A hot dog's belly may be caused by a fever. It is recommended that owners measure the dog's temperature first. If there is a fever, they must take timely measures to cool down. Secondly, it may be that the dog has just finished exercising and its body is relatively hot, so its belly will be relatively hot. In addition, when the weather is too hot, the dog’s belly will also be hotter. If there are no other abnormalities in the dog, consider it a normal situation and it will generally get better after resting for a while. However, if the dog is also accompanied by symptoms such as listlessness, loss of appetite, and frequent drinking of water, the owner needs to take the dog to the pet hospital for treatment in time to avoid worsening of the condition.
1. Fever
If in addition to a very hot belly, the dog also has red ears, dry nose, listlessness, loss of appetite, frequent drinking water and other symptoms, it is likely to have a fever. . It is recommended that owners measure the dog's temperature. If it exceeds 39.5 degrees, it is considered a fever. At this time, you can first physically cool down the dog, use alcohol to wipe the dog's foot pads, ears, groin and other parts, and at the same time give the dog plenty of water to promote metabolism. However, if the body temperature is higher than 40 degrees Celsius, it means that the dog is in a high fever state and needs to go to the pet hospital for treatment in time to avoid aggravating the condition.
2. Just after exercise
If the dog has just finished exercise, the body will naturally be hotter, so it is normal for the belly to be hot. At this time, the owner can take the dog to a quiet and cool place to rest for a while, and prepare enough drinking water for the dog, so that it can recover slowly.
3. The weather is too hot
Dogs have few sweat glands and weak heat dissipation capabilities, so they may also cause a hot stomach in hot summer. As long as the dog has no other abnormalities, take the dog to a cooler place to cool down and give the dog more water to recover. In addition, owners should also pay attention to bringing more water with them when the weather is hot. It is best to feed the dog water every 10 minutes to prevent the dog from heatstroke.