First Aid for Dogs: What to do When Emergencies Happen [Mass Market Paperback]

Bruce Fogle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997

From cleansing a wound to making a splint, from Elizabethan collars and frostbite to premature birthing and broken bones, all the information dog owners need to take care of canine emergencies is included in this clearly written guide. Illustrations. Diagrams & charts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140255419
• ISBN-13: 978-0140255416
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #719,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every dog owner should have this book, August 10, 2002

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Bob Pr. "Bob Pr." (Topeka, KS USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: First Aid for Dogs: What to do When Emergencies Happen (Mass Market Paperback)

"First Aid for Dogs" was one of three similar books I bought and is clearly the best, by a head and shoulders margin. It has almost 200 pages of information about a variety of conditions that can occur at home, in the neighborhood, or in the field. It makes very clear what to look for (symptoms) and then gives a helpful "decision tree" (if this is present, then do or look for ---; if that is not present, then look for or do ---). It is also very clear about what options you have in contacting a vet: Now! Same day. Within 24 hrs. Soon. Phone for advice.

It very clearly tells how to check symptoms. It covers almost every imaginable condition a dog owner would usually encounter. In the money it will save in trips to the vet that weren't needed, using this book will save its cost many times over.

The book is very well organized into sections, Part 1, What to do first, how to make splints, etc,; Part 2, What to do next, checking symptoms, what to observe; Part 3, First aid for various emergencies; Part 4, improving health, how to give/apply meds. The line drawing illustrations are simple, clear, and helpful. The index is comprehensive and useful.

By comparison, one of the other books I bought (published by a university press and written by vet school faculty), is higher priced, has about one fourth the pages, and contains much less than a twentieth the information. "Always have injuries examined by a veterinarian" is neither sufficient or particularly helpful advice. For poisoning, it recommends "veterinary advice should be sought."

The third first aid book I bought was for outdoor dogs (I have a Lab). It has a little less than half the pages that Fogle's book contains. The topics it covers are adequately treated but I've found only one thing covered that is not also in Fogle's book --(that was emergency treatment of bloat by piercing the stomach).

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literally, a life saver., August 1, 2002

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Bill Cope - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Aid for Dogs: What to do When Emergencies Happen (Mass Market Paperback)

When my wife, Amy, and I bought Sparky, our pet pekinese, we picked up this book, though we hoped to never need it. It was so clearly written and easy to use that the entire family read it. When our oldest son, Ryan, used it to save Sparky from choking on peanut butter, we realized just how valuable the advice in this book is. Thank you, Bruce and Amanda, for saving our dog's life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary for Any Dog Owner, December 24, 2009

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Lizzy (Central Virginia) - See all my reviews

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I feel much more comfortable backpacking and roughing it with my dogs knowing I have this book on hand as reference. I haven't thoroughly read it, but it seems to have good advice, a lot ending with a vet visit.