After the reeky hot week we’ve just had its worth looking at the symptoms of and how to help your dog in the heat. Dogs can only sweat by panting or through their pads. It’s reasonable to say they feel the heat far more than we do.

A dog suffering with heatstroke is at risk of suffering from organ damage and in really severe cases they run the risk of dying. Look at the gum colour of your dog. A dark red or very pale indicates a problem. If a dog is heavily panting or distressed it shows a further issue.

Regardless of age of your dog the way to preventing as much further damage as possible is to get the heat to leave their body has fast as you can.Use fans and water to achieve this.