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dog overheated today started staggering in rearend, got him cooled off pretty quick that was about lunch today so 7 hours ago right now he is sitting in the AC drinking pediolite he will get up and walk a little bit but not too mutch mostly lay there and look around....he is real allert  problem is vomitting he will drink then not long afterwards vomit.......should i just keep letting him drink pediolite? or is he in a bad way and i should take him to the vet?    his temp is 97.9 right now

Load him with a lactated ringer I would give 60 cc and as soon as that is gone another 60 under the skin.

i do not have a lactated ringer

Where u located?

rusk, tx

If u were closer I would meet you and give you some ur biggest problem is dehydration.

alright so what would you recommend?

Normal saline works better for dehydration than the lactated ringers. Ringers is better for hypovolemic shock. There is a way to make normal saline, pm me and I will let you know how. Make some and just give it sub q and he will be fine. If his temp is down then dehydration is your enemy right now.

In my experience they never fully recover... Mine have had to be culled even after they seemed to recover the dehydration stage... I have clipped the end of the tail a little or the tip of an ear when their suffering from heat exhaustion and let them bleed that will keep them from havin a heat stroke sometimes but after they have had a stroke most of em never recovered totally... Like they would have flashbacks and tweak out for no reason. Just my experience ;)

Could someone post the ingredients for saline I have always used the lactated ringer 

I had a pitbull that I worked during the summer a couple of years back that got way too hot (dog could not stand on his own) and he never fully recovered. He was heat sensitive after that. I worked him in the fall and winter a couple of times after that and he was fine, but couldn't do it during the warm weather. I had a catahoula dog that overheated and he made a full recovery. He didn't get nearly as hot as the pitbull dog did though. He could stand but was pretty wobbly. If it was me I would get the dog past the dehydration stage and let him lay up and relax until the fall and the cooler weather and then ease him back into it and see how he does.

.9% sodium chloride, it mimics the fluids found in the cells and is more easily taken in through the cell wall than the lactated is. Lactated is isotonic with blood and should be used mainly intravenous. However it will work sub q and is used that way in some instances. Therefore normal saline is better suited to prevent or recover from dehydration.

 he could stand but his back legs were wobbly he is laying in the tub right now resting hasnt vomited in about an hour and drank a little bit of pedialite so hes holding it down well right now not sure if im in the clear or not first dog i have had that overheated

Pm me if you think you need some help with the normal saline. It is hard to tell, but one thing that is for sure is he needs a.good long break to aid in his recovery.

my catch dog over heated went down hard drink water throw it up and all that . i loaded him up with re-sorb for scouring calves its glucose w/ vitamins & electrolites , just mix it and give it under the skin around the neck . he laid in the shade a few days didn't eat much but made a full recovery

the only dog ive had overheat had .9% IV for 2 days almost, almost didnt pull through, eyes were rolled back into his head

hes a yard dog now

Some will come back 100%

temp is 100.1 this morning i think that is about normal....drinking pediolite good has only vomited once since last night about 12 he was up waiting to be taken outside this morning to go to the bathroom but came back in went to his spot and layed down....hasnt eaten though.....any ideas?

only time will tell, like i said mine recovered usually but were culled later down the line, they just never were the same dog again

if he's past the throwin up water he's comin round my dog was off his feed for 2 or 3 days  thats why i use the resorb product it;s loaded with vitanins and electro-lites , pediolite i'm sure has it in it as we'll  bub only time will tell try some mashed potatos with bacon grease mixed with it or gravy any thing lite and tastey good luck

www.wolfcreekranch.net  ... All the advice, info. products, receipes, etc. you'd need to be your own vet. Good luck, i've personally tried their products, advice, works 100%