First Aid for Dogs by Dr Justin Wimpole

Author:Dr Justin Wimpole
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: First Aid for Dogs
ISBN: 1741102820
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Published: 2009-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Poisonings

Substances that are hazardous to dogs can be found throughout the home and often in places dogs visit. The best way to avoid poisoning in your dog is to have all hazardous substances stored safely away from them. Despite all possible care, dogs become exposed to poisons and can become seriously ill. Occasionally poisonings are malicious acts of cruelty to animals.

This chapter will outline some of the more common poisonings in dogs. As far as you are concerned, for the purpose of emergency treatment, poisons can be divided into two major groups. There are those where decontamination procedures, including inducing vomiting, may be beneficial and those where you should not induce vomiting. I describe how you should induce vomiting, and specific situations where you should not, in the sections: Inducing Vomiting on pages 64–65 and Poisonings where you should not induce vomiting on page 76.

There are thousands of substances that could poison your dog, including numerous prescription medications. Not all of them can be listed here. If you are unsure about a particular substance call the Poisons Information Centre (see Emergency contacts page 111 for the number relevant to your country) as well as informing your veterinarian.

If you suspect that your dog has been poisoned it is very important that you keep the packet so that you can discuss the contents with the Poisons Information Centre or a veterinarian. Try to estimate how much of the product that your dog has eaten. You should also take the packet when you take your dog to your veterinarian. Each packet will have a brand name on it, but will also list the active ingredients and the concentration. It may also have some basic first aid instructions. You should take in a sample of your dog’s vomit if there is any.

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