Emergencies happen
every day and you should be prepared to face every misfortune knocking at your door courageously and
audaciously. Wise decisions at right time (first aid or rushing to the
hospital) can give you successful outcomes. Moreover, you can prolong the life
of your lovely pets when you are aware of common pet emergencies. Here I am
going to mention some common pet emergencies when
pets need immediate attention, care, and treatment from the owner.
Car Accidents:
To imagine the
collision of sweet pet with a car can make you upset and uneasy. But reality
is, such car accidents take place often that may be minor to fatal. Your
instant help can save your dog or cat from bigger mishap or tragedy.
What can you do in
such a pet emergency?
- Try to keep your pet
as still as possible after the accident. Any types of movement can be life
threatening or cause internal injuries to the animal.
- If your pet does not
move, take a sheet, most preferable blanket and shift your animal over it
carefully. Use blanket as stretcher and move the injured pet through it to get him
to emergency hospital.
- Don’t touch open
wounds with your hands or anything else. You can just place clean compresses on
them and make arrangements to take the injured pet to the emergency hospital.
Constipation:
When your pet is
facing big problem in passing out the stool or releasing small stool and less
than three times a week that means your animal is having constipation. There
are many causes of constipation, but what should you do immediately to take him
to the vet. Here is the home remedy that works the best.
Take a glass of hot
water and squeeze a lemon into it or dissolve 1/4th to 1 teaspoon of
Magnesium Citrate powder (according to the age of your pet). Mix it well and
help pet to drink this water. This will give a certain relief to your lovely
pet. Of particular note is that water should be as hot as your pet can drink. This
remedy can take your pet out of the emergency condition.
Heat Strokes:
Heat stroke is among
the common pet emergencies that needs immediate treatment. It may lead to
severe health issues in the animals. Heat stroke occurs when environment of the
animal is too hot and is living in a closed and narrow area where there isn’t
proper arrangement of ventilation. Other reason may include when a dog or cat
is left in the car in high temperatures. Signs of heat stroke are heavy panting,
difficult breathing, thick saliva, vomits, high grade fever, and bloody
diarrhea.
For emergency
treatment, you should take your pet in a cool breeze place and allow him to
bath under water for some time. For more information, take a look into summer safety tips for pets.
Food Poisoning:
Food poisoning is one
of the most common pet emergencies that end up with the best treatment by the
vet. Major signs of food poisoning include watery diarrhea, nausea, drooling,
mouth irritation, appetite loss, urination problems, and breathing
difficulties. Owners of the pets must be aware of the dangers of contaminated
food. It is better if you take a piece of poisoned food that you think that led
to food poisoning in your dog or cat while taking your pet to the vet. It is also
essential to bring into the notice of a vet because different poisons are
treated differently.
I hope, all the
information and tips related to the common pet emergencies in my blogpost will
be useful for you!