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Dog Health Advice for 6 Common Emergencies-Part2

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Emergency 4: Dog Poisoning



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Warning signs: Look for muscular twitching, vomiting, bleeding, convulsion or collapse.





  1. Have someone call the vet.


  2. Follow the vet's advice. Different poisoning cases sometimes have to be treated differently.




  3. If you know what the poison is, take some of it with you to the vet's office.



Emergency 5: Dog Choking


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  1. Open the dog's mouth carefully and try to see what is causing the problem. It could be anything: a small ball, bone, stick, meat wrapping.

  2. Pump the chest by pressing down on the ribs and releasing immediately at 5-second intervals.

  3. If this doesn't dislodge the object within a few moments, rush the dog to the nearest animal hospital to have the foreign object removed under anesthetic.



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    Dog Emergency 6: Drowning



    1. Remove the dog from the water.

    2. Try to get the water out of the dog's lungs as soon as possible by pumping the chest as for choking (see above).

    3. Take the dog to the vet to be checked out.




    Hopefully, you will never have to handle any of these emergencies. But if you do, you have the dog health advice that you need.



    About the Author

    About the author: You can read more of Joel Walsh's articles on dog issues such as http://www.i-love-dogs.com

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