Dog’s paws severely burned by hot pavement
The Humane Society of Yuma ( HSOY ) confirms they are seeing an increase in cases of pets suffering from heat-related injuries.
Now that summer is in full swing, HSOY Director of Development, Lana Shapiro, said they’re treating animals for heat-related injuries every single day.
Two weeks ago, a five-year-old pit bull was brought into HSOY by her owner with severely torn and burned paws, after escaping from home and running around on the street.
” The pads actually are lifted off, and you can see the raw paw underneath the pad. That’s when burn injuries really get severe. With that dog, in particular, I believe we’re still treating her paw injuries, ” said Shapiro.
There was another extreme report late Friday, where a dog that was being transported to the shelter in the back of a metal open-bed truck and died after suffering a heat stroke.
HSOY says a few obvious signs of heat exhaustion are a dry-cracked nose, heavy panting, and a swollen abdomen.
Keep in mind that any temperature that is intolerable for a human to be outdoors longer than a few minutes before breaking a sweat, is also unsafe for pets.
Even livestock that lives outdoors needs to have access to plenty of shade and water in dangerously hot weather.
