Using Pet First Aid Kits in a Safe Manner

When family pets wind up injured, pet first aid kits are crucial to have available because they will provide the basic medical items needed to prevent bleeding and forestall infection. They can buy valuable time while waiting for your pet to be treated by a pro vet.

As an example, my folks once had a little terrier named Roy. Our beloved dog had been a family pet for quite a while and had reached what would be considered an old age for a dog. One day, while the family was enjoying a lovely day in the backyard, he was attacked by a giant doberman. I had seen the doberman rambling the area, but wasn't troubled as he appeared friendly enough.

Our pet was left with enormous cut which we couldn't care for since pet first aid kits weren't something our family thought would become critical to have in a second's notice. In this instance, we had to improvise with kitchen towels and string to apply pressure and forestall more blood loss. We managed to get our pet to the emergency vet's office, but because of his old age, he didn't survive. Had our pet been a little younger and in better health, and had pet first aid kits been a family concern, he could have lived through the assault.

You need to also bear in mind that when using the items in these kits, your pet may be hurting which could end in a perilous bite or scratch to the person administering treatment. Even the most loveable pets will lash out when they feel encircled and are under strain.

Let's look at the best way to handle an incident where an animal is at risk of losing its life. One scenario might involve a dog who has been hit by an auto and is now trapped under the vehicle. Truly the most important thing you can do, in the absence of being trained in this kind of rescue, is to simply reassure the dog until help arrives. Dogs in this type of situation will be intensely upset and sick tempered and may strike out and bite anybody who gets too near. You need to only think about employing pet first aid kits when the dog is unconscious or is physically unable to bite its rescuer.

In any sort of emergency animal rescue, call the gurus because they've been trained in each kind of emergency that you can imagine. Additionally, they are going to have pet first aid kits available as well as the mandatory appliances to execute the job properly. You will probably be tempted to become involved, particularly if it's your own pet, but if it is not safe to do so you could find yourself making the circumstances even worse. Administering pet first aid should nearly always be handled by a professional animal rescue expert.

Pet first aid kits sometimes contain the same basic items that any human first aid kit would contain, but also include a guide which is restricted to the treatment of animal wounds.