Preparing for a medical emergency involving your pet is always best accomplished before the event takes place. This series is designed to help guide you through the important decisions about first aid, as well as how and when to transport your pet quickly and safely to your pet veterinarian. A working knowledge of this information will help you eliminate some potentially dangerous circumstances and help you prepare for emergency situations with your pets. It includes information on what to do and what not to do in specific emergency situations. We encourage careful reading and occasional rereading. We have tried to make it easy to understand, avoiding medical terms as often as possible, but defining them in context when they are necessary.

 

Abscess
A localized accumulation of pus, usually caused by an infection introduced from an animal bite or other penetrating wound.

 

Bee Stings / Insect Bites
Any insect sting, snake or spider bite can cause life threatening problem for your pet. You should be seen by Veterinarian immediately.

 

Bleeding
Learn how to stop bleeding in an emergency.
Apply cotton bowl or other sterile material over the bleeding place with holding prissier for 2- 3 min. Then put over banding material, but even the bleeding stop, the pet should be taken to a veterinarian doctor to consider the problem. That is because the bleeding can start over.

 

Bloat
Bloat is a life-threatening condition for dogs, in which the stomach fills with air or twists upon itself.

Symptoms of bloat include:

• drooling of saliva

• frequent retching and attempts to vomit (occasionally victims may be able to regurgitate a pool of foamy saliva)

• anxiousness, restlessness, and pacing

• lethargy or agitation

• depression and shock.

Should be seen by Veterinarian immediately.

 

Clogging of the urethra
This is an urgent condition more common in cats, but in male dogs too. The urinary tract is impeded by crystals or inflammation and spasm of the urethra. As a consequence, it can not be thrown out of the body and stays in the bladder. Patients experience severe pain and discomfort in the abdomen, often go to their own litter pen and try to urinate, but without a result. Owners often confuse thinking that their cat is not able to defecates. If a 24-hour cat or dog is not examined, a fatal outcome may occur.

 

Other conditions in which needs urgent medical attention:

• Vomiting

• Bleeding

• Seizures

• Strong salivation

• Difficult breathing, severe coughing

• Parses and paralysis

• Apathy, refuse of food