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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2022 22:57:49 GMT 1
I missed a few posts and rejoined at that last post. For half a second I thought the dog extracted though a hole in the wall.🤪
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Post by pcpa on Jul 16, 2022 0:16:38 GMT 1
Ours extracts through a hole in the wall, we have no doors or windows open whilst it is running. Same as mine then, its as good as you can do with a compromised system, it was a real surprise to me that after getting rid of the heat from the condensor through the insulated duct (you should do yours if it isn't) just how much heat was produced from the motor, pump and fan motor, on a proper split system all of that is on the outside of the building, they are much quieter as well. It was as hot today as yesterday & I have been doing heat management all day, opening and closing blinds & flyscreens according to where the sun is, roof extractor fan and ventilator fan bringing in colder air (evening) from beneath, it only gained me 4° at 22.00 hrs compared to yesterday, I have not used the clime and after 3 hours (its 01.00) I have got it down to 25° and its 21° outside, its better to work in the sous sol till the early hours than come inside and use the clime. I'm going for a starlight open air shower now with well water, that should be a shock to the system! |
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Post by Aardvark on Jul 16, 2022 9:40:34 GMT 1
And to the neighbours as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 11:09:26 GMT 1
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Post by Veem on Jul 16, 2022 17:09:13 GMT 1
I've just copied this from FB. It makes sense and explains why trying to cool a dog with ice cubes is a really bad idea.
'From a vet on Facebook
Announcement:
I'm with animal clients this morning. A visiting dog to the neighbours of my last client died overnight.
PLEASE do NOT give your dogs ice cubes or other frozen items in the heat to cool them down! Ice cubes do not cool dogs down! I post this warning more than once every summer.
Giving ice cubes to dogs in the heat has the opposite effect of cooling. The canine anterior hypothalamus is triggered to warm up the body because it recognises something icy cold has been absorbed, and subsequently the bodily temperature rises to compensate for this. In extreme heat a dogs' temperature needs to be reduced gradually.
Sadly the above is the case in the dog mentioned above, just 7 years old.
Give dogs tepid water only. Tepid water soaked towels rubbed into the dogs fur close to the skin to wick away heat from the body will keep them cool, especially under forelegs (armpits) and pads. NOT ICE CUBES'
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Post by jackie on Jul 16, 2022 22:51:36 GMT 1
I've just copied this from FB. It makes sense and explains why trying to cool a dog with ice cubes is a really bad idea. 'From a vet on Facebook Announcement: I'm with animal clients this morning. A visiting dog to the neighbours of my last client died overnight. PLEASE do NOT give your dogs ice cubes or other frozen items in the heat to cool them down! Ice cubes do not cool dogs down! I post this warning more than once every summer. Giving ice cubes to dogs in the heat has the opposite effect of cooling. The canine anterior hypothalamus is triggered to warm up the body because it recognises something icy cold has been absorbed, and subsequently the bodily temperature rises to compensate for this. In extreme heat a dogs' temperature needs to be reduced gradually. Sadly the above is the case in the dog mentioned above, just 7 years old. Give dogs tepid water only. Tepid water soaked towels rubbed into the dogs fur close to the skin to wick away heat from the body will keep them cool, especially under forelegs (armpits) and pads. NOT ICE CUBES Sorry, but according to the Snopes fact checker site this is false. www.snopes.com/fact-check/dogs-and-ice-water/ |
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Post by pcpa on Jul 17, 2022 0:27:45 GMT 1
It may well be but that article was about a very different claim, well not so different, ice water & alleged dead dogs but the supposed reason for death was very different.
But you know, it must be true if it was on Fessbook!
A big clue may be that in urban legends the person relaying the info is always one step removed, eg "A visiting dog to the neighbours of my last client died overnight", 2 steps removed in this example.
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Post by Nifty on Jul 17, 2022 5:44:20 GMT 1
Obviously a plot by vets to pump up the paranoia and income.
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Post by lindalovely on Jul 18, 2022 9:54:36 GMT 1
We've just come back form a few days in the mountains, where it was 30 + degrees most days. We still walked with the dogs, but only in the shade on forest tracks..no tarmac. We were back by 11.30, 2 hours max. The dogs cooled off frequently in mountain streams..and we carried enough water for them and us. Walks were on lead (if not they would run off after deer or rabbits) so we could keep a close eye on them and they don't run around too much.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 10:19:01 GMT 1
Vets in Scotland, maybe even further afield, have cancelled all but emergency appointments for today and tomorrow to reduce the need to take pets in cars. Scotland is expected to reach a record high temperature, 19.3°c.
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Post by landmannnn on Jul 18, 2022 10:50:28 GMT 1
Vets in Scotland, maybe even further afield, have cancelled all but emergency appointments for today and tomorrow to reduce the need to take pets in cars. Scotland is expected to reach a record high temperature, 19.3°c. Will they cope with 19.3°? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 11:04:44 GMT 1
Obviously a tongue in cheek figure but my dog barely does cope with temperatures in the high teens. I don't know if it's a characteristic of his breed, a carpthian shepherd, but I doubt he's ever seen a mountain close up. He spends his time in a hole he has burrowed under the caravan or like Mysty's pooch in front of a fan on the floor.
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Post by Veem on Jul 20, 2022 7:32:18 GMT 1
I've just copied this from FB. It makes sense and explains why trying to cool a dog with ice cubes is a really bad idea. 'From a vet on Facebook Announcement: I'm with animal clients this morning. A visiting dog to the neighbours of my last client died overnight. PLEASE do NOT give your dogs ice cubes or other frozen items in the heat to cool them down! Ice cubes do not cool dogs down! I post this warning more than once every summer. Giving ice cubes to dogs in the heat has the opposite effect of cooling. The canine anterior hypothalamus is triggered to warm up the body because it recognises something icy cold has been absorbed, and subsequently the bodily temperature rises to compensate for this. In extreme heat a dogs' temperature needs to be reduced gradually. Sadly the above is the case in the dog mentioned above, just 7 years old. Give dogs tepid water only. Tepid water soaked towels rubbed into the dogs fur close to the skin to wick away heat from the body will keep them cool, especially under forelegs (armpits) and pads. NOT ICE CUBES Sorry, but according to the Snopes fact checker site this is false. www.snopes.com/fact-check/dogs-and-ice-water/You are quite right Jackie and thanks for pointing it out. Incidentally, do you routinely run things past snopes or just things you initially suspect aren't quite 'right'? |
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Post by Nifty on Jul 20, 2022 8:20:24 GMT 1
Obviously a tongue in cheek figure but my dog barely does cope with temperatures in the high teens. I don't know if it's a characteristic of his breed, a carpthian shepherd, but I doubt he's ever seen a mountain close up. He spends his time in a hole he has burrowed under the caravan or like Mysty's pooch in front of a fan on the floor. No wonder if he keeps his tongue in his cheek! British Bulldogs have the same problem; similarly dogs with a hair-lip Stiff upper lip on the one hand………. |
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Post by Nifty on Sept 14, 2022 3:07:39 GMT 1
Mark mark…….
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