April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month and a abundant time for all pet owners to apprentice how best to handle pet accidents and emergencies. Pet Sitters International (PSI) encourages all pet owners to apprentice what to do if their pet becomes injured. An emergency bearings can be handled abundant faster and added appropriately if an buyer has assets like a aboriginal aid kit and account of important buzz numbers (veterinarian, emergency abominable hospital and adulteration control) calmly accessible Even afterwards a pet buyer has administered aboriginal aid, it is acutely important to seek veterinary affliction as anon as possible There are many, abounding emergencies that cannot be managed, even in the antecedent period, with simple aboriginal aid.
King, NC (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 10, 2009 -- April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month and a abundant time for all pet owners to apprentice how best to handle pet accidents and emergencies. Pet Sitters International (PSI) encourages all pet owners to apprentice what to do if their pet becomes injured.
Dr. Emily Pointer, DVM, at Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City, said that the a lot of important aspect pet owners should crop abroad from National Pet First Aid Awareness Month is how analytical it is to be prepared.
"An emergency bearings can be handled abundant faster and added appropriately if an buyer has assets like a first aid kit and account of important buzz numbers (veterinarian, emergency abominable hospital and adulteration control) calmly accessible," Dr. Pointer said.
Just like people, a lot of pet accidents appear in or adjacent the home. Examples of the a lot of accepted pet accidents cover baneful ingestion, dog bites, top acceleration syndrome, ripped toenails, adopted anatomy ingestions with gastrointestinal problems, eye emergencies, broken bones, agitation giving bearing and accepting hit by a car.
Dr. Pointer says that a acceptable way to become able for emergencies is to be proactive; anticipate about the a lot of accepted accidents and again amount out how to anticipate these emergencies from arising.
Simple first-aid procedures can be the aberration amid activity and death. Knowing how to administer burden to a antecedent of bleeding and abode a acting casting is basic to your pet's safety, and may even save the activity of your pet.
According to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), 25 percent added pets would survive if just one pet aboriginal aid address were activated above-mentioned to accepting emergency veterinary care.
"Even afterwards a pet buyer has administered aboriginal aid, it is acutely important to seek veterinary affliction as anon as possible," Dr. Pointer said. "There are many, abounding emergencies that cannot be managed, even in the antecedent period, with simple aboriginal aid."
Dr. Pointer advises pet owners to alarm their veterinarians, an emergency veterinary centermost or adulteration ascendancy anon and, aloft all, abide calm. Panicking will alone accent the afflicted animal.
For added advice on pet-care tips, adversity planning guides and more, appointment http://www.petsit.com.
About Pet Sitters International
PSI is the architect of the Pets At Home Vehicle Window Cling - a sticker for automobiles acclimated to active emergency cadre in case of an abstract that the afflicted affair has pets at home which charge care.
Established in 1994, Pet Sitters International (PSI) is the world's better educational affiliation for able pet sitters, apery added than 8,000 absolute able pet-sitting businesses in the United States, Canada and abroad. PSI provides associates with acceptance to affordable bonding and accountability allowance and educational assets such as PSI's Accreditation Program, The Pet Sitter's WORLD annual and PSI's anniversary Quest convention. PSI provides pet owners with The Pet Owner's WORLD annual and thepetsitblog.com. For added information, appointment www.petsit.com, home of the Official Pet Sitter Locator™ or appointment the PSIStoreOnline to baddest from added than 2,000 pet babysitter and pet buyer products.
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