 | Cat Heat Stroke The cats eliminate t he excess of corporal heat sweating for the pads of the legs and panting. If the environmental temperature is too much raise, these methods turn out to be ineffective. In such a case, the corporal temperature ascends rapidly. If it does not make it go down immediately, the death comes very quickly. The felines feel attracted by the hot interior of the wringers of clothes. If you have one, verify always before closing the door and start it that the cat is not inside. If he remains caught, he can suffer a fatal blow of heat. Does he present someone of these symptoms?: - Pant and glassy expression
- Abundant salivation
- Gums of red flushed color.
- Acceleration of the cardiac pace.
- Rectal top temperature to 40,6°C YES
Reduce immediately the corporal heat. - Disorientation?
- Collapse?
- Pale gums?
- Vomits?
- Diarrhea? YES
Reduce immediately the corporal heat. Go to the veterinarian NOW Is he in coma?
Is he not breathing? YES Reduce immediately the corporal heat. Do CPR. Go to the veterinarian NOW. - Remove the cat of the hot environment
- Put him in the sink or the tub, put the stopper and wet it with hand shower, specially the head, allowing that the water should cover his body.
- Another method consists in wetting the cat with a hose of garden, or to introduce him in a reservoir or swimming pool. (In this last case, do not put the head under the water. If he is unconscious, take care of that not introduce him water for the mouth or the nose)
- Apply to him a package of vegetables frozen on the head to reduce the heat in the cerebral tissue.
- Allow him to drink as much water as he likes. (If besides it you add a pinch of kitchen salt, he will replace the salts that has lost on having panted).
- Take the rectal temperature every five minutes. Continue with the dip in cold water until it should have descended below them 39,4°C. (Do not worry if it is low to 37,8°C, or even a little more. The corporal low temperatures are less dangerous than the very high ones).
- Treat the shock if it's precise and go immediately to the veterinarian. (The brain can catch fire and raise serious problems) .
- Massage the legs vigorously. (This will help to activate the traffic and will reduce the risk of shock).
Do not give aspirin to the cat to lower the temperature. The aspirin always is potentially dangerous for the felines but, in these circumstances, even more. How to prevent a heat stroke of cat - Be sure that the cat has always good ventilation, shade and much drinking water.
- Never make him enclosed in the car in a warm day.
- In winter, do not leave him either in the car exposed directly to the sun and with turn on heating.
- In the heat times, if the feline is of a race of snub nose as the Persian, he is of old age or he is fat, verify that he has access to fresh rooms and sufficient water to drink.
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