Emily J. Hall
Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars—Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs
Hall, Emily J.; Carter, Anne J.; O’Neill, Dan G.
Authors
Anne J. Carter
Dan G. O’Neill
Abstract
Heat-related illness will affect increasing numbers of dogs as global temperatures rise unless e↵ective mitigation strategies are implemented. This study aimed to identify the key triggers of heat-related illness in dogs and investigate canine risk factors for the most common triggers in UK dogs. Using the VetCompassTM programme, de-identified electronic patient records of 905,543 dogs under primary veterinary care in 2016 were reviewed to identify 1259 heat-related illness events from 1222 dogs. Exertional heat-related illness was the predominant trigger (74.2% of events), followed by environmental (12.9%) and vehicular confinement (5.2%). Canine and human risk factors appear similar; young male dogs had greater odds of exertional heat-related illness, older dogs and dogs with respiratory compromise had the greatest odds of environmental heat-related illness. Brachycephalic dogs had greater odds of all three types of heat-related illness compared with mesocephalic dogs. The odds of death following vehicular heat-related illness (OR 1.47, p = 0.492) was similar to that of exertional heat-related illness. In the UK, exertional heat-related illness affects more dogs, and kills more dogs, than confinement in a hot vehicle. Campaigns to raise public awareness about heat-related illness in dogs need to highlight that dogs don’t die just in hot cars.
Citation
Hall, E. J., Carter, A. J., & O’Neill, D. G. (2020). Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars—Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs. Animals, 10(8), 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081324
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 28, 2020 |
Publication Date | Jul 31, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Aug 10, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Animals |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 1324 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081324 |
Public URL | https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1376433 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081324 |
Related Public URLs | https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12745/ |
Additional Information | Additional Information : Dataset available at: https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12745/ |
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