If you found your beloved companion dog comatose,
stricken by HEAT STROKE?
Would you know what measures to take?
How would you react?
Could you act quickly enough, thereby having a
slight chance of saving his/her life?
What would you do first?
How much time would you have?
What is the most important things to remember?
Would your beloved companion survive to serve as an example to others?
Or would your companion be a statistic like so many others?
Planning can mean all the difference in the world.
HEAT STROKE, It is a Killer. Many companion animals succumb to it daily during the hotter months of the year. Are you prepared?
Things you should have on hand at home, in your vehicle if your companion travels with you, and in your first aid kit that is used for your companion:
A thermometer - I personally find the digital the easiest and fastest to handle in an emergency.
A supply of cool water for him/her - if you are going to be away from home for more than 30 minutes with your companion.
Towels - You may need it to soak your companion in if over heated.
Phone - A cell phone is almost a necessity these days. If you have one, by all means keep it on you when out alone or with your companion....battery charged..:-)
What do you do if your companion collapses due to heat stroke, unconscious therefore unable to respond to you!!!!
You have VERY little time. You MUST move very quickly, or your companion will NOT survive.
FIRST: You HAVE to begin cooling the body down immediately.
If there is a hose nearby.... Turn it on and make SURE the water running out of it is CONSTANTLY COOL.......if it becomes warm or hot again it will continue to COOK your companion.
Putting the hose, *without the nozzle* UNDER the armpit will begin bringing the temperature down.
BE VERY careful NOT to allow the water to enter your companion's nose or mouth. They could drown.
If you are near ice...by ALL means take all you can get. Put it in a plastic bag if possible and place in the groin area. This will also help to get that temperature down quicker.
USE your phone. Call your vet IMMEDIATELY and get your companion in for treatment. If you have used the water in the armpit area, the ice in the groin area and made the call, you have covered the first huge hurdle.
Above is "Logan" pictured with his hero, Dr Bob Quinn, *left* at the clinic. This picture was taken this am, *Monday, July 16th, 2001. Just one week after this horrible nightmare began. We feel without his expert care, our Logan would not have made it through.
I will be adding Logan's full treatment this week. I'm waiting on pertinent information about his exact and full treatment from Dr Bob. It will give you an outline to think about if you are ever in this situation. I'm also gathering statistics about heat/humidity and breeze. This was what almost killed our Logan. It was hot on July 9th, and yes there was humidity. But, no more than he was accustomed to. The prevailing factor was the fact that we later learned. There was NO breeze that day. My husband almost succumbed to the heat that afternoon as well and he was 25 miles away. It was not the heat at 3106 Price Street, Nederland, TX. It was the area as a whole.....Heat/Humidity/No Breeze.........an almost certain death trap. Please bookmark this page and ck back in a few days. I hope to have all the information that Dr Bob wants to put up. Follow Logan's journey with Heatstroke here
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