Heat Stroke - Page 1

Had a situation happen 2 days ago that I think is important to let people kno about. 2 days ago our german shepherd and golden retriever went to the back of our property with my husband so he could do some work with the backhoe. The dogs ran around and layed around, played attack for awhile and then came back walking for about a quarter of a mile. They were back there for about 2 hours and the temp was about 65 and sunny. When they got back they ran and got a drink and were walking around when our golden pucked all her food from the morning. Other than that she was fine, A few minutes later my husband walked by her in her crate and she was like katherine Hepburn shaking and she seemed disoriented and was having trouble walking and was pulling her back legs up to her stomach. We had no idea what could be wrong with her except maybe she got into poison somewhere. My next door neighbor has a hunt club and kennel and I called him for advice and he said she had heat stroke. He said cool her down and watch her and she will be fine in a few hours. He said it is a real problem in the fall and spring because you don;t think of them getting overheated. I cooled her down pretty quickly (not enough to shock her) and she stopped shaking after about a half hour. She still pulled her legs up and was kindof dizzy for about another hour but then she was fine. My german shepherd was fine. The retreiver is a adoption and is about 90 lbs and 3 years old. We are trying to get some weight off her but she can still run faster than our german shepherd chasing a rabbit. We would have never even guessed heat stroke and I am sure that I am not the only one.
She is fine now.

Thank you for this post!

The dog was not panting at all. If she had of done that I would have thought she was overheated. It was very strange.  I don't agree with taking them to the vet first thing. If I had of done that she may have died. It would really be great to have a vet that cares more about my dog's well being then they do about my money.

It is not strange. Dog stops panting in later stages of overheating. Sometimes this happans really fast. Above,  I am describing early stages. If the dog is disoriented cool him down as much as you can and while cooling him down take him to the vet! He may be going through a shock which may kill him too.
 
Not all vets are like that. You should have selected  a vet you trust BEFORE any emergency . Can you, right now at this very moment, speed dial number of an emergency 24 hr vet? 
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