| Do you have a 24 hour emergency
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| | garlic, chocolate, onions, grapes,
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| veterinary clinic in your neighborhood?
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| | raisins and even coffee grounds can be
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| Do you know where its located? Many
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| | toxic. Always have these items stored
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| communities don't have access to 24 hour
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| | away safely.
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| pet health care, so what do you do if
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| | Do you know how to give CPR to your dog
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| your cat starts choking? You can be
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| | or cat? The process is similar to that
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| trained in pet first aid by the Red
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| | for humans but with a few differences.
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| Cross. Here are some basic first aid tips
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| | For medium to large dogs you lay the dog
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| for pets.
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| | on its right side. Look for signs of
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| So lets say Fido cuts his leg. Put direct
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| | breathing by the chest moving. Check for
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| pressure on the wound with clean gauze.
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| | a pulse on the femoral artery of the rear
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| Then, wrap a roll of gauze firmly around
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| | legs. If there's no breathing, blow into
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| the leg. Make sure its not so tight it's
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| | the nostrils and then give three
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| cutting off circulation. Use the end of
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| | compressions pushing in two to three
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| the gauze roll to make a knot. Have the
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| | inches, then another breath. Repeat if
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| knot over the wound so it can provide
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| | necessary. For cats and small dogs you
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| more pressure.
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| | blow one breath into the nostrils and
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| What about poisoning? If your pet has
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| | compress both sides of the chest in about
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| gotten into something toxic, the best
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| | one-half inch five times. Then repeat,
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| thing to do is induce vomiting. When we
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| | if necessary.
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| use the word toxic, we typically think of
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| | Knowing these basic first aid steps for
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| chemicals or medicines. But when we're
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| | your pet might one day save their life.
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| talking about animals, there's much more
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| | For further information on first aid for
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| to consider as toxic. Things like
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| | your pet, call your local Red Cross.
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