Dear dog owner Prevention Different food/water Contact with strange animals Sun and heat Water Winter excursions First Aid Assessing the vital signs Vital bodily functions Shock – an emergency Recovery position and transportation Resuscitation Bandaging How to stop bleeding Crisis situations Priorities in an emergency At-a-glance guide Allergic reactions Insect bites and stings Tick bites Snake bites Foreign bodies Sunburn Sunstroke or heatstroke Hypothermia Frostbite Cystitis Burns Vomiting Diarrhoea Swallowing foreign objects Travel sickness Bites and cuts Poisoning On the move What you will need Foreign travel Considerations Chronic illness Is the country dog-friendly? Illness during the journey Becoming familiar with the unknown On the journey Appendices Books Websites English/German/French Lexicon Index