Rescuing Rover: A First Aid and Disaster Guide for Dog Owners (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond) - Softcover

Heath, Sebastian E.; O'Shea, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557531021 ISBN 13: 9781557531025

Publisher: Purdue University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Whether you're hiking with your canine friend in a remote area or work with a dog on a search-and-rescue team or police force, you need to be prepared for emergencies when veterinary service is not available. Rescuing Rover: A First Aid and Disaster Guide for Dog Owners provides dog owners, handlers, and emergency physicians with an understandable guide for safe treatment until the dog can be transported to a veterinarian. Step-by-step instructions are provided to create a disaster-preparedness plan taking into account your Rover’s needs. Topics covered include evacuations schemes, shelter options, training requirements, and fitness facts. Creating and maintaining a disaster kit and disaster checklist are discussed thoroughly. Although a number of books describe some techniques for the emergency care of dogs, there is no single illustrated summary that is as practical. With its concise, easy-to-read instructions, detailed and beautifully rendered illustrations, and convenient format, this book covers such common medical procedures as bandaging an ear and constructing a makeshift muzzle. Written in consultation with canine handlers from FEMA, staff from the AAVDM and the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, it can also be used as a practical learning guide for veterinary medical and technical students.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Written in consultation with canine handlers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and staff from the American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine and the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, Rescuing Rover provides dog owners, handlers, emergency workers, and veterinary medical and technical students with a practical guide for the safe treatment of a dog in extraordinary situations when veterinarian help is unavailable. With concise, easy-to-read instructions, detailed and beautifully rendered illustrations, and a convenient format, this book covers such medical procedures as bandaging an ear, splinting a leg, removing foreign objects from the eyes, and constructing a makeshift muzzle. The book also provides an invaluable section on disasters. Step-by-step instructions help you to create a disaster-preparedness plan, taking into account your Rover's needs. Topics covered include evacuation schemes, shelter options, training requirements, and fitness facts. Creating and maintaining a disaster kit and disaster checklist are discussed thoroughly. Rescuing Rover concludes with a list of key organizations that can be of help before and after emergencies and disasters occur.

About the Author

Sebastian Heath played an integral role in the treatment of injured horses after Hurricane Andrew. He headed the committee that implemented the Indiana state plan for the care of animals in disaster and is the senior editor for the independent study course “Animals in Disasters” by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Dr. Heath is a board certified specialist in Large Animal Internal Medicine and Veterinary Preventive Medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1557531021
• ISBN 13: 9781557531025
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 53