Friday, January 18, 2013

Managing Pet Health Emergencies

By Suzanne Connemara


If you've got a pet, you know that pet health care is highly important. Your pet could have an emergency and require special help if the situation ensues. Below are a couple of pointers for handling pet emergencies.

The first tip is to select a veterinarian who does 24 hour pet care. Don't wait until something bad happens to your pet before you look for a vet. Find a vet surgery or vet today. The last thing you must be doing is looking on the web for a good vet while your pet is suffering.

The second tip is learning CPR and first aid for your animal. There are a variety of first aid workshops for you to make a choice from, including the Red Cross one that teaches basic pet emergency care. You need to learn the way to do the Heimlich maneuver and CPR for your pet, as well as the easy way to take care of bite wounds, burns, bleeding, chocking, puking, allergic displays, heatstroke, and unexpected illnesses.

The 3rd tip is to have the first aid kit at your home and if you are looking to travel somewhere with your pet, you ought to have one there with you too. The kits can be the ones found online or at a store or you can make one yourself. If you plan on making one, you should put in it a list of emergency phone numbers, leash, q-tips, your pet's medical records, first aid adhesive tape, scissors, cortisone cream, latex gloves, non-stick bandages, sterile compress pads, and roll gauze. You should additionally have 3 % hydrogen peroxide, tweezers, eye dropper, liquid Benadryl for youngsters, colonic thermometer, and muzzle.

The forth tip is to stay calm for your pet and administer care. You must stay sharp to any refined clues your animal may be giving you because they may be good at hiding their signals of illness. When you do find out that the animal is sick, stay calm. You should stay with your animal and administer the care that he or she wishes.

The fifth step is to call your veterinarian. If your pet has burns, heatstroke, damaged bones, poisoning, severe bleeding, or other grave injuries or illness, you must get vet attention straight away. You should administer first aid to your animal if required before you take her or him to the vet and then take him.

You need to track your pet's health weekly so you can catch anything early on and before it becomes something major. One of the things you can do is rub your pet's fur to feel any cuts, bumps, or lumps. Another thing you can do is look inside your pet's mouth for any swelling on the tongue and any other abnormalities. You must also observe your animal's drinking and eating habits and other bodily fluids and keep a record for your vet.

So if you have a pet and wish to keep her or him safe, you must get the very finest possible veterinary care out there and learn first and CPR for your pet.




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