Make sure animal has clear airway (do not put hand in mouth if pet is conscious), keep warm with a blanket (also help restrain if frightened or aggressive). Cover wounds with cleanest material available. Handle with care, supporting body as much as possible. Carry in basket, box, board, or cage to veterinary hospital.

Apply pressure with the palm of your hand until you can get a clean bandage or cloth, then wrap the area firmly until you can get a veterinarian located. If you must apply a tourniquet, do so only to apply a pressure wrap, then be sure to remove it. Cutting off blood flow to a limb for more than a few minutes can cause more damage.

Avoid animal injuring itself. Do not put hand in mouth, use tablespoon or similar to prevent teeth clamping tongue. Keep animal as quiet as possible, and keep in the dark as much as possible.

Cool the burned area with cool water, for example, running water or soaked towels. This also helps remove caustic substances (acid or alkaline) if these are the cause. If loss of skin, cover with the cleanest material available.

(Animals left in a car in summer with little or no ventilation; excessive panting and obvious distress) Cool with water. Seek veterinary attention.

(Diarrhea with blood, with or without vomiting) Seek veterinary attention.

Rinse with water. Requires veterinary attention and antibiotics.

Find out what the poison is, then call the poison control center or call your veterinarian. Do not induce vomiting without knowing the poison, as some poisons can cause further harm when vomited. Vomiting is induced in pets with a teaspoon of salt on the back of the tongue, or hydrogen peroxide given orally. But remember to do this only after checking with poison control. IF YOU SEE YOUR PET TAKE ONE LICK OF ANTIFREEZE, GO TO A VETERINARIAN IMMEDIATELY. If you wait until your pet is showing signs of antifreeze poisoning, it will be too late!

If cornea penetrated or perforated, it will be painful. Prevent animal scratching at eye and doing further damage. If eyeball out of socket (proptosis), keep moist with saline solution (e.g., contact lens solution) and protect.

Shock may be defined as the body's response to a traumatic event, causing significant changes in blood flow and oxygen to the internal organs. This circulatory collapse can lead the animal into a downward spiral leading to death if not quickly addressed through medical attention.

What should I do? Seek veterinary help immediately. Keep the pet warm and quiet.

What is shock? Shock has many definitions. It is a complex body reaction to a number of situations. These include acute loss of blood volume such as in hemorrhage, heart failure, and other causes of decreased circulation (e.g., severe and sudden allergic reaction and heat stroke). If not treated quickly and effectively, shock may cause irreversible injury to body cells, and it can be rapidly fatal.

How to recognize shock? Signs include rapid breathing which may be noisy, rapid heart rate with a weak pulse, pale (possibly even white) mucous membranes (for instance, gums, lips, under eyelids), severe depression (listlessness), and cool extremities (limbs and ears). The pet may vomit.

If you are able to see the object (usually a bone or ball)< try to grab it with pliers or even kitchen tongs (anything but your fingers). If you don't see the object, put your hands on each side of the animal's chest and press firmly and quickly. Repeat if necessary.

Anyone finding an unconscious animal should first assess if the animal is breathing or not. If the unconscious pet does not start breathing and there is not any evidence of a heartbeat felt on the chest just behind the elbow, then complete CPR should be initiated.

With the animal lying on its right side against a firm surface, start to compress the heart approximately once a second. After every five compressions, inflate the lungs once.

Trauma in general often creates one of more internal injuries that are not readily evident on first appearance of the animal. This may be quite misleading to the pet owner if the external injuries don't appear to be significant.