Dog Health Advice for 6 Common Emergencies

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Take dog immediately to veterinarian for treatment. Treatment usually consists of more cold water, drugs and observation.

Emergency 4: Dog Poisoning

Warning signs: Look for muscular twitching, vomiting, bleeding, convulsion or collapse.

1. Have someone call vet.
2. Follow vet's advice. Different poisoning cases sometimes have to be treated differently.
3. vet, try to induce vomiting. Salt and mustard in water usually will do trick.
4. If you know what poison is, take some of it with you to vet’s office.

Emergency 5: Dog Choking

1. Open dog’s mouth carefully and try to see what is causing problem. It could be anything: a small ball, bone, stick, meat wrapping.
2. Pump chest by pressing down on ribs and releasing immediately at 5-second intervals.
3. If this doesn’t dislodge object within a few moments, rush dog to nearest animal hospital to have foreign object removed under anesthetic.

Dog Emergency 6: Drowning

1. Remove dog from water.
2. Try to get water out of dog's lungs as soon as possible by pumping chest as for choking (see above).
3. Take dog to vet to be checked out.

Hopefully, you will never have to handle any of these emergencies. But if you do, you have dog health advice that you need.





About the author: You can read more of Joel Walsh's articles on dog issues such as Dog Health Advice at: http://www.i-love-dogs.com

Dog Health Insurance

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Dog insurance coverage for emergencies begins immediately on most new dog health plans, with a 30-day waiting period for illness and other claims.

Your dog’s age can affect your dog's health insurance coverage. Typically, policies begin veterinary healthcare coverage when dog is 6 to 8 weeks old, although some will start when dog is younger. Similarly, some dog health insurance companies only will cover dogs under 8 years old unless animal was already insured with them before turning 8.

Many dog health insurers will not cover your pet if she has a preexisting condition or a terminal illness. Some will insure dog only if condition is controlled or stable, usually for 6 months.

With all these options, it is important you check out various dog health insurance companies, their pet insurance policies and corresponding dog healthcare plans.

In short, if you care about your dog, you should care about his health. If you care about your wallet, you should care about your dog's health insurance coverage, too.

About the author: You can read more of Joel Walsh's articles on dog issues such as Dog Health Insurance at: http://www.i-love-dogs.com