{"id":265,"date":"2019-04-10T10:21:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/?p=265"},"modified":"2019-04-02T19:02:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:02:03","slug":"3-important-first-aid-tips-for-pet-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/3-important-first-aid-tips-for-pet-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Important First Aid Tips for Pet Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"\n

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April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month.\u00a0 Avoid the feelings of helplessness and panic associated with common pet medical emergencies by reading our Blog series on Pet First Aid all month long.<\/h2>\n

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First Aid Kit<\/h3>\n

As a pet owner, you need to make sure to have basic first aid supplies for the pets in your household. Carefully putting together a well-provisioned first aid kit will make you more ready to deal with a medical emergency if one confronts you for your dog, cat or other pet. Have this kit in the house and fully stocked with supplies at all times, next to the first aid kit for your family. Many of the items in a family first aid kit can be used for pets, too.<\/p>\n

This handy checklist tells you all the supplies you should have on hand for pet first aid. Print out a copy to use for shopping, and keep a copy on your refrigerator or next to the first aid kit for your family, for quick reference in emergencies.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Emergency Contacts<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s a good idea to have a list of emergency contacts stored in your phone and written down in a visible area for you, your pet sitter or caregiver.\u00a0 The list should include your primary veterinarian, emergency animal hospital, animal poison control and yourself.<\/p>\n

Have A Camera Ready<\/h3>\n

When a pet gets hurt, it\u2019s a good idea to take a picture and send it to your veterinarian.\u00a0 The vet can tell you how serious the issue is, whether your pet needs to be seen and how quickly.<\/p>\n

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Always remember that any first aid administered to your pet should be followed by immediate veterinary care. First aid care is not a substitute for veterinary care, but it may save your pet’s life until it receives veterinary treatment.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Check out next week\u2019s blog article to discover how to handle an injured pet<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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To get started with Passionately Pets, call us today at 571-438-2323 or visit our website www.passionatelypets.com<\/a> to schedule your consultation.<\/h5>\n
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Passionately Pets has been a trusted pet care provider in Northern Virginia since 2007.\u00a0 We proudly provide dog walking, pet sitting and overnight services for dogs, cats and other companion animals in Arlington, Alexandria, Annandale and Falls Church.\u00a0 Visit our website, www.passionatelypets.com<\/a>, to request a consultation or more information.\u00a0 For more pet filled content, follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook @passionatelypets.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month.\u00a0 Avoid the feelings of helplessness and panic associated with common pet medical emergencies by reading our Blog series on Pet First Aid all month long.   First Aid Kit As a pet owner, you need to make sure to have basic first aid supplies for the pets… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,6,23,25,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274,"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.passionatelypets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}