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Originally Posted by LaVcaM  It has been over 90+ where I live in N CA and even with the a/c set at 82*, my Muffin gets sweaty hot. She has this cotton coat under her hair that makes her actually sweat. I have been running her paws under cold water and I wet the tip of her nose also, then she is good to go for another 5-6 hours playing & jumping around with her toys. She also sleeps on one of those cots with the screen in the center during the day, she loves that. I read somewhere that dogs sweat out of their paws and tongues but I have felt her body sweat and it's not from a fever. She's only 4 months old so I know she's not in heat yet. I'll see what my vet has to say next week. But the rinsing the paws does help her immensely. |
Dipping their paws in cool water always worked for my girls also, it seems to bring their body temperature down.