Unresponsive dog!

[kenbro]

Hi,
About an hour ago our 3 year old Border bitch came into the room panting heavily, she lay down stretched out on her belly and went a bit stiff and unresponsive.
We wetted a towel with cold water and put that over her. After 5 minutes she brought back the food she’d eaten half an hour before.
Another 5 mins pass and she was back to acting normal.
Does this sound like a seizure/fit?
Thanks,Ken.

 

[VSS]

Hi,
About an hour ago our 3 year old Border bitch came into the room panting heavily, she lay down stretched out on her belly and went a bit stiff and unresponsive.
We wetted a towel with cold water and put that over her. After 5 minutes she brought back the food she’d eaten half an hour before.
Another 5 mins pass and she was back to acting normal.
Does this sound like a seizure/fit?
Thanks,Ken.

Heat stroke?

 

[Wmjas]

Sounds like (I’m no vet) exhaustion…I had a dog that did it (collie type as well) and I’ve seen it in spaniels a couple times. I was told that the cure was a small lump of lard as it’s like lucozade to a dog, ideally prior to the seizures as a preventative but I just made sure to split the work more evenly between the rest of the team.

 

[kenbro]

This is not a working dog.
She had a normal everyday couple of miles walk at 06.00 this morning
She was in the garden whilst Wifey was gardening (Me at range) most of the morning playing with a ball and did some (But not much) playing after lunch.
I suppose it could have been heat stroke.
Several years ago we had a dog at a Show in Malvern and he had (According to a Vet observing) heat stroke, but he acted the complete opposite to what happened today. He Aussie Terrier) (started howling and running around like crazy.
Does heat stroke cause both those behaviours?
Thanks for replies, Ken.

 

[Rusty Gate]

Hi,
About an hour ago our 3 year old Border bitch came into the room panting heavily, she lay down stretched out on her belly and went a bit stiff and unresponsive.
We wetted a towel with cold water and put that over her. After 5 minutes she brought back the food she’d eaten half an hour before.
Another 5 mins pass and she was back to acting normal.
Does this sound like a seizure/fit?
Thanks,Ken.

I was surprised that 19 deg is the starting point of dangerous for dogs. Especially if running working.
Real warm down here so early walks, kept in through day heat curtains/blinds down but windows. & back door open. I keep water inside & out in case they dislodge the door somehow.
Hope yours is ok now

 

[kenbro]

I was surprised that 19 deg is the starting point of dangerous for dogs. Especially if running working.
Real warm down here so early walks, kept in through day heat curtains/blinds down but windows. & back door open. I keep water inside & out in case they dislodge the door somehow.
Hope yours is ok now

Seems fine now, thanks.
I too am surprised at that low a starting point!
Cheers, Ken.

 

[Rasputin]

Hi,
About an hour ago our 3 year old Border bitch came into the room panting heavily, she lay down stretched out on her belly and went a bit stiff and unresponsive.
We wetted a towel with cold water and put that over her. After 5 minutes she brought back the food she’d eaten half an hour before.
Another 5 mins pass and she was back to acting normal.
Does this sound like a seizure/fit?
Thanks,Ken.

My border does this quite frequently in the heat. Sits there looking glum then brightens up when a squirrel pops its head up on the garden. Hopefully it’s nothing more serious for yours.

 

[Jon P]

My GWP is off her food today , she lives outside and does not do well in warm weather. Has been hot and humid today with us. Just try and keep them cool and calm in this weather.

 

[Heym SR20]

Probably found something in the garden and ate it. Bit too much sun. Combined means that she can wrap you round her little toe, vomit all over the carpet and get lots of sympathy.

Keep an eye on her. If she doesn’t get her bounce back, nor does not poo and piddle normally then have her checked out.

 

[Buchan]

Hope she's OK. IT could have been heat.

Cold hose is better than a towel

 

[SikaSeeker]

Hope she's OK. IT could have been heat.

Cold hose is better than a towel

Too much of a temperature drop can cause vasoconstriction, which will lead to blood not getting to peripherals and organs. It is well know in warmer climates that throwing an overheated dog in to a water source or soaking them very quickly in cold water will cause damage. It is recommended to pat the dog’s groins or axilla with a cool damp towel.

 

[sauer]

i was told by my vet NOT to put cool damp towel over them


canna mind the science behind it

Paul

 

[GlennUK]

i was told by my vet NOT to put cool damp towel over them


canna mind the science behind it

Paul

I used to even some years ago and cooling horses down post the x country phase was common practice in the summer. The point being that cool water was applied liberally and the excess was quickly scraped off as the cooling effect arises from evaporation of the water primarily, same with humans sweating. Excess water inhibits evaporation close to the skin where its needed.

If you apply a cool, wet towel after a very short space of time it will get warm and act as an insulator (think of wetsuit) unless combined with a breeze which will aid evaporation.

 

[NoIDeer]

No wet towel? Dogs love it, in our family when it gets hot the tea towel club convenes, that and a fan.

I did have a dog collapse like yours did, it turned out to be constipation so watch out for that.

 

[WalkedUp]

A few years ago on this date… working dogs still need to run in the heat. He was a bit overweight here after injury, but best to keep them light and coat thin.

 

[Buchan]

Too much of a temperature drop can cause vasoconstriction, which will lead to blood not getting to peripherals and organs. It is well know in warmer climates that throwing an overheated dog in to a water source or soaking them very quickly in cold water will cause damage. It is recommended to pat the dog’s groins or axilla with a cool damp towel.

There's been a recent paper on this. Get them wet and get to the vet is the advice.

I know what you mean by the vasoconstriction, I've never seen it happen in a heat stroke dog, but I have saved them with constant running water - and, including the axilla and groin area

 

[NullMac]

Not an epileptic fit, no