Wednesday 4 December 2013

Taking Care of a Sick Pet

Pet owners would experience at some stage during their dog's life they it gets sick or suffer from any kind of disease. In this article we are going to narrate some steps that will help your pet to recover from the disease. The article won't be able to deliver you the information for curing the disease because it is the job of your vet but some steps that will help your pet to quickly recover
After careful checkup of your pet the vet will inform you about the seriousness of the illness and the possible complications that may arise afterwards and provide with necessary information that what you going to do if any vomiting or diarrhea was to occur. The vet should also tell you or advise you the kind of food that you are going to feed your pet during the time of disease and if your vet forgets to tell you then make sure you should ask him to tell you about it. Food is very sensitive element of disease recovery and if you don’t take care of it the consequences would be worse
During the disease period the environment that you would set for your pet should be comfortable such as a warm, comfy bed, familiar surroundings and even your friendly face is going to count a lot. You have built up a bond of trust between you during your time together, and this will help if your vet has given you instructions on administering medicine, and on any changes of bandages that might be needed
Maneuvering your pet during an injury needs you to take a lot of care and it would require a lot of reassurance. If your pet is unable to stand or walk it's your responsibility to let him go out and revive himself. It might be helpful for you and the pet that you recruit a helper during the time of disease so that you could better take care of your loving pet
Cleanliness is very important during the recovery time of your pet as it is will keep your pet away from any further complications. You should wash away any faeces that have attached to your pet and gently make it dry using a warm soft towel and if your pet is suffering from vomiting and dehydration then you should boil its drinking water before serving it  
All dogs hate Elizabethan collars. But, if your dog has wounds, it is inevitable that he will try to lick, scratch, or even bite at them. You cannot allow this-make sure that the collar remains on until the wounds heal. Administering medicines is another area where you may feel like you are being cruel, when actually you are being kind.
Well if your pet irritated to be forcefully consume that is medicine and its worst night mare for you to make your pet take medicine then you would need to be a bit smarter try hiding the medicine in soften cheese snack or consult with your vet that if you are allowed to sprinkle the medicine on the food that your pet loves to eat or, whether any liquid medications can be mixed in with her meals. If all else fails you are going to have to move on to the next stage.
Another way around is that you can trap your pet in the room corner, trapping here doesn’t mean any forcefully way of getting it to a corner just go smooth and slow and grab the muzzle in your one hand and with the other hand open the lips softly and put the tablet gently deep in the throat and rub the throat till the tablets get well into the stomach release the muzzle and pat your pet and give him a treat twice or thrice a day so that the pet doesn’t feel awkward or make ways to run away 

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