by Laura J. Kendall (Author)

When your dog needs you the most, will you be prepared? Whether your dog is a beloved pet or working dog, this manual will empower you with life-saving K9 first aid skills! This comprehensive K9 first aid guidebook provides all the crucial information you need about bleeding control, how to use different types of tourniquets, pressure bandages, hemostatic gauze and more!
Module 1: SMART - Scene Safety, Muzzle, Assess, Rapidly Treat, Transport.
Module 2: Scene Safety.
Module 3: Muzzling an injured K9.
Module 4: Assessment, vital signs.
Module 5: Rapidly treat life threats, The MARCH Assessment, Direct pressure, Hemostatic gauze, pressure bandages, tourniquets.
Module 6: Impaled objects, fractures, spinal injuries, tail injuries, internal bleeding, bite wounds, foot injuries, shock, bloat & heat emergencies..
Module 7: Preparing to give report to the emergency vet using SAMPLE, trauma kits.
When your best friend needs you the most, this guide can help you step up and be their hero or heroine.