Figure 1.

Compensatory mechanisms that animals with glabrous skin, hair, or feathers develop for hyperthermia avoidance. The morphological differences between species influence their behaviors and physiological responses to dissipate heat. Sphynx cats, Xoloitzcuintli, and Chinese crested dogs (seen in figure) sweat in the same way as other domestic animals. However, due to the bare skin, insensible perspiration is higher than other animals with hair or full coat and are predisposed to acute peripheral vasomotor responses to thermoregulate [15,16,17].