As far as we're concerned, EVERY month is Pets are Wonderful Month, and every DAY should be Cruelty Prevention Day, however we'll focus this blog post about Pet First Aid -what a great thing for responsible pet owners (and their pet sitters) to know! In fact, what a great thing for everyone to know - as the PetsitUSA Blog points out, it's not like there's a 911 number that people can call for injured animals which means people often don't know what to do in an emergency. It's not surprising that a full quarter of the pets that died in an emergency could have survived if some basic first aid had been applied, according to the American Animal Hospital Association.
Add these to your list of things to do this month:
- Sign up for a Pet Tech PetSaver™ class, a comprehensive 8 hour in-person class that covers everything from restraining an animal in pain to assessing the situation, rescue breathing, canine and feline CPR, choking, bleeding and shock management. Other programs offered by Pet Tech include First Aid & Care For Your Pets™, Dental Care for Your Pets™ and Caring For Your Senior Pet-izen™ .
- Many Red Cross chapters across the country offer classes with hands-on training in Pet First Aid procedures. A list of some of these chapters can be found here.
- Buy a Cat First Aid or a Dog First Aid book and read it!
- Buy a Pet First Aid kit just in case!
- Keep phone numbers for your local vet and emergency animal hospital handy (stored in your cell phone, stuck to the refrigerator...) - you never know when you'll need them and you don't want to waste precious minutes trying to find them. Pet Care Hospitals offers a fully searchable directory of animal care facilities to help you easily find options.
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