Emergencies / First Aid for Dogs and Cats - General Information

A veterinary guide on causes, symptoms, and first aid

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Emergencies and First Aid

Our first aid resources support you in an emergency with your pet. Recognizing abnormal symptoms and providing effective first aid in critical situations contribute to keeping your animals healthy.
Practical first aid knowledge helps you react correctly in potentially dangerous situations.
We inform you about first aid measures, prevention, normal values, and the correct behavior in some specific critical situations. We tell you what you can do to help your animal and what you should avoid doing.
Our texts are easy to understand and require no prior medical knowledge. Our other offerings, such as our glossary, can help you if you have questions about the content.

We show you what you can do in minor or serious emergencies until professional care is available. Please always consider what you should do and what only a veterinarian can provide. With our knowledge and experience as clinicians, we want to support and encourage you to help your animal in emergencies. In particularly critical situations, with some preparation, specific knowledge, and a little training, you can save your animal’s life. You are capable! We will inform you when your first aid measures will likely be sufficient and when you should consult a veterinarian.

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Important Phone Numbers

Keep a note with the numbers in your first aid kit and also save them on your mobile phone

  • Family Veterinarian

  • Name __________________________

  • Address ___________________________________________________________

  • Phone Number __________________________

  • Nearest Veterinarian

  • Name __________________________

  • Address ___________________________________________________________

  • Phone Number __________________________

  • Nearest Veterinary Clinic

  • Name __________________________

  • Address ___________________________________________________________

  • Phone Number __________________________

  • Taxis that transport animals

Phone Number __________________________

  • Local animal welfare organization, if a stray or wild animal is found injured

Phone Number __________________________

  • Police, if a stray animal is hit by a car
  • Phone Number ________________________

Checklist for a Call to the Veterinarian

In case of a serious emergency it is helpful to inform your veterinarian by phone (no email, no SMS) before you arrive. Then preparations can possibly already be made.

You should be able to answer these questions if possible:

  • What kind of emergency is it?
  • When did the emergency occur?
  • Is the animal responsive?
  • What has been done so far?
  • What do the mucous membranes look like?
  • If possible, what are the values for body temperature (BT), respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), and capillary refill time (CRT)?

What is “normal” and how these values are measured in dogs and cats you can find here: Normal Values

You can also find an overview of these topics here:

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The Book: Emergencies in Dogs and Cats

Would you like information on emergencies and first aid in black and white, a bit more detailed, and always at hand?

No problem! The book Emergencies from A-Z in Dogs and Cats has now been published in its 2nd edition by Kynos-Verlag.

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