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Heatstroke occurs rapidly in dogs, often proving fatal in minutes. The initial signs of heatstroke are rapid and heavy breathing. The dog becomes distressed, salivates, gasps for breathing, and collapses.
Do you know an effective way to treat the dog with heatstroke is to cover the body of your pet with damp towels? You can maintain the temperature of the towel by poring water over the towels continuously.
The First Aid
Following first aid will help you to help your dog a lot-
1. Remove the dog from the source of heat.
2. Immediately pour water over your dog. Use tepid water initially, which should be followed by cool water. Immediately cover your dog with damp towels.
3. Allow it to drink ad-libitum of water.
4. If your dog didn’t recover within few minutes of these first aids, immediately take the dog to your vet at the earliest possible time.
