Could Vet Have Sent Dog Home with Heat Stroke?
I wrote a few days ago about my Chow Chow that was sick. Well, after the vet sent her back home with us when she still had a 105 degree temperature I wasn’t satisfied with the suggestion that she had lyme disease or lepto. So, I spent days on the Internet and finally realized that she had heat stroke. Now I understand more about heat stroke than I ever wanted to know. CAUTION! This is a very serious situation to watch for. My question to you is this. Is it true that once a dog has heat stroke it is easier to get it in the future? What is the best treatment in the weeks following one of these episodes? Also, I am never seeing that vet again! ~~ Joyce Expert Reply Hi Joyce, Although your dog’s symptoms do seem to fit the profile for heat stroke, I would have thought that would have been one of the first things your vet would have checked for considering the combination of fever and panting. Your original question didn’t mention it, but did you give your vet your dog’s history for the pre
