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oming prepared and equipped with a band over the dog’s snout when you are
the minimum required amount providing first aid to every dog, including
Cof medication and other medical your own. Be sure to do this even if you
supplies, such as bandages, significantly believe that what you intend to do to the
increases the chances of a positive injured dog won’t cause any additional
outcome in a crisis. This is especially pain.
true in situations when your pet gets
sick or injured late at night, on a vacation If you intend to provide first aid to a dog
of an unknown owner, it is extremely
far away from home, or during natural important to remember that you must
disasters when you are forced to leave secure the dog’s snout with a muzzle or
your own home. In such circumstances, securely fixed bandage before helping
it is difficult to provide proper medical the animal.
care, and your dog can become a burden
to those around you. Since you probably Approach carefully!
won’t know how to reach an on-call When approaching a sick and or an
veterinarian while on your vacation, injured dog, be sure to do it calmly
there are phone apps in larger areas both
inland and on the coast allowing you to and with caution. Observe the dog’s
find the nearest veterinarian. facial expressions, ear position, and
body language. Try to hear if the dog is
No matter how friendly and good a dog growling. Give it enough time for it to
is in everyday circumstances, it may bite try to understand what you want from it.
if it feels the need to defend itself when Enable it to follow your movements and
frightened, injured, in pain, or when it be sure to address it in a calm voice. Avoid
feels threatened. For this reason, be sure direct eye contact as some dogs may
to protect yourself by putting a muzzle or consider this a direct threat.

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