PET EMERGENCIES & PET MEDICATION

EMERGENCY PET FIRST-AID KIT

Your Pets Count.com provides pet products such as pet medication, dog carriers and cat carriers in case of a pet emergency! Pet medication are important items to keep on hand but in an emergency you need to know the nature of illness or injury immediately. You also need to have the right products and pet medication. Make sure your dog carrier or dog crate is in a convenient location in the event that your pet has to be taken to your vet immediately.  Don't try to diagnose your pet yourself. Remember, only a Vet can properly diagnose an illness and recommend the proper pet medication.

Dr. Rosanna Scali, a Veternarian in Red Bank, New Jersey recommends having the following items and pet medication on hand in case of a pet emergency.

* Gauze bandages
* Rectal thermometer
* Muzzle (to keep your pet from biting you if
   in pain)
* Elizabethian collar - a cone shaped collar
  used to prevent your pet from nibbling at
  wounds or bandages.
* Blanket
* Hydrogen peroxide - to help induce vomiting
  only on the advice of your vet.
* Pepcid AC
* Regular Benadryl - for allergic reactions
* A leash

All pet medication should be administered after consulting with your vet.

If you have a pet emergency, always have a plan of action. If you don't have a plan, you might waste twenty minutes figuring out where to go, which can be critical. The experts at Your Pets Count. com have put together a list of tips for common types of pet emergency situations.

Make sure that you have the proper dog carrier, dog crate or cat carrier to transport your pet to the animal hospital.

Excessive bleeding - for external cuts, the owner can apply pressure or a tourniquet to the wound to control bleeding. If the bleeding is the result of a fight with another dog or cat, get the animal's rabies vaccine history from its owner. Puncture wounds to the chest cavity or abdomen will need to be X-rayed for possible internal injuries. Bleeding from the mouth or anus could be a sign of internal trama and requires prompt emergency care.

Poisioning - call you vet and or animal poison control at 888-426-4435 and do your best to describe the toxin that your pet ingested. Do not induce vomiting without speaking to the vet first, since caustic materials can cause even more damage coming up. In the ER, animals will be given something to coat their GI tract before vomiting is induced.

Broken limbs - Move the animal as little as possible. Don't try to stabilze the animal as you may get bitten. Lay a towel over the animal and try to keep is as calm as possible. Take your dog or cat to your vet for x-rays and treatment. Do not administer any pain or pet  medication without consulting your vet first.

Choking - If you can see the object in your dog's throat, you can try sweeping it out with your figures. If the object is lodged deeper down, rush the animal to a care facility.

Allergic reactions - These can be treated by simply giving the pet a dose of regular Benadry (only as directed by our vet). They can also be extreme, causing your animal to swell up or break out in hives, in which case a vet will likely administer pet medication such as an anti-inflammatory treatment, (steroids).
Trouble breathing or loss of consciousness - Unless you are trained in animal emergency care, it is best not to try to administer CPR to your dog or cat. Instead, get your pet as quickly as possible to the nearest care facility.

 Always consult your vet in a pet emergency regarding the proper pet medication to administer.

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