Stupid question really...I'm looking after a pup who was a bit poorly....with vomiting and runny poos...her belly was roasting and I suspect she had a temp. She's been eating and drinking so wasn't too worried....she went down for her nap and woke up very damp....even her blanket was damp...she didn't wee...and the blanket had been fresh...but her tummy was cooler...was just wondering if she broke a fever would she sweat kinda like kids do....

Now I know it is a silly question...lol...but can't think of another reason why she was so damp....unless she wee'd in her sleep...

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Don't think so. We sweat to cool down and dogs pant to cool down. Was the blanket in a plastic bed? I'veknown the plastic to 'sweat' against a hot dog and the blanket will get damp but not sure if it would be enough to damp a pup as well.

Pup was sleeping in her crate...the crate is lined with paper and the blanket just put on half the crate floor....she only has her naps in there...she otherwise has a wee bed in a puppy pen...

No, dogs don't sweat like people do; they can only lose heat by panting.

I thought they had sweat glands in their feet, also?

Must admit this has puzzled me sometimes, especially at the moment when my bitch is quite pregnant and sometimes her underbelly and nipples feel a little damp.

Dogs do sweat through their feet, as well as panting.  You can smell it on their feet, if you have a sniff of their paws!

My lots smell like Doritoes. Must admit I love the smell of their feet, bit weird but oh well. ;)

they pant and their feet sweat, no where else so dampness either from feet or panting probably - they can create a lot of liquid this way... you'd have smelt it if it was wee I'm sure.  I hope pup is feeling better.

Now I have experienced this and thought the dog must have peed but there was no smell so I did wonder if with the temperature of the body raised condensation could form if they lay on a surface cooler than they are. Or with the elderly, spayed or young who's coat is more absorbent, they become damp and the wet drains to the lowest point making the bed wet.

>I thought they had sweat glands in their feet, also?

Yes, in their feet, but not on their bodies. They can be cooled by having their skin (not coat) soaked in water which then evaporates, cooling the skin, but they can't create their own 'water' as we do by sweating.

I imagine your bitch is licking her underbelly, perhaps cleaning off the first hints of leaky nipples, making it damp.

Oh I see. I haven't seen her licking, it's when she wakes up mostly from a sleep on my lap. I thought perhaps her nipples were leaking and making her a bit damp, though.

I had a sheltie like that.  It is urine though for some reason does not smell.  The vet will prescribe incurin or something similar to regulate this.  You will find there is a leak between uretha and bladder.  You must go to vet asap.

My beagles feet would sweat when she was left alone - massive SA after the lab passed.  She tended to spend her time by the door and there was an incredible amount of water as a result - at least as much as a big wee

Our boys used to sleep on fleece mattresses, with a man made fibre filling in ridged plastic baskets.  The matresses had to be changed every morning as they were soaking wet with water on the base of the baskets, now I know there could have been residue left in the fabric but even after putting them in a dryer they were still wet the next morning. It wasn't urine, so was it just condensation, couldn't work it out? They now have pressure relieving mattresses, covered in water proof fabric & a towel & beds remain

I was puzzled by this recently when I looked after 2 dogs who slept on duvets on the plastic oval beds. I found the base of the beds and duvets damp when I shook the duvets out and thought it was wee though no smell. I washed and dried all the bedding and next morning they were damp again, no staining so put it down to condensation.

I've never had this with vet bed unless it WAS urine, there again my dogs wouldn't stay in one place all night but the other dogs did.