As the summer season officially begins, West Vancouver Police are warning the public once again of an age-old summer problem.
They received three calls about dogs left unattended in cars today.
“What many people don’t realize is it can take less than 10 minutes for an animal to get very seriously injured or to die from heat stroke in a car,” says Lorie Chortyk, General Manager of Community Relations for the BC SPCA.
Last year six dogs in Langley died of apparent heat stroke after being left in the back of a hot truck. Emma Paulsen was subsequently sentenced to six months in jail, and a lifetime ban on caring for any animal in a paid capacity.
If your dog shows symptoms of a heatstroke, you’re asked to do the following:
- Immediately move the animal to a cool, shady place
- Wet the dog with cool water
- Fan to promote evaporation, as cooling the blood reduces the animal’s core temperature
- Allow the dog to drink some cool water.
- Take the dog to a vet as soon as possible for further treatment
– With files from Asa Rehman
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