Swimming/being cold does not cause heatstroke. Heatstroke occurs at high body temperatures, greater than 105 degrees, not low ones. The *treatment* (not the cause!) for heat stroke is to immerse the dog in cold water until the temperature drops to 103 or below. Leanne
----- Original Message ----- > I have a GSD who spends much of her day leaping into the swimming pool, then > compulsively chasing the pool cleaner ... back and forward for as long as I > can bear for her to do it (LOL!) before leaping in again and repeating the > entire performance. This dog goes full out ... (prey drive don't you know > ... she just HAS to catch that aquatic monster LOL!) Eventually, she'll take > a rest, lying in front of a large box fan, that is at ground level on the > pool deck, where she has a "cool" pad to rest on. She spends several hours a > day keeping the yard safe :-) She is not happy to be inside and will sit > scratch at the patio door to be let out > > We're in Texas ... some summer days are in the low 100's. She's been doing > this for years with no ill effects either from the heat or the chlorine. > I'd hate to think she was at risk of heat stroke from her summer passtime!!! > > > The Cavaliers are far too laid back to contemplate such manic behaviour and > avoid the pool entirely - for which I'm grateful :-) > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
