Pet First Aid - Are you Prepared?

April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month and a great time for all pet owners to learn how best to handle pet accidents and emergencies. Peak City Puppy encourages all pet owners to learn what to do if their pet becomes injured.

Just like people, most pet accidents happen in or nearby the home. Examples of the most common pet accidents include toxic ingestion, dog bites, high rise syndrome, ripped toenails, foreign body ingestions with gastrointestinal problems, eye emergencies, broken bones, trouble giving birth and being hit by a car.

According to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), 25 percent more pets would survive if just one pet first aid technique were applied prior to getting emergency veterinary care. Source: Pet Sitters International, 2010.

As part of our commitment to providing the highest quality of care to our clients, all Peak City Puppy Team Members are required to be certified in American Red Cross Pet First Aid & CPR within 90 days of joining us. Part of the value in hiring us as professional pet sitters is that we have experience with hundreds of pets which will help during an emergency situation. In fact, much of our initial Team Member training is spent on techniques to avoid the most common pet emergencies.

To date, our team has an impressive track record or handling minor pet emergencies. In one case, a team member identified a cat in diabetic shock and properly alerted both the client and the Veterinarian listed on file to administer emergency treatment and save the cat's life. On several occasions, we have been called to care for very elderly pets who can not withstand the stress of a boarding kennel. Whenever we care for senior pets, special attention is given to ensure their health condition has not changed significantly between visits and alert the client if we suspect ill-health.

One more benefit to establishing service with Peak City Puppy is that we can serve as an "Emergency Contact" in the event of a fire or other emergency in your home. If we have your most up-to-date contact information, we can make attempts to contact you and/or care for your pets until you return home safely. Please contact us if you have not received your FREE Pet Emergency Window cling. We are happy to provide this service to our existing clients as one more way we help keep you happy and your pets safe.