Posts Tagged: overheated pets June 4, 2020 by Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota What to Do If Your Pet Is Overheated Heat exhaustion, or heat stroke, is a common pet emergency during these warmer months. Dogs are not able to cool themselves by sweating the way people do. Instead, they primarily cool themselves by panting. They only sweat a small amount from their paw pads. This makes them more sensitive to heat stress. If a dog […] Read More Prevent Your Pets from Overheating Summertime is the best time of year! We tend to be more active during the summer months and try to soak in as much time outside as we can here in Minnesota. This also typically means having our pets enjoy more time outside as well. However, even in the Bold North, we can reach high […] Read More