Heat stroke in cats - symptoms

What is heat stroke? This dangerous condition, in which the body temperature of the animal rises above 40 ° C, the source of this - overheating in the sun, in the car or excessive physical activity. Cats, of course, know how to behave in a place where an increased level of heat exposure - they find a cool place in the shade, if in the house - they fall on the floor in the bathroom or kitchen, stretch on their stomachs, spreading their paws, but sometimes this does not help.

Heat stroke in cats can be suspected with the following symptoms: high fever, shortness of breath, heart contractions occur very often, redness of the eyes. In addition, remember - whether your pet has overheated, because similar symptoms may be, not only in thermal and sunny strokes.

What consequences of heat stroke can be in cats?

The increase in temperature adversely affects all organs of cats, especially - kidneys, nervous system, lungs, stomach. Sometimes clotting of blood is disturbed. If the temperature jumps above 43 ° C - the body can not stand it. Even if you have cooled the animal to its normal state, this is not a guarantee of recovery. How much time will last a bad state of health after a heat stroke can not always be determined. Serious consequences can appear in a few days.

What to do with heat strokes?

Your first action is to cool the cat. Therefore, we move it to a cool place, wet the hair with cold water, make compresses on the stomach, underarms, inner thighs. But here it is necessary to act very carefully - a very severe hypothermia is dangerous for the animal. The process of lowering the temperature is controlled by a thermometer. In any case, show the cat to the veterinarian in order to exclude the development of serious diseases .

It is very important to know not only the symptoms of heat stroke in cats, but also try not to bring your animal to this state. After all, like any disease, heat stroke is easier to prevent than treat complications after it.