AUDIO SUMMARY
Heatstroke and brachycephalic dogs – is there an increased risk?
Anna Ewers Clark, BVetMed BSc CertAVP MRCVS
1 Blue Cross, House 1, Sheppard, 5 Hugh St, London, SW1V 1QQ
* Corresponding author email: aewers@alumni.rvc.ac.uk
Published: 22 Dec 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v7i4.534
In this Audio Summary, Anna looks at whether dogs that are brachycephalic have an increased risk for developing heat-related illness compared to dogs that are not brachycephalics. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
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