Monday 14 January 2013

Managing Pet Health Emergencies

By Suzanne Connemara


If you happen to have got a pet, you know that pet health care is highly important. Your pet may have an emergency and require special help if the situation arises. Below are a couple of tips for handling pet emergencies.

The 1st tip is to select a veterinarian who does 24 hour pet care. Don't wait till something bad happens to your pet before you look for a vet. Find a vet hospital or veterinarian today. The last thing you have to be doing is looking online for a good vet while your pet is suffering.

The second tip is learning CPR and first aid for your animal. There are a spread of first aid workshops for you to choose from, including the Red Cross one that teaches basic pet emergency care. You need to discover the best 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, vomiting, allergic responses, heatstroke, and sudden illnesses.

The 3rd tip is to have the emergency kit at your home and if you are looking to travel somewhere with your pet, you should have one there with you also. 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 need to put in it a catalogue of emergency telephone numbers, leash, q-tips, your pet's medical records, first aid adhesive tape, scissors, cortisone cream, latex gloves, nonstick bandages, sterile gauze pads, and roll compress. You should also have 3 p.c hydrogen peroxide, tweezers, eye dropper, liquid Benadryl for kids, anal thermometer, and muzzle.

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

The 5th step is to call your vet. If your pet has burns, heatstroke, damaged bones, poisoning, dreadful bleeding, or other grave injuries or sickness, you need to get vet attention right away. You need to administer first aid to your animal if necessary before you take her or him to the vet and then take him or her.

You need to track your pet's health weekly so you can catch anything early on and prior to it becoming 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 afflictions. You must also monitor your animal's eating and drinking habits and other bodily fluids and keep a record for your vet.

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




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