{"id":20461,"date":"2025-07-16T08:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/2025\/07\/16\/heatstroke-in-animals-prevention-and-timely-action\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:48:45","slug":"heatstroke-in-animals-prevention-and-timely-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/2025\/07\/16\/heatstroke-in-animals-prevention-and-timely-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Heatstroke in Animals: Prevention and Timely Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20461\" class=\"elementor elementor-20461 elementor-20434\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74956641 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74956641\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521da1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"521da1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the arrival of high temperatures, the well-being of our companion animals can be seriously compromised. <b>Heatstroke is a veterinary emergency that occurs when an animal cannot properly regulate its body temperature.<\/b> Unlike humans, dogs and cats don&#8217;t sweat; their primary cooling mechanism is panting, which can be insufficient on hot days or in poorly ventilated spaces.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The most common symptoms are: <b>accelerated breathing, deep red tongue, weakness, vomiting, trembling, reddened mucous membranes, diarrhoea, dizziness, and in severe cases, seizures or loss of consciousness.<\/b> The most susceptible animals are <b>brachycephalic breeds<\/b> (such as bulldogs or pugs), puppies, older animals, long-haired cats, or those with chronic illnesses.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To prevent it:<\/p><ul><li><b>Avoid walks between 12 pm and 6 pm.<\/b><\/li><li><b>Provide fresh water at all times.<\/b><\/li><li><b>Ensure shaded areas or well-ventilated spaces.<\/b><\/li><li><b>Never leave them alone inside a car, even for a short time.<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>If you detect any symptoms, <b>cool the animal with lukewarm water (never cold or iced water)<\/b> and urgently contact your vet.<\/p><p>At Hospital Veterinario Garb\u00ed (Carretera N-II, km 643), we are prepared to act in these types of emergencies and help you prevent them.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This summer, the best protection is prevention. Get informed and enjoy a safe summer with your furry friend!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the arrival of high temperatures, the well-being of our companion animals can be seriously compromised. Heatstroke is a veterinary emergency that occurs when an animal cannot properly regulate its body temperature. Unlike humans, dogs and cats don&#8217;t sweat; their primary cooling mechanism is panting, which can be insufficient on hot days or in poorly &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":20437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20465,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461\/revisions\/20465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/garbi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}