The First-Aid Companion for Dogs & Cats (Prevention Pets)

Amy D Shojai with the help of over 80 Veterinarians has wrote an excellent 439 page book to help the reader save his/her cat or dog when over 150 emergencies/ accidents have taken place. There are some basic illustrations too. Plus she does tell when to take the animal to the vet immediately or during the day.She lists an essential medicine chest to have to treat your dog or cat. Many of the medicines she lists are human medicines in reduced strength. Plus meds never to give especially to cats. I liked the easy at a glance symptom finder to use. There are areas on how to prevent accidents. There are some basic illustrations with clinically proven techniques.I just killed a prairie rattle snake in our driveway at our ranch in OK. A neighbor had come over and said about a week ago a rattle snake bit her puppy in the face and the dog eventually died. At least I have a book that describes what to do if one of our dogs gets bit by a rattlesnake before taking the dog to the Vet.Also I have seen Black Widow spiders. There is a section on insect bites too.The book has a chapter what to do if a dog or cat is accidentally shot plus what to do if the dog or cat gets poisoned... maybe eating a poisonous plant, antifreeze or lots of chocolate. Many more chapters on a wide array of emergencies that could happen to your cat or dog and what you can do and sometimes to take the stricken animal immediately to the Vets.Five stars for a great first aid book on cats and dogs at the right technical level for all family members ( INMO age fifteen and up) to use. INMO get this book first for quick information and techniques for your emergency first aid on dogs and cats, then latter a more detailed book you can read deeper about the subject you are interested in after the danger to the animal has past.I liked that this book is not super technical. Any member of our family can use it to save one of our cats or dogs. You don't have to have vast medical experience to use it. This was the right technical level for us.I have another book three times as big with detail descriptions of internal organs and detailed medical information. It was written for operating Veterinarians. In an emergency you may not have time to wade through technical analysis. Maybe after the emergency is over more time can be used on a more detailed book.

Absolutely fantastic book. Very comprehensive on first aid and medicines for pets.I only saw 1 problem with this book. On page 4 there is a medicine chart that recommended Kaopectate for cats. It is ok ONLY if it does not contain bismuth subsalicylates. The book is organized well and very easy to read and understand all of the advice and procedures to use for your pet. It has a great alphabetized symptom guide to help you find you pet's problems fast. This was a home run. Buy this book and avoid all information on the internet pet forums if possible. I have seen so many conflicting pieces of information posted by non-vets/non-vet technicians that is very dangerous if not outright deadly to pets.My vets office was recently bought out by a big box medical chain (VCA) and it sucks now. Before, my vet had a very small hometown feel to it.( I live in a big city) They took time with my pets and their rates were not crazy. VCA came in, fired all of the vets and most of the techs at my vet and it just isn't the same. Their bedside manner is lousy with my pets and the new vets just don't seem to care much. Their rates are insanely expensive as well. I refuse to get raked over the coals by these thieves. They know you love your pet and they take advantage of it. It's getting more expensive to own a cat than it is to own a damn Ferrari. VCA has basically destroyed most of the veterinary clinics in my area. They are pushing things to a point where it will be too expensive to give pets proper medical care. Either pets will abandoned at the shelters/outside more for being sick, or they will be euthanized because people don't have hundreds of dollars to pay for lab tests, x-rays and other diagnostic treatments and medicines.Anyways, buy this book and save some money. I would also cross check things on the internet with reputable sites. When in doubt, go to the vet. Your pet is your best friend and his/her life is worth it.

My husband and I had this book generously gifted to us from his kind aunt.At first we had no idea how useful this would end up being.We've had to reference it in PLENTY of emergency situations over the years, and it may very well be responsible for helping save my cat Max's life (the chapter on what to do in case of poisoning).The great thing about this book is how easy it is to navigate the chapters, everything is clearly labeled and where you'd expect it to be. The variety of solutions to every day emergencies is also a huge plus. This book has everything you can possibly imagine.Whenever I have a question this book always has the answers!* There is an excellent chart of what human medicines are applicable to helping pets.* There is a helpful section especially dedicated to Triage (the first section, in fact)* I found it incredibly helpful that it tells you how to deal with urinary blockage in male cats (the most recent information I had to reference for my sister just the other day)* This book takes the fear out of not knowing what to do in a crisis- what is scarier than having your beloved pet in danger except having their health in jeopardy and not knowing exactly what to do?In conclusion I'm so thankful this book is on our bookshelf. I feel a sense of comfort in knowing that the most practical and highly useful info is at my fingertips should (heaven forbid) anything bad happen to my darling kitties.EDIT (as of March 28th 2011)* My husband DID find a piece of outdated info in this book. It says grapes are fine for dogs and cats, but I've heard from legitimate sources that this is actually not the case. Grapes are toxic to some cats and dogs. Best not to give them grapes. Just FYI. I am really not sure what other info may be outdated.The misinformation is on page 37 in the 'feed your pet right' section, so you may want to make a note on that page correcting it.

A good book to have on hand.

Das ist mal ein wirklich gutes Buch über Erste Hilfe für unsere Haustiere, sehr übersichtlich und gut aufbereitet. Das habe ich als eBook jetzt immer auf dem Smartphone dabei, dank der Kindle-App. So bringt es auch mehr als ein gedrucktes Buch, das man im Notfall unterwegs natürlich nicht dabei hat.

excellent! Easy to understand and use.

Un manuale utilissimo per sapere come comportarsi in caso di necessità. Libro chiarissimo arricchito di figure; lo consiglio a tutti i proprietari di cani e gatti. L'unica pecca è che la lista di medicine a uso umano che possono essere utilizzate anche per gli animali è composta soltanto (e ovviamente) da prodotti americani. Comunque è il miglior libro di pronto soccorso canino e felino in commercio (a un prezzo abbordabile)

I wish I had this book when my little kitten was poorly it would have saved his life. It is very informative and clear and must buy for anyone with a dog or a cat, it's the lease they deserve.