Dog has hypothermia

[crabcake]

A dog that stays "outside" all the time.:shrug:

...I may be reaching on this one.

you really need to quit assuming so much I'm sure there's a perfectly logical reason why someone would have a dog, spend the money to feed it, then keep it outside in freezing temperatures so it can run up even more money in vet bills when it gets hypothermia.

 

[FastCarsSpeed]

My dogs are both indoor dogs.. Thats gotta suck to be a outside animal is some of this weather lately.. worst thing I have to worry about is the little pup running down to the damn neighbors house looking for something to hump.. I really need to get that new power supply for the invisible fence.

 

[KCM]

you really need to quit assuming so much

My bad...sorry.

 

[BuddyLee]

What exactly is an "outside" dog?

Come now MM, don't you live with FD?

 

[Kizzy]

I know people who have outside dogs and the dog house is HEATED. Anyone of us can put a coat, gloves, hat, etc. on and if the temp gets low enough, we will freeze. The dog should have been brought in the house, the last few days the temp has been in the teens, and I'll even go further to say, that if somebody has dogs they don't want in the house, why don't they try to find them a home that DOES allow them in the house at least at night.

 

[crabcake]

Come now MM, don't you live with FD?

psst ... that's a "couch dog".

 

[BuddyLee]

psst ... that's a "couch dog".

I hate lazy #####es.

 

[KCM]

I know people who have outside dogs and the dog house is HEATED. Anyone of us can put a coat, gloves, hat, etc. on and if the temp gets low enough, we will freeze. The dog should have been brought in the house, the last few days the temp has been in the teens, and I'll even go further to say, that if somebody has dogs they don't want in the house, why don't they try to find them a home that DOES allow them in the house at least at night.

Exactly. When I was younger we had two outside dogs. During the winter months when the temps would go down low..we would bring them both inside.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

At least the b/f cared enough to take his outside dog to the vet.

 

[mAlice]

Since this is apparently not obvious or common sense to some:

Pets should be brought in for any extreme temperature. Hot or cold. When weather advisories alert us to extreme weather conditions, we should bring out pets in. Animals have the same difficulties with weather as people.

 

[mAlice]

does this include Wee??

Of course. Where's your common sense?



















:teehee:

 

[bluecat]

so the vet says the dog is ok, but the BF still thinks he is gonna die? Is the dog inside now until it gets better?

Yes he's inside now, but he's not coming around and he still can't move but about 2 inches at a time.

 

[bluecat]

You would think when temps get down in the 15-18 degree mark, people would just bring their dogs in, common sense. :shrug:

He doesn't keep the dog, a friend of his does but when I tried to tell him animals get cold, he said, oh he's fine.

 

[mainman]

He doesn't keep the dog, a friend of his does but when I tried to tell him animals get cold, he said, oh he's fine.

I'm lost now...

 

[bluecat]

What's the point of having the dog if your b/f just leaves him outside all the time? :shrug:

Adequate food and shelter doesn't just mean "water, food and shade"; it means having the means to provide "shelter" from the elements when necessary, too.

I'm glad you see it like I do. You try telling him that.

 

[bluecat]

Why and I ask why would you leave a dog out in this weather without proper shelter...I mean if you are dead set on leaving the poor critter out why not make it so he is safe..insulated dog houses also wrapped in plastic, tons of straw pig warmers or heat lamps...My dogs wont even go out to pee in this weather and if you remember I brough damm pigeons in the other night..they are fine I note..and my pig is even checked befor bedtime to make sure he has all the hay he needs for the night to sleep in....grrrrrr

The dog stays in a big cage, with a dog house that has straw inside it.

 

[cattitude]

Hey Bluecat, I'm confused. You took the dog to the vet and the vet sent the dog home? Why? What did the vet say?

 

[bluecat]

Hey Bluecat, I'm confused. You took the dog to the vet and the vet sent the dog home? Why? What did the vet say?

The vet said that his temp dropped and she didn't know what would happen once he came home. She said, to put him near heat, give him a warm blanket and to watch him. I thought that because he's an outside dog (not my idea) and he seems to be used to the weather, even from his previous owner, that I thought he must have gotten ill or something on top of him having hypothermia.

 

[cattitude]

Something doesn't sound right to me. If his temp was dangerously low, they could have given him warm fluids by IV to warm him up and there are other methods. I would think the vet would insist on keepin the dog to monitor his vital signs.

I had two dogs years ago that I rescued and were totally uncomfortable in the house. They stayed outside. They had "boxes" built under what used to be a work bench inside a huge shed. The boxes were insulated and they had cedar chips in each box. There was also carpet flaps over each box. If they didn't want to stay in their boxes they could still be away from the elements in the shed. The dogs both lived to be old and never had a problem with the cold, but they were never without protection from the cold, wind, etc.

I guess I don't understand your problem. If the dog is still not responding why aren't you taking him back to the vet or to another vet.

What kind of dog? Size/weight? Age?

 

[mainman]

WHAT BREED OF DOG IS THIS??? Why did the vet not keep him and run warm IV's threw him? I would have left him at the vet until he was warm and up or brought his dead lifeless body home to bury. I would not have brought him home half assss

Maybe her boyfriends brother is the vet...