VANCOUVER When registered veterinary technician Kaneycia Bush-McLean finished her overnight shift Saturday night at the Animal Emergency Clinic of the Fraser Valley in Langley, she felt compelled to share a message online about some of the devastating heat-related cases her clinic had seen. “It was just heartbreaking,” she said. “People are either coming home or waking up to their pets already having passed away, despite all their best efforts.” According to her post, the tragic toll on June 26 included six rabbits and three dogs, with other pets having to be euthanized due to their severe condition. “We’re seeing a significant increase in patients who are suffering from heat exhaustion and heat stroke,” she said, and added while it’s not entirely uncommon in the summer months, it usually happens when animals are playing outside and get too hot, or in cases when pets are left in cars. “The patients that we’re actually seeing are just in their yards,
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