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First Aid Essentials
 Know your vet’s emergency number so you can call for advice any time of day or night – best to keep it in your mobile phone.- Find out where you will need to take your pet in an emergency out of normal working hours – many vets are covered by different practices at night and you need to know how to get there in an emergency.
- Keep a basic first aid kit at home and in the car, with bandages and antiseptic cream.
- Always have a supply of fresh water available when you’re out and about, especially in hot weather when it can be a life-saver for an over-heating dog.
- Keep a thick blanket in the car to wrap up your pet if they are injured. This will help keep them warm and, if he’s a large dog, help you carry him to and from the car easily and without doing further damage to any injuries.
- Research any problems that particularly affect your breed of dog – for example big dogs like Wolfhounds and Great Danes are prone to bloat and twisted stomachs and it’s important you know what to look for.
- Take out good pet insurance so that money never becomes an obstacle to treatment (and you can save 20% with MORE TH>N – see http://www.petskitchen.co.uk/information/?id=insurance)
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