{"id":4593,"date":"2015-05-26T09:14:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T07:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.socialdogcat.spregamore.ddnsfree.com\/magazine-en\/wellness\/practical-guides\/heat-for-animals-some-useful-tips\/"},"modified":"2015-05-26T09:14:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T07:14:49","slug":"heat-for-animals-some-useful-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.socialdogcat.spregamore.ddnsfree.com\/en\/practical-guides\/heat-for-animals-some-useful-tips.html","title":{"rendered":"Heat for animals: some useful tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The summer season is almost here, together with the inevitable heat waves that make us despair in the hottest days. However, we usually refresh ourselves with fresh showers, ice cream and by going to the beach. On the other hand, our four-legged friends have a worse situation as they suffer from heat the same way that we do. Here are some useful tips to help dogs and cats cope with heat.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do animals normally protect themselves from heat?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As many of us know, animals such as dogs and cats cannot sweat, because by nature they lack glands for this purpose, except in the very small area of \u200b\u200bthe fingertips. However, they are equipped with other mechanisms that serve precisely to ensure the dispersion of excess heat. For example, by hanging their tongue out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is just one of the mechanisms they use to evaporate the heat through saliva. Furthermore, when it is too hot, the animals can breathe more rapidly and laboriously, putting in place the typical “polypnea”. It is rare for the cat to breathe with their mouth open, unless the temperature is too high.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among other mechanisms available to them, we also find the hair licking, an activity that takes up most of the cat’s days in particular. The wet hair, in fact, will feel like a nice regenerating shower for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, during the warmer seasons the animals lose their soft and fluffy winter coat, and keep their shorter summer coat. By doing this, they will be equally protected from all dangers of the external environment, including the sun’s rays.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The greatest danger is represented above all by the infamous sunstroke and heat stroke, two apparently similar situations, but different in other respects. Heatstroke occurs when the body is no longer able to disperse excess body heat, for example if we leave our dog locked up in the car for too long. The sunstroke, on the other hand, is due to the direct action of the sun’s rays on the animal’s body. In both cases, some specific symptoms will appear, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n