Pet information should include vaccinations, known medical conditions, license number, pet insurance policy information, phone numbers of veterinarian and emergency animal hospital. The pet should fully recover depending on the length of heat exposure, humidity, the breed and any other contributing medical conditions. However, once a pet has suffered from heat stroke they have a predisposition of it happening again. Therefore, as an owner you must be even more diligent in monitoring your pet s condition and activities relevant to the apparent temperature. Short nosed breeds such as St. Bernards, Bulldogs, Pekinese, Pugs, etc., have a greater sensitivity to heat because they don t have the ability to cool themselves as efficiently as their big-nosed brothers.
Heat stroke can lead to shock, which takes away the body s ability to maintain temperature.
This means that the pet could get too cool or too warm, depending on the surrounding temperature. Over cooling the hyperthermic pet also becomes a danger since the pet can not maintain a correct body temperature. Pets traveling from colder climates to warmer and more humid climates are not acclimated to the heat and can suffer heat stroke much more quickly. Hyperthermia is almost always preventable with a little preparation and forethought. Always travel with an adequate supply of cool water for you and your pet.