First aid for dogs R-Z

First Aid for Dogs

First aid for dogs R-Z

First aid: Rescue Breathing
First aid rescue breathing is performed by covering the dogs nose with your mouth and forcefully blowing your breath into your dogs lungs. Hold the corners of the mouth tightly closed and tie a seal around your dogs nose. Pull his tongue out of his mouth. Clear the throat of any obstructions. Keep your dogs neck and head as straight in-line as possible, but avoid any further injury. Check your dogs mouth for any foreign objects, remove them, and begin rescue breathing. Force air into your dogs lungs until you see his chest expand. If there is difficulty getting the breaths to go in, make a fist with one hand, and place it against the stomach.
Go on rescue breathing 20-25 times per minute in small dogs, or 12-20 times in medium or large dogs and transport your dog to the nearest veterinarian emergency room.

First aid: Seizures
A seizure is any sudden and uncontrolled spastic type of movement of the dogs body caused by abnormal brain activity. Seizures may be very severe and affect all of the body, or quite mild, affecting only a portion of the dog. Dogs may or may not be conscious, and may urinate or have a bowel movement. For dogs first aid protect the dog from injuring itself during or after the seizure. Keep dogs from falling from a height and especially keep dogs away from water. Keeping dogs in the dark will allow it to recover as smoothly as possible.
Remove other pets from the area while doing first aid on dogs. Record the time the seizure begins and ends. If the seizure or convulsion lasts over 5 minutes, wrap the dog in a cool, wet towel and seek veterinary attention at once.
If the dog loses consciousness, and is not breathing, begin rescue breathing.

Do not place your hands near the dogs mouth. (They do not swallow their tongues.) You are at risk of get bitten.

Note: Do not slap, throw water on, or otherwise try to startle dogs out of a seizure. The seizure will end when it ends, and you cannot affect it by slapping, yelling, or any other action.

First aid: Snake Bites
Snakes inject toxins that cause dying tissue. Local signs include bleeding puncture wounds, severe pain, and swelling at the site. Tissue in the affected area may then become necrotic and be sloughed off or require surgical removal. Severe systemic effects, infection, and death may occur. Bring dogs to a hospital for immediately first aid medication. In the field, 10-25mg of Benedryl can help to calm the dog.

First aid: Shock
Shock has many definitions. It is a complex body reaction to a number of situations. These include acute loss of blood volume such as hemorrhage, heart failure and other causes of decreased circulation, like heat stroke. If first aid does not happen quickly and effectively shock may cause irreversible injury to body cells, and it can be rapidly fatal.
Signs include labored breathing, fast heart rate and a weak pulse, gums appear white in color, listlessness and cool limbs and ears. The dog may vomit. Look for veterinary help immediately. Keep the dog warm and quiet. Never give any medication to dogs that appear to be in shock.

First aid: Swallowed objects
As first aid use COTTON balls (not the cosmetic puffs made of man-made fibers) and frozen half-and-half coffee cream. Alternative you can use liverwurst or peanut butter as well.
DIP COTTON BALLS INTO THE CREAM AND FEED THEM TO YOUR PET. As the cotton works its way through the digestive tract, it will find all the sharp pieces & wrap itself around them. Give 2 balls to small dogs, and 3-7 balls to bigger dogs. For a few days, Check the dogs Stool for fresh blood.

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