I feel like a bad doodle mom...

[Taylor & Huff]

So, yesterday my sister and I went swimming at about 2 pm. I took Huff outside with us because he loves it so much when he chases the splashes coming from the pool. (not the best idea) He did that for a good hour and he got tired and hot so I put him back inside and went back in the pool and my mom called us in about 15 min later or less saying that he was lethargic and wouldn't stand up. I decided to give him a cold bath to cool him down and when he was done with his bath, he was shivering so I wrapped him up in his blanket (also not the best idea) and when my dad got home, he shivered a lot and it turned out that he was actually hot and his gums were pale so we gave him watermelon and that seemed to help and since he was still shivering and lethargic, we took him to the emergency vet and they said it was most likely that he had heat stroke but we did a good job of keeping him cool. My poor baby boy could have died! He is okay temperature wise but now he has blistery, raw, and peeling paws that are going to take at most, two weeks to heal. The vet gave us antibiotics (to prevent infection in his paws) and pain killers for him. He is not going to be walking very much for the next few weeks and when he does walk outside, he will be wearing socks. If you guys want to follow his healing process, I will probably be writing a few blogs about it. I feel like it is all my fault (which it really was) and I should have thought it through now.  think he will get better sooner than two weeks (his birthday party is going to be in 10 days) Thanks everyone for reading this...

[Taylor & Huff]

Thanks Guinness and Murph. Sore pads are the worst, aren't they?

[Pat and Traveler]

Ahhhhh....poor Huff!  I'm glad he's okay, though his feet will sore for a while.  I'm glad you posted this, as I hadn't thought about heat stroke for a dog.  I'll be much more aware now--thank you!

[Taylor & Huff]

I am glad something good came out of this nightmare:)

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

oh no. I am sorry about Huff. It can be hard to know these things sometimes. the imprtant thing is that he is fine and loves you all the same, and we have all learned an important lesson from your experience. Thanks for sharing this. Sophie Bear is blowing doodle kisses in Huff's direction. :o) ... well actually she's sleeping on the floor oblivious to this discussion, but you know, it's the thought (mine) that counts.

[Taylor & Huff]

Yes of course:) Thank you for the kisses anyways, Sophie.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Poor Huff! Don't beat yourslef up with blame, you just wanted him to have fun! Glad you got him to the vet and thanks for sharing this experience with us!

[Taylor & Huff]

Thanks:) He is feeling so much better today too. He even decided to pick trash out of the trash can. Yesterday, he didn't even really walk. I am so glad:)

[Elizabeth & *Kosci*.]

Hope Huff's feeling better, poor boy. It could happen to any of us.. Thanks for the reminder in the heat.

[Taylor & Huff]

You are welcome. I hope this doesn't happen to any other doodle or dog this summer. He is feeling much better.