/b/veterinary-news/posts/study-reveals-most-common-cause-of-heatstroke-in-dogs A study published in Animals 1 has found that the most common cause of potentially-fatal heatstroke in dogs is being exercised by their owners. Researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the Royal Veterinary College found that exertion or exerciseen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/study-reveals-most-common-cause-of-heatstroke-in-dogsSat, 03 Oct 2020 14:40:15 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0d627633-2ef4-490a-99f3-b130d07e353aStephen Pointing0<p>Interesting to read. I&#39;ve just been home on leave in the UK for much of September and enjoyed some brilliant weather. My wife&nbsp;and I took our old dog (13years old now) for a walk along the coast from Swanage to Dancing Ledge on a VERY hot day in mid September. There was no shelter and we were exposed to the full force of the sun and dogs being dogs she just wanted to explore as much as possible.&nbsp;It soon became evident that she was in a certain amount of distress - she just couldn&#39;t pant fast enough to try and lower her body temperature. We emptied the contents of our water bottles over her but&nbsp;the sea was far below us and impossible to get to and we couldn&#39;t see any natural water features on the horizon - but luckily for us we did come across a full cattle trough. I went ahead and encouraged the cattle to move on and then we dumped the dog into the cattle trough. It worked a treat. She loves the water anyway and was happy to sit in the trough and by the time she came out she was breathing normally again and we completed the rest of the walk without any issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=141693&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">