Pets One Stop For Pet Care

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1. BraceFace LOL <3

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   Marlene

   Just one question,how did you get that stuff if you don’t know how to use it?
2. Sara M

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   Carol

   Next time a friend of yours goes to the vet, tag along and store some tips.
3. khaleeah b

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   Rylan

   don’t know
4. monkey m

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   Sidney

   LOOK @ ALL THE TEETH N LOOK IN THE EARS CHECK BUNDER THE FUR N IF U C ANYTHIN’ OUT OF THE ORDANARY THEN CALL THE VET
5. Rennnniii

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   Corina

   You cant really give a true examination to a pet without years of vet school. if you make sure the heart beat is normal, & flows, thats good. also make sure the nails are clipped, that could bother your cat. other than that, there isnt much you can do. good luck & hope this helped :]
6. ee

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   Alana

   Clean the ears, check the coat for mats, check the cat’s body for lumps, clip the nails, open the mouth and make sure theres nothing weird going on in there, brush the cat’s teeth with a finger brush, check the **** and make sure there is no hard **** clinging to the hair there… and then leave everything else to the vet. They go to school for years to learn exactly what to look for when it comes to a cat’s health.
7. nxzema_grl

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   Penny

   Unless you have the proper training and know what you are doing, you should not try to give your cat an exam. He needs to be seen by a licensed vet.
8. JeN

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   Vickie

   Step one: Vet school.

   Physical exams are MUCH more than meets the eye, physicians and veterinarians are trained to see what we do not, that is the whole reason they go to school.
9. future vet tech

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   Trever

   ok…well, you can’t give your cat an “examination” however you can learn how to tell basic vitals and do minor emergency first aid…I learned alot from this class:
   It’s an online pet first aid class ($35) offered through petco.com, you work at your own pace and they offer many informational videos and checklists which make learning fun and EASY.
   I learned:
   normal pulse rate and how to tell pulse,
   normal breathing rate and how to measure breathing rate,
   when and how to provide CPR,
   how to restrain and transfer a injured or out of control animal,
   early signs of illness or injury (which usually go un-noticed),
   when to take your pet to the vet vs what you can do at home,
   how to bandage wounds or stop bleeding,
   what is normal for an animal giving birth,
   how to handle birthing,
   the difference between respiratory and cardiac arrest,
   how to handle respiratory arrest,
   how to handle cardiac arrest,
   signs of and procedures if your pet is choking,
   how to handle burns,
   how to make your own first aid kit,
   signs of poisoning and national pet poison hotlines to call,
   how to prepare for a natural disaster,
   and alot more!!
   I recommend this class to anyone even thinking of getting a cat or a dog, even if you’ve had pets before you’ll learn alot of helpful information! And when you finish the class you get a copy of the text from the class that you can download on your computer.
   Keep in mind, even if you take this class you still need to take your cat to the vet at least once or twice a year for a check-up however, this class can help ALOT in cases of emergency, and this class will help you to determine if your cat is sick earlier (early detection is important to prevent major illness, the earlier you figure out that your cat is sick then the less you have to pay the vet for medications and the less your cat suffers!)
   I found this class helpful and interesting; I think you would enjoy it too…however, I took this class for fun, because I find the subject interesting, and it did help me to realize my cat was having a respiratory problem and not coughing up hairballs, but I still take my cat to the vet for check-ups because I’m not qualified to give him a full exam…I want to be a veterinary technician but I still have a lot to learn, which is why I’m enrolling in a program to become a vet tech (school starts this fall, I can’t wait for my first semester!)
   even though this class doesn’t eliminate the need for a vet, you could still learn alot from it:
   for example: your air conditioning breaks in the middle of the summer on the hottest day of the year and a few hours after the air conditioning breaks your pet lays down and go to sleep…most people would assume that there pet was just taking a nap, they wouldn’t know how to check for the signs of heat-stroke or even what the signs of heat-stroke are! Because I’ve taken this class I know to check the color of the gums, the pluse, and the breathing rate of my pet. I also know that if the gums are bluish, or if the pulse or the breathing rate are abnormal, to put damp towels over the pet’s neck, chest, and paws, and to cool down the car because heat stroke is life threatening and any animal suffering from heat stroke needs to get to the animal hospital ASAP; so I’m going to want to stabilize the animal and have a cool car to put them in on the way to the hospital.
   so you see, this class teaches you a lot but does not eliminate the need for regular vet check-ups; the only way to eliminate regular vet check-ups is to become a vet!
   take the class, you’ll never regret it-
   also, take your cat to the vet, it’s necessary