Fact 322
For the rest of the 2026 warm season, Kibo’s walker instructions are stricter: on hot days he should be walked before 10:30 a.m.; if that cool window is missed, the walk should be skipped rather than made up at midday; and when he starts stiff, walks should be short and flat.
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003288Aug 10, 2026 / 10:46 UTC-07:00
Kibo's walker just texted after a late-morning flat walk in the warmer Oakland weather. He started panting, turned back early, and came home after only a short stretch. He ate normally afterward and has no vomiting, leg favoring, or refusal of flat ground. Jamie and I talked it through and we are treating this as heat timing, not an emergency or a new vet issue. For the rest of the warm season, the walker instructions need to be stricter: on hot days he should be walked before 10:30 AM; if that cool window is missed, the walk should be skipped rather than made up at midday; and when he starts stiff, walks should stay short and flat.
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