Hypothermia can kill your dog. Although this is especially true for small breeds and dogs with very short hair, it can happen when it's cold, dogs, like Husky, Alaskan Malamute and Bernese mountain dogs. The best protection for your dog is prevention. However, prevention is not always sufficient, and treatment should be rapid and effective in the event that your dog will receive hypothermia. Should be to prevent or cure, you must first understand what hypothermiait is not.
Just as with humans or other warm-blooded animals, exposure to extremely cold environments terminal. Hypothermia usually occurs in conjunction with a freeze is when your body can not regulate its vital functions through its clinical internal temperature is too low. A normal temperature for most dogs is from 100.5 to 102.5.
Signs that a dog is hypothermia are:
Tremor
Shivering is an involuntary response of the body to use muscleTo warm its internal temperature. It 'basically forced exercise.
Hair raised
If your dog is super-cooled, you may find that his hair is collected or available. In an effort to combat hypothermia, throws the body of the dog's coat in an attempt, a layer of air between the skin and hair trap. The air is heated and provides the dog with an insulating layer.
Cold extremities
As hypothermia progresses, the body than blood flow in the closedEnds. This is done to maintain the flow of blood to vital organs. During this stage, your dog even more at risk of freezing, which can feel the freezing of tissues, and another reason why your dog look his legs, feet, ears, face and tail, cold or hard, it is.
Weakness
Last stages of hypothermia causes the body, almost all of its resources for the brain, heart and lungs to use that work to continue. As in other parts of the body's blood are not always or even nervousThe signs may appear weak on your dog, or even exhausted. Tissue death seemed almost certain.
Unconsciousness
End-stage hypothermia begins with loss of consciousness, and ended shortly after the death. Emergency medical treatment is the only way to save your pet at this time.
Prevention of hypothermia is in the hands of the owners of dogs. You must first understand your dog's tolerance to cold, and prepare it according to them. Weak or sick dogs should not be forcedtolerate the cold. A short-haired dogs and small dogs should be fitted with shoes and other clothing, storage of heat in their help and their time of exposure should be limited. Also essential for long-haired dogs or cold climate, adequate housing. If a dog is allowed to become damp or wet, increase their chances of hypothermia significantly. In fact, a wet dog is more likely to become hypothermic, even if the temperatures are much lower.
Even with the bestPrevention, hypothermia can occur in your dog. Mild cases can be slow heating of the dog treats. Start by putting the dog in the house or in a warmer environment. Put warm blankets, warm towels and plastic bottles filled with hot water around your dog. You can not come in bottles or heating pads in direct contact with your dog.
Since the tissue in your dog's body heat, can the tingling or painful sensation. Your dog can bite in those sites. Dissuadewithout being bitten himself. Freezing the skin will die and roll for a period of time.
Even if you find that the dog is recovering from hypothermia, you should still contact your veterinarian and advise them of the situation. Always remember that the most extreme cases can be treated by a veterinarian.
