WeatherBeeta Large Grooming Tote
$24.95
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| Heat Stroke |
With heat stroke, the body's temperature can reach critical temperatures of 110oF or higher. The horse becomes disoriented, weak, and depressed, and stops sweating. It is absolutely vital that you seek veterinary assistance and quickly cool the horse down. When the horse has reached this stage, he could collapse and die at any moment.
If a horse has suffered from such a heat-stress related event, then he should be closely monitored even after his vital signs have returned to normal. It will probably be a few weeks, if not longer, before he can resume his usual routine. It is important to note that after such an experience, he will be more likely to suffer another episode and quicker to succumb to its effects. Therefore, you will want to monitor him even more closely than before on sweltering summer days.
Also, if you have little ones on the farm, keep in mind that a foal's thermoregulating system is not as capable or mature as that of an adult horse. For this reason, watch the foals closely if they are turned out during the hottest part of the day. It is easy for their systems to become overheated, and it is quicker for a foal to break down under the heat stress. |
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