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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots  I dont know if Max felt hot as I didn't know what to check for at the time. Max gets hot quickly but we were only outside for 10 minutes at the most. He was walking calmly the whole time. But definitely no more walks in the afternoons.
The vet said to be very careful walking him in the heat. His temperature was normal when we got there. She didn't dismiss anything and noted that Max had an "episode" in his records. It's not clearly defined but she has the same mindset as LadyJane in believing he had a seizure because he's epileptic. But yes there may have been triggers. Losing bowl control makes me think seizure.
Edit to add: it was 90 degrees with about 95% humidity. I also didn't know anything was wrong until he got in the pool. |
My guess is that it was a seizure. It does not sound like he did enough to really bring on a heat stroke. It takes more than just a walk.
Cookie runs like a maniac...the first time she overheated, she stopped running and laid down in the grass panting like crazy. I picked her up and she was burning hot. I felt terrible that I let her go that far....she was running and I was sitting there not thinking anything of it. When I got her in the house, her temp was 105. I now have to stop her when she is running out there on hot days because she will not stop on her own.