Why Does Your Dog Snore? Is There More to be Concerned About Other Than Your Hearing?
Adrienne sent an email about that included a post about the dangers of heat strokes. One thing that was shocking to me was that the temperature outside was not hot but warm only 80 degrees. This is something everyone should be aware of especially since it is the beginning of summer and also since Cavaliers are especially prone to heat strokes. Cavaliers are a short faced (brachycephalic) which are breed to have a rounded flat faces with prominent eyes and a compact body to make them more appealing. However the cute faces can cause major health problems. In mild cases you may notice your dog snoring. Not every brachycephalic dog will develop respiratory problems but because of there features they could suffer heat stress and heat stroke because they are not efficient panters, which is the only way dogs have to cool themselves.
Factors that increase the risk of a heat stroke are:
Water deprevation Exercise
Enclosed space Age
Excessive humidity Cardiovascular disease
Obesity Lack of acclimatization
Please be careful in the summer heat! My trainer recommended to only walk your dog in hot weather for no more than five minutes. You know how hot dark pavement gets when we step on it but dog’s paws are just as sensitive. Try to avoid dark pavement in the summer heat.
If you are going to be outside in the heat for a longer walk or long period of time, you may want to look into a cool vest
for your dog. I got one for my dog and even though it may not look “cool”, I know she is better off than without it. I found
mine in a store out of town but they are available on the Internet. I found one at http://www.dbdogshop.com/
Adrienne sent an email about that included a post about the dangers of heat strokes. One thing that was shocking to me was that the temperature outside was not hot but warm only 80 degrees. This is something everyone should be aware of especially since it is the beginning of summer and also since Cavaliers are especially prone to heat strokes. Cavaliers are a short faced (brachycephalic) which are breed to have a rounded flat faces with prominent eyes and a compact body to make them more appealing. However the cute faces can cause major health problems. In mild cases you may notice your dog snoring. Not every brachycephalic dog will develop respiratory problems but because of there features they could suffer heat stress and heat stroke because they are not efficient panters, which is the only way dogs have to cool themselves.
Factors that increase the risk of a heat stroke are:
Water deprevation Exercise
Enclosed space Age
Excessive humidity Cardiovascular disease
Obesity Lack of acclimatization
Please be careful in the summer heat! My trainer recommended to only walk your dog in hot weather for no more than five minutes. You know how hot dark pavement gets when we step on it but dog’s paws are just as sensitive. Try to avoid dark pavement in the summer heat.
If you are going to be outside in the heat for a longer walk or long period of time, you may want to look into a cool vest
for your dog. I got one for my dog and even though it may not look “cool”, I know she is better off than without it. I found
mine in a store out of town but they are available on the Internet. I found one at http://www.dbdogshop.com/
0 comments:
Post a Comment