80's aren't that hot. I hope there isn't an underlying issue.

And the vet who saw him said he will fill in our usual vet (it was his day off)

efficiently as we do. Also, they play so exuberantly that they can build up quite a lot of heat while the person tossing the ball is only mildly exerting himself. Mid-eighties is probably significantly hotter for an enthusiastically playing dog than it is for a human being.

guess he should be grateful that I abhor heat so much. I took him for several short walks each day this summer instead of any long ones but it was as much for me as for him if I am being honest.

Good job getting him to the vet right away. Sounds like he was having a neurological reaction of some kind.

Feel better, Jake!

Which could mean a clotting/bleed problem that sometimes happens in heat stroke for dogs....

But I will take it, no worries, if my Jakie is okay! We had done poly on them, but when he was younger his toenails ripped it up. So now we just wax.
I will consider the stains a "rustic" look, LOL!

His cousins send best wishes for a speedy recovery



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You are so lucky!

Labs are overbred, and one stud, who had EIC was bred literally thousands of times before it became well known he threw EIC in his pups. It is why I am a fan of the FCI system where studs may only have six litters a year.

At duck hunting events.... (Obviously I know nothing about the awards, our son initially bought the puppy)

They test for it now. There were some studs that were heavily bred, Ebonstar's Lean Mac being one of them, that they believe were carriers. There were others. It is one of the reasons I got out of labs. Too many health problems, too much $$ involved, too many corrupt dogmen.

Thank you!

Like she was throwing a tantrum.

She was diagnosed as diabetic.

Don't know when the problem started.

He INHALES water like it's going out of style.

I'm pre-diabetic (despite overhauling my diet by restricting carbs. Sadly, it runs in my family and I had gestational diabetes). I know excessive thirst is a symptom.

Maybe your dog was overly thirsty and was banging the dish for more water?

who said their dog had been diagnosed with diabetes. Sorry! Wasn't trying to hijack your thread.

You just have to monitor their behavior. It is devastating for a field trial dog, but not that big a deal for a house pet. If it is not EIC and was just heat exhaustion, please remember your dog is physically bred to handle water at 32 degrees in a snowstorm. IT is damned hard to freeze a dog to death but pretty easy to kill one from the heat. Every dove season opener we would hear of dogs dying from the heat.

He is (at 5 1/2years) still a puppy.
I guess now I will have to monitor his play time instead of letting him tell me when he is done.

Dr. Tinycat recommends extra hugs and kisses.

for almost ten years now. But she was my soul mate and when she went (thankfully, quickly) it was one of the hardest things I've ever lived through. I'm crying as I type this.

I am so glad your guy is OK...heat can be devastating...but you need to be so careful now...you need to treat him like a prince.

How old is Jake?

I wish you many more years with him. I've had many super and special dogs, but I'll never have another quite like my chocolate girl.

You dodged a bullet tonight, my friend.

He is SUCH a sweet soul, so utterly loving and gentle. We stopped giving him commercial feed three months ago because the last bag made him throw up... Funny, since cooking real food for him for three months his coat is better, no more 'dandruff', and he has more energy!
We love this beast so much, and spoil him rotten! He will be watched very carefully in the coming weeks, and we will no longer trust HIM to tell us when he is 'done'.
We are very grateful that we dodged that bullet tonight, and we will NOT take for granted the gift we were given!

Lost my girl 30 years ago. I've never gotten over her death. So, any time I hear of something happening to one of these precious creatures, I choke up.
But the good news is that I have a 4mo Lab puppy sitting next to me.

She's a typical puppy -- curious and into everything. I felt too sorry for her when we brought her home because she missed her litter mates and her mom, sooo I slept with her on the sofa for..uh...a whole month! And so it seems that I missed the window for crating her. She now refuses to stay in her crate. Yup, I've spoiled her rotten.

She's a yellow girl, just like our first Lab. DH and I got her from DUer MiniMe who was her foster mom in Lab Rescue (LRCP). See this thread (Missy is the darker yellow kid with the pink collar): http://www.democraticunderground.com/116122860

She's helping me tremendously in getting over a great sadness that happened some months ago. They bring such joy and love, as you well know. You just cannot have a big ole sad when you've a Lab puppy following you from room to room with a cold, wet nose nudging your leg. I hope Missy becomes as telepathic as our Kellie was. She really was.

So, Peacebird, I know what your guy means to you. And he's so lucky he has you for his mom to take care of him.

was diagnosed. Very scary.

