heat stroke
 

Please be careful! Our greyhound came very close to dying yesterday. She was outside in our courtyard for 10 minutes and my husband went out to fiind her lying on her stomach, spread eagled and unable to move. He rushed her to the vet and her temp was over 106. Please watch your animals in this heat!!

WOW - Ten minutes!!!!

So sorry this happened to your beloved pet. Pets are like children, they need someone to look after them.

Humans always need to be hydrated, in this heat. Be careful out there!!!

I didn't realize it could happen in 10 minutes either. Although I have noticed over the last two weeks with the high temps, our aussie is panting very hard within 5 minutes. Even though he doesn't want to come, I can tell he can't take much more. Lovinganimals, thanks so much for your words of warning! I hope your girl is feeling much refreshed today.

One other thing....think about their paw pads. Anybody who has walked across the sand or cement sidewalk in their bare feet can imagine how the dog feels on a hot sunny day.

This happens at Doggie Doo Run Run every once in a while. And, it has often been a greyhound.

Thank you.

I had a boxer that was trained to set whenever I stopped. Walking him one day in south Florida I noticed he would set, then come up then try to set again looking at me like he was sorry but he couldn't do it......Then I realized the asphalt on the road was probably 150 degrees.

I see people everyday walking their fury friends in this heat. I so badly want to say something to them but I surely don't want a confrontation. I truly wish all pet owners would realize that fluffy & fido would be happier if they were home inside in the AC.
Glad the OP had a happy ending...had to be scary

And please never, never, never leave your dog in a car when it is hot.
A car heats up very quickly and your pet can die.
Animals need our help and protection.
They depend on us to keep them safe.

I recently called the non emergency line to report a dog left in a car at the Walmart. Crazy folks out there!

Thank you for this warning. I didn't realize how fast it could happen. How lucky that you discovered him quickly enough.

Another thing to be careful of is not to get your dog too close of a summer cut. Their hair acts as a natural cover from the sun, and if you cut that coat too short, they can get sunburn.

Beau chased a greyhound (Riley?) around the Doggie Doo Run Run big dog section today. The bigger dogs seem to get tired more easily in this heat. Beau almost caught the greyhound but I was quite worried that the greyhound would get reminded of his chasing days and turn the tables on little Beau.

Better have a serious talk with little Beau, Tal.:laugh:

Before I call the police, I go to the nearest store and ask them to page the owner of (car description and license plate number).
I'm usually successful in locating the owner.
Sometimes the owner is appreciate of being paged.
More often the owner is dismissive, sometimes belligerent.
Some people don't deserve to have a dog.

When greyhounds are adopted out, the new owner is given their racing muzzle. Unless the owner knows the dog well enough that their "racing instinct" is gone, they should always muzzle the dog when around others. There was an incident last year where a group of greys were let loose in a fenced area with a hill. They were all running around and one of them tripped going down the hill. The rest of the greys attacked the downed dog and that dog needed multiple surgeries. The owner of the kennels where these dogs were being kept obviously didn't think to put the muzzles on. This is NOT to say greys are dangerous to other dogs. It depends on the grey and their prey instinct. My first grey had absolutely no prey instinct and could care less if a rabbit sat on him! When I first got my second grey I was told she was cat friendly. One day in the yard my cat ran and she went after her and pinned her up against the fence. I screamed "NO" and ever since then she has never gone after another animal, even rabbits. (Greys are very sensitive to negative behavior toward them and they want to please).
Point of all this is that hopefully Beau will have a friend to run with without being in any danger, as long as the owner knows their grey is safe without the muzzle.

I applaud your compasion , but generally abuse based on ignorance I would go
with a beating.