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Emergency first aid for your cat /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shearer, Tamara S.
Other Authors: Apseloff, Stanford
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Distinctive Pub., 1995.
Subjects:
Cats > injuries.
Cat Diseases > therapy.
First Aid > veterinary.
Emergencies > veterinary.
Wounds and Injuries > therapy.
Handbook.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Getting started
  • Special comments
  • Introduction
  • Prevention
  • The First-aid kit
  • How to approach an emergency
  • Restraint
  • Transportation
  • Special considerations
  • First-aid techniques
  • Introduction to techniques
  • Bleeding control
  • Wound care
  • Wrapping a wound
  • Monitoring vital signs
  • Inducing vomiting
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • How to make a cat muzzle
  • Elizabethan collar
  • Pt. 3. Help for the problem
  • Introductory information
  • Problem/condition (listed alphabetically)
  • Symptoms (listed alphabetically).
  • Pt. 4. Poison basics
  • General procedures
  • List of common poisons
  • Pt. 5. Poisonous plants
  • Introduction to poisonous plants
  • Poisonous plants (listed alphabetically)
  • Plants that cause skin irritation
  • Nonpoisonous plants
  • Pt. 6. Other poisons
  • Other poisons (listed alphabetically)
  • Pt. 7. Diseases that can become emergencies
  • General information
  • Dental disease
  • Infections
  • Cancers
  • Long-term illnesses
  • Skin irritations
  • Soft stools/diarrhea
  • Intestinal parasites.
  • External parasites (listed alphabetically)
  • Pt. 8. Miscellaneous
  • Deliveries
  • Raising orphan kittens
  • False emergencies
  • The Hospitalized cat
  • The Lost cat
  • Appendices
  • Lost pet information
  • Medical health record
  • Emergency worksheet
  • Normal vital signs for cats
  • Preventive health care
  • Physical examination.