Glad he's okay.

it was 87 degrees out.
When they got home, I had a bowl of ice water ready, and she was lying on her side panting (my dog, not my wife), so I pulled out an ice pack and put it on her. She gave me a strange look and licked it a few times—we had the AC on, it was cool in the house.
Thanks for the heads up, though. I don't think we consider dogs can get over heated from exercise, too.

Can you post a picture of Jake?

My grandfather had a Bluetick Hound named Jake who was such a sweetie.

My own hound is a big sweet baby, himself. All my dogs are (I have four), but the hound is the BIGGEST baby and he's at least 45 pounds. He tries to lay on my like a little dog (and I'm a small person of about 5'1&quot . LOL.

Would love to see a pic of Jake.

Like this one: http://postimage.org/


Upload a pic from my phone or computer and then post the link it gives me on DU or where ever.

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My very first dog was a lab/cocker mix (sounds weird, but he really just looked like a short lab).

Give him kisses from me. He doesn't know me, but I'm sure he'll appreciate it!

she was a beauty. The last night of her life, I was eating pizza and she was looking at me, not begging, but wanting a piece. I thought she was getting a little fat, but gave her a couple of pieces of pepperoni anyway, thinking I'll put her on a diet tomorrow. The next day, she was hit by a speeding driver, right in front of our house. So glad I gave in to her the night before.

Hope your boy gives you many more years. They are absolutely the best dogs in the world, and I love all my dogs.

But if my Jake is a true example, then chocolates are truly the best. He is a total sweetheart.

I'm so glad he is ok. I would have been terrified. Quick thinking on your part with the water and the shower. I worry a ton about my two and walking in the heat. Try to do it early in the morning and then later in the evening, but even then, I am constantly watching, especially my boxer with her short snout. I'm glad you told me the symptoms - I will be super observant.

Lots of snuggles for Jake, and a few from me. The pups are the best of us - all that love and just awesomeness is furry packages.

:hugs:

Particularly when you're on a walk and you run out of water.

Once one of my dogs got heat exhaustion during a walk, and I had to stand in the parking lot of a CVS with all four of my dogs and ask people if they could go inside and buy a gallon of water.

This past Sunday we tried to take a walk before it got too hot, but my dog again got exhausted. (He's an old man at 11.) Fortunately, we rested for a bit and then went to the bar a block away, where I got the water bottle refilled (and got a Jackie O's Mandala Mosaic IPA for myself.)

...Belgian Sheepdog/Golden Retriever cross.
In the hot weather, I put a wading pool out in the yard in the general area that we usually throw to, and they take a quick dip on the return trip fairly often.
This year I switched from the flimsy lite plastic kiddie play pools (because they break so easily) to one of those heavier plastic sand-boxes that look like a turtle (yard sale -$5!) and it handles the weekly water change and scrub-out so much better.

I will look for one of those turtles! That would definitely hold up under the Jakester!

on their way. please keep us posted.

As a Lab owner myself, I thank you so much for this thread.

To all who cherish their furkids --->

My dog was staggering, falling over, scaring me to death, (this was off and on) and turns out she has Addison's disease. They also consume LOADS of water and pee gallons. There is a characteristic electrolyte panel: low sodium and high potassium which can also be attributed to dehydration. Just saying, might want to mention it. BTW, Addison's is very treatable. There is a monthly shot of Percorten and very small daily doses of prednisone and she's super healthy now.

I will be asking our vet many questions......

I am so glad he's better now - Labs are the best dogs. I grew up with them, black and yellow, but I love chocolate labs too. Kisses to your little Jake!

don't handle the heat well - my boxer didn't. I'm so glad Jake is better. Labs are beautiful dogs.

Our neighbor has a black lab that I call bandit because he is a terrible thief. I had new porch furniture with pillows on them and three went missing. We put our driveway alarm on the porch afraid that teenagers were the culprits. The next night the alarm went off and we both raced to the front door. We threw the door open and the lab was standing there wagging his tail. It was hysterically funny. I still laugh about it and it was two years ago.

His owners knew what he was doing but never bothered to ask the neighbors if they were missing stuff which a number of us were. He especially liked stealing solar pathway lights. Anyway, it turned out okay. My husband confronted the lab's owner who had two of our three pillows neither of which were torn or dirty. The best thing was the owners started spending time with bandit, trained him, and he stays in his yard. I wish we could have him come over to play like he did before, but it's too expensive. He tore our pathway lights that weren't solar lights but electric lights out of the ground and he could have gotten electrocuted.

I still laugh at him being the thief we all thought were teenagers being jerks.

He's a beautiful dog and sweet as a dog can be - he's just a thief. LOL

You took good care of Jake. Glad he is okay. By-the-way, he is beautiful.