Extreme UK Heatwave 2022: Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Ferrets Can Overheat from 20 degrees.

DOGS: Look out for these signs in your dog (including in the home): 1: dry nose 2: excessive panting 3: you can feel excessive heat from its back 4: red or purple gums 5: dry mouth 6: diarrhoea and / or vomiting 7: disorientation 8: collapse 9: coma 10: seizures 11: death is a high factor if the signs are ignored EMERGENCY - CALL YOUR VET CATS: Look out for these Heatstroke signs in your cat (including in the home): 1: panting open mouthed 2: breathing distress 3: disorientation 4: coma 5: muscle tremors 6: collapse 7: dark urine, very little or no urine expressed at all 8: bright red tongue 9: bright red or pale gums 10: unable to settle, pacing 11: drooling 12: vomiting 13: diarrhoea (may have blood in the stools) 14: death is a high factor if the signs are ignored EMERGENCY - CALL YOUR VET SMALL ANIMALS (ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs etc housed OUTSIDE at at great risk of heat stress) RABBITS & GUINEA PIGS: Both will hide illness so please look out for the signs 1: creating more saliva than usual 2: inactive 3: seizures 4: coma 5: flaring nostrils 6: laying stretched out on the hutch or cage floor 7: breathing is heavy and laboured 8: panting VETERINARY LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT: 1: your pet will be placed on a drip 2: your pet will be given cooling enemas 3: your pet will be given oxygen 4: your pet will need blood tests to assess whether heatstroke has caused vital organ damage 5: your pet will be prescribed medication 6: your pet will need ongoing check ups and treatment until your vet feels your pet is out of the danger zone 7: you will have a large vet bill 8: your pet may be to advanced with heatstroke and to end suffering be put to sleep 9: you will have a vet bill for euthanasia, (possible) crematorium bill, suffer emotional trauma from guilt and loss Teddy's other videos: Why risk killing your pet in extreme UK heat (July 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKVJ9F31MV4&t=4s 7 Second Rule to avoid burning paw pads: https://youtu.be/FnTIDBz_Vjg North York Moors walk for elderly dogs: https://youtu.be/JPDNPL_jpIM Castleton, North York, for elderly dogs: https://youtu.be/iV78Yfk27Ps Winter walk in Whitby for old dogs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URouBDXrXQE