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Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 10:10 am Post subject: First aid

This is something I think about a fair bit, that it would be very, very useful to be familiar with animal first aid. At the moment we only have chickens but in a few years, hope that will change, and we recently had an unpleasant experience with a friend's dog that frightened the life out of us (we think it was the unexpected spring heat - he's fine now).

Any tips, on books, sites, courses, or just actions, from anyone here? Most of you must have been in situations requiring some prompt action so hope there'll be plenty to say on the subject!

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 10:13 am Post subject:
The only animal first aid I've ever carried out was execution when one of my mum's chickens had half it's head bitten off by next door's labrador.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 10:30 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

The only animal first aid I've ever carried out was execution when one of my mum's chickens had half it's head bitten off by next door's labrador.

I did the same with a squirrel that was hit by a car...

Anyway, some tips here: https://forum.downsizer.net/about2029.html

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 10:32 am Post subject:
It would also be useful to learn some human first aid as well, especially with Bugs about.

moogie

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 10:44 am Post subject:
Hmmm, remember vaguely that I have got a good book on animal first aid. Shall have a look for it and get back to you.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 11:05 am Post subject:
Presumably, the two aren't that different. Just a reminder of the first rule of first aid, which is keep yourself out out of danger - you're no good to casualties if your a casulty too! We had an emergency trip to the vets when one of dogs ate loft insulation! And collies are meant to be intelligent!

judyofthewoods

Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 3:19 pm Post subject:

I have two books for animal first aid, though neither are specifically for stock animals. Not sure if still in print, here goes anyway

'First Aid for Pets' by Robert W. Kirk, D.V.M., published by Pelham Books, 1978 ISBN 0 7207 1133 9 (bought in UK)

'Care for the Wild' by W.J. Jordan and John Hughes, published by (my favorite charity) Care for the Wild, 1982 ISBN 0 356 08556 2
www.careforthewild.org (can't see book on their site, but enquire anyway)

Gertie

Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 3:26 pm Post subject:
I have various first aid books for horses - and a well stocked first aid box - but I think it would be useful to have a book relating to hen problems - as we are about to get ours on Wednesday.

Bugs

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 3:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks Judy, I'll have a look out for those and let you know if I pick them up or anything else interesting. I imagine that a reasonable amount of things can be transferred from animal to animal.

Gertie, have you had a look at the Victoria Roberts book? I'm not sure though, if it only deals with diseases, or also injuries. It was issued so long ago though that I wonder if there will be a newer issue.

Gertie

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 3:42 pm Post subject:
Thanks for that, Bugs. I'll check up on that, it would certainly be useful - I'd rather be prepared for any little problem we may encounter on the way. Mind you, I'm still remembering your incident with Treacle (will put armoured gloves and goggles on my list!!!)

Bugs

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 3:45 pm Post subject:
Shortly after I put up the origanl post today I went out to the greenhouse and put a skewer through my finger. It was a very nice clean cut, couldn't have done it better if I'd tried. Treacle has already tried to peck off the plaster twice. No need for beware of the Rottweiler signs round her

Gertie

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 3:51 pm Post subject:

Bugs, now I'm not one to nag (despite what Lundy says) but - is your tetanus jab up to date. 'Cos you don't want your finger to drop off now, do you.

Regarding cuts - one of the worst things that happened to me was when I got a tiny scratch on my finger and within a couple of days it had ballooned up and was infected - turned out I had got something horrible from the muck heap into my finger which set off a very nice infection - actually the stuff that came out was quite similar in colour to the background of the google ads.

Bugs

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 4:01 pm Post subject:
Mmmm, and what an attractive hue it is too Don't worry Gertie, both of us went for tetanus boosters when we moved here 0 you only need them every 10 years or so, don't you? And I cleaned it up and plastered it straight away. The skewer was straight out of the cutlery drawer too, so nothing too nasty on it. Only the best injuries in our house, dahlinks

Gertie

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 4:08 pm Post subject:
Actually, I've just remembered Bugs, I'll be due for mine next year - will not forget this time, otherwise it's a course of 3 injections - which I'm not too keen on!!

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 5:12 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

We had an emergency trip to the vets when one of dogs ate loft insulation! And collies are meant to be intelligent!

I do hope s/he was ok. Did the vet just tell you to keep him warm.

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