How to first aid pet dog, dog's first aid and nursing knowledge

 First aid and care of dogs

Eye injury: when there is a foreign body into the eye, first use force to hold the dog, so that it can not move, and then gently open the upper and lower eyelids, when the foreign body is found, flush from above. Don't put it in too bright environment. If you can't see a doctor immediately, drop a few drops of medical olive oil into his eyes as a first aid measure. Prevent the dog from rubbing the injured eye with his paw or rubbing the eye with something. If the foreign body stabs into the eyeball, pull out the clip with round front end carefully. In case of stab injury, cover with gauze for direct compression hemostasis, and then bandage the wound. Then take him to the vet.

Ear injury: the dog's ear bleeding should be diagnosed and treated by veterinarian. Put the gauze on the head, then put the ear on the gauze, and then put the gauze on the wound. After stopping bleeding by hand, bandage should be used.

Mouth injury: when bleeding from the dog's mouth, the dog should first lower his head and sit down, overlapping many pieces of gauze, so the dog should be pressed to stop bleeding. When the dog is injured, press the tongue to stop bleeding for 5 minutes.

Foreign body in throat: when swallowing foreign body by mistake, the dog will have dyspnea, asthma and other symptoms, and the well will constantly scratch his face with his feet. At this time, you should hold down the dog to keep it still, then wrap the cloth with your fingers, pull out the tongue, and use the flashlight to observe the depth of the throat. If you find any foreign body, use a round head clip to clip it out. If the infarction is serious and the above methods are ineffective, they must be sent to a doctor for treatment. If necessary, esophagotomy should be performed to remove the foreign body.

Poisoning: sometimes dogs can be poisoned by chemicals, especially when removing insects, you must take off the collar and rope, immerse the dog in warm water, or flush the whole body with a water pipe, so as to remove the poison from the body. If the dog is poisoned by eating rotten food or food sprinkled with pesticides and drinking the contaminated surface water in the pesticide spraying area by mistake, the dog shall be fed milk to dilute the venom, or the saline shall be fed to induce vomiting, and then the dog shall be sent to the doctor. Attention must be paid to the breathing state at any time, and artificial respiration should be carried out if necessary. If breathing stops due to shock, first aid should be given as soon as possible.

Spasm and cramp: when the spasm or cramp occurs or within 15 minutes after the end of spasm, do not touch the dog with hands or give drinks. Remove the surrounding dangerous substances and take down the rope tied to the dog's neck. After the spasm stops, observe the breathing condition of the dog, and then give artificial respiration as appropriate. At this time, it is necessary to determine the opening mode and compression mode according to the size of the dog. Listen to the sound carefully to judge whether the lung is discharging air. Repeat this action for one minute at a rate of 5 seconds.

Scald: scald treatment should be determined according to the degree. When the dog's body hair is scorched and the skin is red, cold compress with cold water for 10 minutes, and then use gauze to hold the affected part and send for medical treatment. In case of shock, the dog should be treated with gauze immediately. When dealing with shock, the dog should lie on its side first to make it quiet, open its mouth and pull out its tongue to keep breathing. If it is cold, blanket can be used, but it must not be too warm. In addition, breathing should be carefully observed.

Electric shock: when the dog is electrocuted, it is not allowed to hold or touch it in a panic. The power supply should be cut off first. When the power supply cannot be cut off, the dog's body should be moved with a bamboo pole or wooden board. When a dog is electrocuted, the corners of its mouth will turn red and fester, and a large amount of saliva will flow out and fall into a state of collapse. If necessary, take artificial respiration, measure body temperature and check scald, and send them to hospital after emergency treatment.

Fracture: never move the fracture site when the dog is fractured. After hemostasis and shock treatment, the two sides of the fracture can be clamped with a wooden strip for fixation, and then the gauze is wound on it. The length of the wood strip is longer than the two sides of the fracture, and then the dog is sent to a doctor immediately.

Shock: in case of emergency shock, the pet's pulse is weakened, the body temperature is lowered, the breathing is increased and the body is weak. First of all, clean the mouth, adjust the head below the heart, keep warm, and then ask the veterinarian for treatment.

Artificial respiration: when the dog stops breathing for 5 "6 minutes due to brain injury or other reasons, artificial respiration should be performed immediately. The method is to put the dog on his side, straighten his head, pull out his tongue with his hand, remove the mucus or foreign matter from the mouth and throat with clean cloth or gauze, and then press the chest hard and gently behind the elbow. After pressing down, stop for a few seconds, release for a few seconds, and repeat until you start breathing.

Hemostasis: there are three methods of hemostasis, namely hand pressure hemostasis, bandage compression hemostasis and tourniquet hemostasis. Hand pressure hemostasis can be done with cleaning cloth or gauze block, pressed tightly on the wound for 4 "5 minutes, and then slightly reduce the pressure; if a lot of bleeding continues, stop for a while, put gauze on the wound, and then use bandage to compress hemostasis: bind for 1 hour, untie the bandage and check to see if the bleeding stops and the tightness of the bandage. Tourniquet can be used to stop bleeding when hand pressure and bandage fail to stop bleeding, or the wound presents jet bleeding. Tighten the tourniquet "over the wound and loosen the tourniquet every 15-40 minutes.

Local wounds should be cleaned before bandage. If there is local trauma, wash it with antibiotic solution, wipe it dry and wrap it with cotton wool or gauze. If there is fracture, try to align the two broken ends, put hard paper or thin bamboo pieces outside the cotton wool or gauze, and then bind them with gauze, and send them to the animal hospital as soon as possible. If the local swelling occurs after binding, the bandage should be loosened and re bandaged. When applying bandage, remember to make the bandage firm, but not too tight, so as not to hinder local blood circulation.

Disinfection of bite and stab wounds: bleeding must be stopped first, then the wound should be washed with water, and then disinfected with weak irritant iodine. Do not apply ointment before sending to the veterinary clinic for treatment.