First Aid For Dogs: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

by Stefanie Schwartz

Overview

Do you know what to do if your dog is stung by a bee, breaks a leg or goes into shock?

Learn how to distinguish a minor affliction from a true emergency and how to address the situation. Written by a veterinarian for the layman, First Aid for Dogs will help you handle an emergency with the best advice for your dog's health and safety. It contains detailed information on everything from how to assemble a first aid kit to how to give your dog CPR.

First Aid for Dogs includes a cross-referenced index in the front of the book for quick access to the problem. Informative illustrations and photographs simplify the application of successful first aid.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876055656
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	08/01/1998
Series:	Happy Healthy Pet , #93
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 8.53(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr. Schwartz, the author of Howell's NO MORE MYTHS, lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Fundamentals of First Aid.

1. What Is First Aid?

2. Basics of First Aid.

PART TWO: Addressing Emergencies.

3. External Wounds.

4. Internal Problems.

5. Exposure and Other Environmental Injuries.

6. Head and Brain Problems.

7. Bone Injuries.

PART THREE: Beyond the Basics.

8. Recommended Reading.