Took him on a 90 degree temp. walk
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Took him on a 90 degree temp. walk
Hello Everyone!
This is my first post and I'm concerned with my chow chow. He's about to turn 5 months old at the end of this month. He's a male chow chow, currently losing his teeth, and is eating normally (2x a day). I decided to take him on a walk today because he seemed very active in the house. I know chow chows can't stand hot temperatures but I decided to take him on a walk because it was only going to be a short walk (15 min). We got home an hour ago and provided him with cold water and I currently have him in a room with A/C on.
However, he's been breathing really hard since I took him to the room, it looks like his whole body is moving by his breathing. This room is fully carpeted and I just turned on the A/C in the kitchen to cool the house down. I plan to move him to the kitchen since it has tile flooring. Is there a way I can slow his breathing? He seems a bit distressed by the way he keeps moving around. Should I be worried? I know I read a post on here that breathing fast can cause pain to the heart. Thank you all for your advice and help
This is my first post and I'm concerned with my chow chow. He's about to turn 5 months old at the end of this month. He's a male chow chow, currently losing his teeth, and is eating normally (2x a day). I decided to take him on a walk today because he seemed very active in the house. I know chow chows can't stand hot temperatures but I decided to take him on a walk because it was only going to be a short walk (15 min). We got home an hour ago and provided him with cold water and I currently have him in a room with A/C on.
However, he's been breathing really hard since I took him to the room, it looks like his whole body is moving by his breathing. This room is fully carpeted and I just turned on the A/C in the kitchen to cool the house down. I plan to move him to the kitchen since it has tile flooring. Is there a way I can slow his breathing? He seems a bit distressed by the way he keeps moving around. Should I be worried? I know I read a post on here that breathing fast can cause pain to the heart. Thank you all for your advice and help