14 Show Dogs Die of Heat Stroke
What an unfortunate accident! It doesn't take much time for an RV or Truck to heat up with a power failure or an air conditioner going out. FOURTEEN show dogs die of heat stroke when air conditi...
Forum Discussion
BCSnob wrote:
I'm not sure dogs in heat distress inside a closed camper would be able to make enough noise to be heard outside in a parking lot full of RVs with ACs running.
I agree. Every victim of heat stress I've treated was just consumed with panting so fast and hard that no other activity was possible, also towards the end they become prostrate and unresponsive.
Doug, DVM
BTW, we've had multiple threads here about temp alerts for those of us that travel with one or two dogs. I'd think someone with that many travelling in the kind of temps we've been having would think of that, but hindsight is 20/20.
