sheet on caring for your pet in hot weather, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat Stroke In Family Pets Overheating in your pet is not something to take lightly. As the weather heats up, it&#8217;s important to remain aware of how the heat affects your animals as heat exhaustion can lead to serious and potentially fatal conditions such as heat stroke and cardiac arrest. Why your dog is more [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":7950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal-welfare"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Caring For Pets In Hot Weather - HomeoPet CA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather - HomeoPet CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Heat Stroke In Family Pets Overheating in your pet is not something to take lightly. As the weather heats up, it&#8217;s important to remain aware of how the heat affects your animals as heat exhaustion can lead to serious and potentially fatal conditions such as heat stroke and cardiac arrest. Why your dog is more [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HomeoPet CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-05T03:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-14T06:54:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"homeoPet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"homeoPet\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/\",\"name\":\"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather - HomeoPet CA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-05T03:40:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-14T06:54:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/a4f21c0ba96091d0c02dc0da54f531f5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":640,\"caption\":\"heatstroke in pets\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/\",\"name\":\"HomeoPet CA\",\"description\":\"HomeoPet 100% Natural Pet Medicine\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/a4f21c0ba96091d0c02dc0da54f531f5\",\"name\":\"homeoPet\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2322904b50cb538dd46c0793f9e71155e18e7b5a173917a6b8007f2f90333b14?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2322904b50cb538dd46c0793f9e71155e18e7b5a173917a6b8007f2f90333b14?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"homeoPet\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/author\/homeopet\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather - HomeoPet CA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather - HomeoPet CA","og_description":"Heat Stroke In Family Pets Overheating in your pet is not something to take lightly. As the weather heats up, it&#8217;s important to remain aware of how the heat affects your animals as heat exhaustion can lead to serious and potentially fatal conditions such as heat stroke and cardiac arrest. Why your dog is more [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/","og_site_name":"HomeoPet CA","article_published_time":"2023-07-05T03:40:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-14T06:54:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"homeoPet","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"homeoPet","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/","url":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/","name":"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather - HomeoPet CA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-07-05T03:40:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-14T06:54:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/a4f21c0ba96091d0c02dc0da54f531f5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/HeatStroke_Pets_Summer-1024x640-1.jpg","width":1024,"height":640,"caption":"heatstroke in pets"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/caring-for-pets-in-hot-weather\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Caring For Pets In Hot Weather"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/","name":"HomeoPet CA","description":"HomeoPet 100% Natural Pet Medicine","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/a4f21c0ba96091d0c02dc0da54f531f5","name":"homeoPet","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2322904b50cb538dd46c0793f9e71155e18e7b5a173917a6b8007f2f90333b14?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2322904b50cb538dd46c0793f9e71155e18e7b5a173917a6b8007f2f90333b14?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"homeoPet"},"url":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/author\/homeopet\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeopet.kloudexpert.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}