Thys Louw\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die somer bring sonskyn en buitelewe, maar dit hou ook ernstige uitdagings vir honde in. Anders as mense kan honde nie doeltreffend afkoel deur te sweet nie en raak hul liggame vinnig oorverhit. Dit kan binne minute lewensgevaarlik word. Elke eienaar behoort te weet hoe hitte ‘n hond be\u00efnvloed, watter tekens as ‘n waarskuwing dien en hoe om vinnig op te tree.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honde het min sweetkliere \u2013 meestal in hul pote \u2013 en maak staat op hyg om af te koel. Wanneer hulle vinnig asemhaal, verdamp vog deur die tong, mond en lugwe\u00eb, wat tot ‘n beperkte mate van verkoeling lei. In baie warm of vogtige toestande werk hierdie stelsel swak en kortneus-rasse soos boel- en mopshonde het besondere moeite met asemhaling en afkoeling. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘n Hond se normale liggaamstempera- tuur is tussen 38 en 39\u2009\u00b0C. As dit 41\u2009\u00b0C of ho\u00ebr bereik, begin organe faal.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Een van die gevaarlikste situasies ont- \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
staan wanneer ‘n hond in ‘n stilstaande motor agtergelaat word. Selfs met oop vensters kan die temperatuur binne minute gevaarlik hoog styg. Op ‘n dag van 30\u2009\u00b0C kan die hitte binne tien minute tot meer as 40\u2009\u00b0C klim. Omdat honde nie kan sweet nie, oorverhit hulle vinnig. Elke jaar sterf diere w\u00eareldwyd weens hitteblootstelling in voertuie \u2013 selfs wanneer die eienaar glo dit is net vir ‘n kort rukkie.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warm oppervlaktes is nog ‘n risiko. Teer, sement of te\u00ebls wat lank aan die son blootgestel is, kan 20 tot 30 grade warmer as die lugtemperatuur word. By 32\u2009\u00b0C kan ‘n teeroppervlakte dus 52 tot 60\u2009\u00b0C bereik \u2013 warm genoeg om binne sekondes brandwonde aan ‘n hond se pote te veroorsaak. ‘n Praktiese toets is om self die handpalm vir tien sekondes op die oppervlak te hou; as dit vir jou te warm is, is dit ook vir die hond te warm \u2013 en gevaarlik.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tekens van oorverhitting sluit in oormatige hyg of kwyl, rooi of bleek tand- vleis, lusteloosheid, wankelrige beweging, braking of diarree. In ernstige gevalle kan aanvalle of bewusteloosheid voorkom. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanneer enige van hierdie simptome verskyn, moet die hond onmiddellik na ‘n koeler plek geneem, met koel (nie ysige) water natgemaak en so gou moontlik na ‘n veearts geneem word.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honde kan op verskeie eenvoudige maatre\u00ebls teen hitte beskerm word:\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Moet nooit ‘n hond in ‘n motor los nie \u2013 nie eens vir net ‘n kort rukkie nie.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Vermy oefening tydens die warmste tye van die dag; stap eerder vroegoggend of laatmiddag.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Gaan die grondtemperatuur na voordat jy met jou hond buite stap.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Verskaf altyd vars, koel water en toegang tot skaduwee.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Gebruik koelmatjies of nat handdoeke \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
waarop honde tydens warm dae kan l\u00ea.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Wees ekstra versigtig met rasse wat moeiliker asemhaal.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hitte-uitputting kan voorkom word deur sorg en waaksaamheid. As iemand ‘n hond in ‘n geslote voertuig sien, moet hulp dadelik ontbied word. Optrede kan ‘n lewe red.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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