23/05/2026
🚨 HEAT STROKE IN DOGS 🚨
If your dog is showing signs of heat stroke, they NEED veterinary intervention 🩺
But here is the mistake owners often make:
❌ Throwing the dog straight into the car and driving immediately.
✅ COOL FIRST. VET SECOND.
Every minute a dog remains dangerously overheated, damage is being done internally ⚠️
🧊 WHAT TO DO:
➡️ Move the dog out of the heat
➡️ Call the vet while cooling starts
🐶 Small dogs / young dogs:
Fully submerge in COLD water if possible, keeping the mouth and nose clear.
🐕 Large dogs:
Pour COLD water all over them FAST.
🪣 Buckets
🚿 Hosepipe
🛁 Bath
🧴 Cold bottles from the fridge
💨 Use fans or airflow while cooling.
❌ DO NOT cover the dog with wet towels.
They can trap heat.
🚗 THEN get to the vet.
⚠️ EARLY WARNING SIGNS:
▪️ Heavy panting
▪️ Drooling
▪️ Bright red gums
▪️ Restlessness
▪️ Weakness
▪️ Vomiting
▪️ Diarrhoea
▪️ Wobbling
🚨 HEAT STROKE EMERGENCY:
▪️ Collapse
▪️ Seizures
▪️ Confusion
▪️ Difficulty breathing
▪️ Blue/purple gums
▪️ Loss of consciousness
❗️This is NOT a wait and see situation.
🧊 Cool immediately
📞 Call the vet
🩺 Get emergency treatment
Fast action saves lives 🚨