Summer Heat

With the temperatures soaring and summer in full swing, I thought I would send out a reminder that Staffys are IDIOTS when it comes to taking care of themselves in the heat!  

During the SBW a white staffy was over heating, and the owners had to pour cold water on him and keep in in the shade for the second half of the afternoon.

And even more scary was the story I heard about Bubba...He had been playing with a Whippit on a cool day at around 8pm, I guess he just wouldn't stop (like all of our dogs).  Margaret noticed he started to vomit white foam, but we have all seen our dogs vomit, No Big Deal (NBD), time for a chill out perhaps.  But then he started to foam, and then his tongue and mouth started to turn purple.  Margaret knew something was really wrong, so she rushed him to the closest animal hospital.  The vet told her, that had she waited another 15 minutes he would have died. His lungs were failing, filling with mucus, and he was suffocating.  He had to spend 2 nights in the vets getting fluids.  The vet told her that......

Bubba almost played himself to death!!  

We sure are glad he survived, and that he made it to the SBW!

Sometimes we forget that our dogs aren't invincible, because they sure seem like they are!!  Keep an eye on your dog in the heat, always have water near by and a leash to put them on when its time for a  cool down.  And remember....yes, your dog is an idiot too (especially Nugget)!!

I just think this picture is sooooo funny!