Handling Injury / Accident In Dogs ...

Accident / minor injury can indeed be treated at home, but should still be wary of. Minor injuries / minor visible from the outside, it could be a sign of internal injuries and shock which can cause life-threatening dog. Check if there are signs of shock, such as gums pale or white, the heart is beating fast and the occurrence of shortness of breath. Dogs are exposed to shock can be tidaksadarkan self.
Lick THAT EXCESSIVE
Dogs usually will lick the wounds of his body, in order to self-medication. Some dogs lick parts of his body in excess, which instead would be counterproductive to actually function as a treatment themselves naturally. There is also licking his body without any particular reason. Psychological condition is called a lick dermatitis, which is common in Doberman and Labrador dogs. If you owned a dog licking his body parts in excess, check, and if necessary take it to the vet langgananmu.
OTHER DOG BITE (DUE fighting)
Although the dog is highly trained, sometimes they are also involved in fights with other dogs. Body parts are usually injured when they got into a fight is about the neck, face, ears, and chest.
Canine / dog's teeth can cause a deep wound, and tear / damage the delicate tissues beneath the skin. If your dog is found injured in akiibat bites another dog, clean the wound, and take it to the vet for antibiotics.
If your dog is involved in a fight, wait until they calm down, check carefully to the whole body, and do the following steps:
1. Check whether there is an injured body part, either minor injuries or wounds that in (up holes). If you can see that the result of puncture wounds (fangs), scissors hair / dog hair around the injured area.
2. Wipe the wound with warm water and liquid anti-bacterial soft, and make sure no hairs that stick to the wound.
3. And give antiseptic ointment on the injured area.
Insect bite
Sting bee / wasps and other insects can cause pain and swelling. Bee sting is usually left on the skin. To see if there is a bee sting is attached to the skin, use a magnifying glass. But if the sting is visible, remove with tweezers.
In some dogs, can suffer allergic to bee stings and can cause shock, which is called anaphylactic shock (Type I hypersensitivity alergic in humans and mammals), which can cause death, due to blockage / a decrease in the respiratory tract in the dog's body. One symptom of this is dog becomes difficult to breathe.
First aid at this shock is by injection of adrenaline (epinephrine) that can stop this shock. Be sure not to obstruct the course of the air around your dog, and immediately brought to the nearest vet.
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SNAKE BITE
Snake bite more often than people own dogs. Signs of poisoning from snake bite are chills, excitement, vomiting, fainting, excessive drooling, swollen pupils. If a snake bites your dog, give cool water kompresan are tied with a bandage, on the part of your dog bitten and immediately brought to the nearest vet.
That's roughly the contents of the issue of Information (Animals) this time, may help. And greetings for your pet.

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