Hiking with her foster dad has always been Hana’s favorite recreational activity.
However, one day, this adorable German Shepherd just felt very weak and
lethargic while she and her dad were hiking in the Snow Lake Trail in Washington. The heat was too much to bear for Hana.
Suddenly, Hana collapsed while they were on top of the mountain.
Since Hana’s dad is a hiking veteran, he made sure that he called for help right away.
He knew it might be a bit difficult to reach them since they were almost at the mountain peak.
Even so, he did not lose hope.
Straight ahead he called WASART or Washington State Animal Response Team.
As soon as they received the call from Hana’s dad,
WASART immediately sent their rescue workers to the site where the two were.
They had to go through a long trail, carrying all their rescue equipment with them, this made it even more challenging.
It took them almost one hour to successfully reached the site.
The moment they saw Hana and took her temperature they recognized she was overheated.
They did their best to cool her body down by putting ice packs in her body.
Other hikers who passed by and saw Hana and also helped by pouring cold water all over her body to reduce the heat.
Once Hana’s temperature cooled down, they carefully carried her into a stretcher. They wanted to bring her down from the mountain.
The rescuers took turns in carrying the stretcher, and they made sure they were extra careful to avoid further mishaps.
Hana was just silently looking at everyone they passed by on their way down to their family’s car parked at the foot of the mountain.
When the rescuers reached the car, they carefully laid Hana inside.
Hana’s family could not thank the rescuers enough for their assistance.
Hana was then brought to an emergency vet for further evaluation.
Her rescuers were very happy that they were able to help such a nice dog.
They were especially happy to see her back safely with her family.
Overheating and dehydration can affect us as well as our pets
We are happy to report after returning home and taking in more fluids Hana is back to her old ornery self.
Whew, that was a close one!
