Hi List, What recently happened to Gayle reminded me of an experience we had about 17 years ago with our first dog as adults:) We lived in San Diego and on a very hot day we gave our young Australian Shepherd a bath and took her for a walk up a nearby hill. When we got home something was terribly wrong. She was panting, eyes rolled back in head, laying on her side "swimming". Fortunately I guessed it was heat stroke and took measures to make her better right away. She responded quickly and was fine. What we learned was dogs cannot control their internal temp when they are wet. Her coat no longer provided insulation from the heat. She would have been fine but uncomfortable on that hot day had she been dry.
So, remember in summer, if your dog has had a bath or gone swimming, do not let it exert itself unless it is dry!!!!!!!! P.S. Gayle, I know your situation was vastly diff. and I am so sorry about your loss. Jan Rinker ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
