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Hot Dogs |
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DOGS IN HOT CARS Every year in Australia (and around the world) dogs have been found in distressed state suffering from heat stroke as result of owners not thinking about how hot it can get in their car. Our focus and campaign is to educate people especially for summer months to be aware of the dangers of leaving your dog in the car. It doesn't take long for your car to heat up. Cars can heat up like saunas even on mild days. Remember to always have plenty of water available for your dog when you take him/her with you. Place drink container in shady spot in car. If you do have to leave your dog in the car for even a short time park the car in a shady spot and make sure your windows are left open enough so that the dog can place his muzzle outside to breath in fresh air or tie him up outside if location suits. We highly suggest not to leave your dog in your car at all. HEAT STROKE The normal body temperature of a dog or a cat can range between 38 - 39 Deg C. Our pets maintain this temperature through panting however sometimes they are unable to lose enough heat. Dogs do suffer from heat cramps and heat exhaustion like us but their symptoms are mild and we don't recognise them. The condition that we see can cause death of our pet is heat stroke. The type of car you drive is also relevant. Those cars with large glass areas such as hatchbacks and those that are dark heat up much more quickly. Studies on various makes of popular cars have determined that dark coloured and hatchbacks heat up the quickest with temperatures reaching 73 degrees during testing. This was almost double the outside temperature. In six minutes the temperature of most cars is up to 55 degrees C. If your dog is in the car at this temperature it will be near Death Signs/Symptoms -Vomiting, drooling, collapsed, coma, loss of co-ordinaton, rapid breakthing or panting PREVENTION/ MANAGEMENT its best to leave your dog at home on very hot days. He is much better off in your backyard where there is fresh air and shade than keep him cooped up in you car. If you do see a vehicle and there is an animal inside and the windows are shut immediately try and find the owner, if you don't succeed call the RSPCA and the POLICE so that they can come to assist the animal and get the car open. It can be a matter of life or death for the animal if you dont act quickly. Care - Once the dog is outside of the car - bring the animal to a shady spot an cool the animal by placing it in cool NOT COLD water to reduce body heat. Run cool water over the back of he animals head. Give the animal water to drink but do not force to drink. Use a wet towels and place between backlegs, belly and armpits over the head. Numbers for RSPCA branches in Australia below:- RSPCA Victoria - 03 9224 2222 NSW - 02 9770 7555 Qld - 07 3426 9999 SA - 08 8231 6931 TAS - 03 6326 6333 WA - 08 9209 9300 ACT - 02 6287 8100 (Some information above taken from PET ALERT http://www.petalert.com.au/faid/fa17.php) If you want to help us promote this campaign with leafletting contact us at dogaid@hotmail.com As summer is approaching in Australia now is the time to become proactive. We can email you or post you flyers to put up at beaches, parks, shopping centres. Contact us today to help
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Adopt- a-dog We at DogAid Australia are starting a new program call Adopt-A-Dog. It is a program to put people It is to assist people in finding a new home for their pet. <read more>
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