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Samoyed in India: what the double coat really means in Indian heat

That permanent grin is not a coincidence. The Samoyed's upturned mouth corners evolved to stop drool from freezing on its face during Arctic sled work, a detail that tells you almost everything about where this dog comes from and what it was built for. The breed spent centuries with the…

Times Pets · Oct 26

Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but the contractor is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

Police dog’s heatstroke death prompts criminal investigation in Tennessee

Dog’s handler resigned from sheriff’s office after it emerged Bart had died due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat

The Guardian - US · Sep 29

Pet First Aid Kit for Indian Homes: Every Item, What It Does, and When You Need It

Why improvising with human medicine can hurt your petMost of the damage in a pet emergency happens in the first twenty minutes, not from the injury itself, but from the wrong response to it. Dettol, the go-to antiseptic in most Indian homes, contains chloroxylenol, which is toxic to cats and…

Times Life · Sep 6

Heatstroke in Dogs: The Temperature Threshold, Early Symptoms and Why Ice-Cold Water Makes It Worse

The number that matters: 40°CA healthy dog runs warmer than a human. Normal canine body temperature sits between 38°C and 39.2°C. Once it climbs past 40°C, the body starts losing the fight to regulate itself. At 41.1°C, what veterinarians classify as the clinical threshold for heatstroke, proteins in the blood…

Times Life · Sep 4

Why Panting Fails Your Dog in India's Humidity and What Heatstroke Actually Looks Like

The only cooling system a dog actually hasA dog's skin produces almost no sweat. The merocrine sweat glands in their paw pads release a small amount of moisture, but not nearly enough to regulate core body temperature. Everything depends on the respiratory tract. When a dog pants, it moves air…

Times Life · Sep 4

Why the Indian Pariah Dog Is Genetically Built for Every Climate and Terrain in India

The Oldest Surviving Landrace in AsiaThe Indian Pariah dog is not a stray that lost its home. It is a landrace, a population shaped entirely by its environment over millennia, with no selective breeding by humans. A 2017 study published in PLOS Genetics, which mapped the ancestry of dog populations…

Times Life · Sep 2

Beyond heatstroke: 33 conditions linked to extreme heat, from skin rashes to violence

A new study links extreme heat to more than 30 overlooked illnesses, from skin rashes to violent trauma.

Euronews · Aug 27

As Japan swelters, pet owners turn to fan-powered cooling suits

Japan's sweltering summer heat isn't just brutal for humans, it can be deadly for dogs and cats, and a clothing maker has come up with a novel solution – a fan suit. Inspired by air-conditioned vests worn by Japanese construction workers, a Tokyo-based maternity-wear manufacturer has created a puffy, cooling…

Bangkok Post · Aug 25

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16