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Monday 9AM to 8PM

Tuesday 9AM to 6 PM

Wednesday 9AM to 6 PM

Thursday 9 AM to 8 PM

Friday 9AM to 6PM

Saturday 9AM to 2PM

Closed on Sundays

In the event of an emergency after hours call:

Animal Emergency Hospital of Macomb: 586-307-3730

43731 Gratiot Ave., Clinton Township, Michigan 48036

Hours 24 hours of critical care, veterinarian on staff after 6PM

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Veterinary Emergency Services: 248-547-4677

12 Mile & John R, Madison Heights, Michigan

Toll-free Poison Control Number

The ASPCA has a new poison control hotline phone number for pets. If you have reason to suspect that your pet may have been exposed to something toxic, either internally or externally, this phone number will connect you with an ASPCA veterinarian specially trained to assist pet owners or other vets. This is the only dedicated animal poison control hotline in the world manned by veterinarians, not telephone operators. The number is staffed 24/7.

(888) 4ANI-HELP or (888) 426-4435

Problem	First Aid Required
Bleeding (cut, scratch, animal bite)	Apply pressure to wound until bleeding stops, then bandage. If bleeding does not stop, apply tourniquet to a bleeding limb or tail and get to vet immediately. If a foreign object is lodged in body, do not remove it; wrap a bandage around it and seek immediate vet care. If dog is bitten by animal of unknown rabies status, seek emergency vet care.
Blood in urine/straining to urinate	Seek veterinary care immediately.
Burn, chemical	Flush with cold water and soothe with cold compresses. Seek veterinary care immediately.
Burn, thermal	Apply cold water or cold compress, then disinfectant. Seek immediate veterinary attention to check lungs for damage from smoke.
Choking	Remove obstruction, being careful of bites. If not breathing, apply artificial respiration only if you know how and seek veterinary care immediately.
Convulsions	Move harmful objects away from dog and restrain him gently with towel. Record all details, including what dog may have consumed prior. If seizure is longer than five minutes or repeated, seek veterinary care immediately. Otherwise, call vet for advice.
Electrocution/electrical burn	Turn off power or remove source of electricity without making direct contact – use broomstick. Seek emergency veterinary attention.
Fracture	Immobilize limb with splint in certain circumstances then place dog on makeshift stretcher. If bleeding, apply gentle pressure. Seek immediate veterinary care.
Frostbite (pale, cool skin)	Slowly rewarm affected area with heat of your hand, by applying warm compresses, or by immersing in warm water (102 to 104 F, or 38.9 to 40 C). Seek emergency veterinary care if any pain, swelling, discharge or discoloration or if skin does not return to normal after 20 minutes. Otherwise, get to vet within 24 hours.
Hypothermia (decreased alertness, weak pulse, shallow breathing)	Slowly rewarm by wrapping in warm blanket and applying towel-covered hot-water bottle filled with warm water. Call vet if dog does not return to normal when warm.
Insect bite/sting (may have large facial swellings, impaired breathing)	Pull out insect stinger, if any. Apply cold compresses to swelling to relieve itch and swelling. Seek vet care, especially with signs of allergic reaction such as difficulty breathing.
Poisoning (salivation, excessive vomiting, grogginess, unconsciousness, convulsions)	Call poison control center or vet, having product container on hand if possible. Induce vomiting only if instructed to, administering syrup of ipecac in dose recommended. Monitor for shock; if convulsing, provide gentle restraint. Seek emergency veterinary attention, bringing product container or sample of toxin with you.
Shock (lethargy, rapid breathing, weak pulse, low body temperature)	Keep warm; seek emergency veterinary attention.
Trauma, major (fall, car accident)	Monitor for shock, keep warm, immobilize and stop bleeding. Seek emergency veterinary attention

Save a Life:

Learn Animal CPR

For the EMS Provider and Pet Owner

Rescue Pooch

This document is primarily aimed at EMS and Emergency Medical personnel who may encounter animals in arrest.

Pet owners should consult their veterinarian for specific details on procedures outlined here. This is not a substitute for necessary veterinary attention.

A. Airway

The first step in animal CPR, after determining non-responsiveness, is to obtain a patent airway. You should not continue on, until this step has been achieved.

Carefully pull the tongue out of the animal's mouth
WARNING: even an unresponsive dog may bite by instinct!!
Make sure that the neck is reasonably straight; try to bring the head in-line with the neck.
WARNING: Do not hyperextend in cases where neck trauma exists
Attempt 2 rescue breaths, by closing the mouth, and performing mouth-to-nose ventilations. If they go in with no problems continue to B-Breathing.
Reposition the neck and try step 3 again.
Visibly inspect the airway by looking into the mouth, and down the throat for foreign objects occluding the airway. Unlike human-CPR, rescuers may reach into the airway and remove foreign objects that are visible
Proceed to the Heimlich maneuver

A. Heimlich

After attempting to ventilate:

Turn the animal upside down, with its back against your chest
With both arms, give 5 sharp thrusts (bear hugs) to the abdomen. Perform each thrust as if it is the one that will expel the object
Stop, check to see if the object is visible in the airway, if so, remove it and give 2 mouth-nose rescue breaths. If the breaths do not go in, go back to step 1

Use gravity to help you expel the object

Do not proceed with CPR, even if the animal goes into cardiac arrest. You must clear the airway first.

B. Breathing

After achieving a patent airway, one must determine whether the animal is breathing, and whether this breathing is effective:
Carefully pull the tongue out of the animal's mouth
WARNING: even an unresponsive dog may bite by instinct!!
Make sure that the neck is reasonably straight; try to bring the head in-line with the neck.
WARNING: Do not hyperextend in cases where neck trauma exists
Ventilate the animal by closing the mouth, and performing mouth-to-nose ventilations. If they do not go in with ease go to A-Airway
Ventilate at 20 breaths per minute If supplemental Oxygen is available, and the animal is breathing on its own, use a high-flow blow-by.
WARNING: Do not attempt to intubate the animal, without prior training, and properly sized ET tubes.
Proceed to C-Circulation, while continuing respiratory support as necessary

C. Circulation

This is the final step of CPR and should only be initiated after the airway and breathing steps have been completed:

Make sure that there are no major (pooling/spurting blood) points of bleeding. Control as necessary

Lay the animal on its right side

Locate your hands where its left elbow touches the chest. Approximately the middle of the rib-cage

Compress the chest 15 times followed by 2 rescue breaths (3 compressions every 2 seconds)
Compress

1/2" - small dogs

1" - medium dogs <

1.5" - large dogs

Repeat as necessary

Ribcage Picture

Important:

Animals do not have palpable carotid pulses. You can only obtain a femoral pulse in the inguinal crease. (Palpate carefully on a conscious dog!)

E. Extra

During an emergency it is very important that you remain calm. Animals can sense your unease, but cannot understand what is happening and you cannot verbally tell them. Your body language is very important. Be calm, yet deliberate in your actions.

When you determine that you either have corrected the life-threatening problem, or are unable to stabilize the animal, you should transport to the nearest emergency veterinary hospital.

Notify your emergency clinic that you are coming in with a dog in respiratory arrest with a foreign body airway obstruction and/or cardiac arrest.

Give them the following information via phone if possible:

	Your name
	Your ETA
	Steps taken (CPR, O2...)
	Breed/size
	If a foreign body, what the suspected object is
	If a poison or medication has been ingested
	Mechanism of injury (hit by car...)

Write the phone number of the 24 hour animal hospital nearest you here: