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If you recognize your dog symptoms, you can provide effective first aid for an injury, illness or disease.

Recognizing the symptoms isn't enough, however. You need a baseline for your dog. Symptoms can only be useful if you know how he is under "normal," everyday conditions.

For example, if he suddenly starts scratching a lot, it could be a sign of an allergy or fleas. However, if he already scratches (perhaps due to an ongoing skin rash), you may think that the scratching is related to this condition. As a result, you might not inspect and treat him for fleas.

Examine your dog daily for developing conditions.

Regular grooming will help as well.

You'll become aware of skin and coat conditions before they become serious, and you'll have the opportunity to inspect him for symptoms of eye, ear and mouth conditions, for sudden weight loss or gain, and for scratches, abrasions and wounds that could become infected.

As a bonus, the time you spend together during your daily check and grooming will improve his disposition, as he receives the attention he craves from you.

Know Your Dog

Your dog symptoms of illness or injury will reveal themselves to you much sooner if you pay attention to his posture, gait, appetite and behavior.

But before learning about various symptoms, learn about canine vital signs and how to check them.

These signs are the baselines that will allow you to compare your dog's rates with normal rates.

The information on these pages will help you learn about the symptoms of various physical problems that could affect your dog.

They are grouped by severity: Life-Threatening Injuries and Illnesses, Non-Life-Threatening Injuries and Illnesses, and Diseases and Conditions.

Some diseases and conditions have both chronic and acute symptoms. If the acute symptoms are life threatening, you'll find them listed under Life-Threatening Injuries and Illnesses.

Many of the chronic diseases and conditions (such as allergies and skin conditions) can be managed easily — and even avoided — with some routine care.

The Basics

The Basics will give you the core information that will help you determine how injured or ill your dog is.

Vital Signs - These three baseline measurements will quickly tell you if something is not right with your dog.

Identify Pain - Pain is an excellent indicator that something is wrong. Since your dog can't speak, you'll need to know how to identify it.

Signs of Vomiting - Many people confuse vomiting with retching and other things that dogs do. Learn the difference so you can accurately describe your dog symptoms to the vet.

Causes of Vomiting - There are many causes of vomiting, from eating grass to serious illnesses.

Life-Threatening Injuries and Illnesses

Life-threatening injuries and illnesses are time-sensitive. The sooner you know the symptoms, the sooner you can begin dog symptoms first aid to stabilize her for transport to the clinic.

Non-Life-Threatening Injuries and Illnesses

Non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses can still be quite serious, but give you a bit more time to deal with them. Know the symptoms so that you can provide effective treatment. Burn Signs - Burns can be minor or serious. Learn how to quickly determine the nature of the burns.

Fracture Signs - Most fractures are not life-threatening, but all broken bones need treatment from a professional.

Pet First Aid - Heat Strokes and Shock - Everyone should know basic pet first aid. You never know when you’ll need to use first aid techniques. If you have a dog, then it is also important that you know how to administer first aid. Similar to human first aid, pet first aid techniques are easy to learn and perform. Here are a few tips for treating heat strokes and shock.

Diseases and Conditions

Diseases and conditions can have a wide array of symptoms. If they're acute, you may need to get your dog to the vet quickly. You can probably treat chronic conditions yourself.

When you recognize your dog symptoms, you can provide the most effective first aid treatment.

A few hours invested now can save your dog a lot of pain and suffering, and perhaps even his life.

Here is an example of how your first aid kit can look and what should be in it.

(10) 5” X 8” Antiseptic Wipes (sting free)
(1) 2” Gauze Roll Bandage
(6) 2” X 2” Gauze Pads (3 two packs)
(6) 3” X 3” Gauze Pads (3 two packs)
(1) Flexible Cohesive Bandage
(1) 4oz. Hydrogen Peroxide Solution
(2) Antibiotic Ointment Packs
(1) Pair of Scissors
(1) .5 oz. Eye Wash (sterile)
(1) Pet First Aid Guide
(2) Exam Gloves (Latex & Powder Free
(1) ½” First Aid Tape Roll
(1) Tweezers
(10) 3” Cotton Applicator Swabs
(3) Sting Relief Pads
(1) Pet Information Label
(1) Doctor’s Bag Organized Case

You should all ways be prepared for you pet. You never know what can happen.

Former L.A. County fire official gets 90 days in puppy beating

Glynn Johnson also is placed on three years' probation, required to do 400 hours of community service working with dogs and must take anger-management classes.

A former Los Angeles County assistant fire chief was sentenced to three years' probation Friday on animal cruelty charges for beating a puppy with a 12-pound rock, injuring it so severely that it had to be euthanized.

Glynn Johnson, 55, of Riverside also was required to do 400 hours of community service working with dogs, take anger-management classes and serve 90 weekend days in jail.

He could have been given four years in prison, and the sentence was immediately denounced by those hoping for more jail time as a "slap on the wrist."

Before the sentencing, Johnson's family and friends begged Riverside County Superior Court Judge J. Thompson Hanks for leniency. They said Johnson had saved people and animals as a firefighter and had been an exemplary father and husband. His friend Jerry Austin, who identified himself as a former Anaheim fire chief, said the trial "dehumanized" Johnson and "humanized" a dog.

"That is unfortunate," he said.

Johnson apologized to neighbors Jeff and Shelley Toole and their son, Brandon, for the death of Karley, their 6-month-old Shepherd mix.

"I don't hate animals. I have horses, cats, chickens and I would never destroy an animal for no reason," he said. "My involvement here was me trying to help."

That's not how the jury saw it in a case that swiftly became a national rallying cry against animal abuse.

Prosecutors said Johnson had an ongoing vendetta against the Tooles over their animals and noise issues in their Woodcrest neighborhood. He was accused of putting dog excrement in their mailbox, shooting their former dog and a neighbor's dog with a pellet gun and videotaping their children playing in the driveway.

On Nov. 3, 2008, Travis Staggs, a friend of the family, was taking Karley for a walk. As he approached the Toole home, Johnson appeared and volunteered to take her the rest of the way.

Eyewitnesses said Johnson had walked barely 100 feet when he started punching the puppy. Then he pulled her jaws apart and bludgeoned her at least 12 times in the head with a rock.

Karley's nasal cavity was crushed, her skull was cracked in three places, her ear canal collapsed and she lost an eye in the assault. She was later euthanized.

Johnson went to the hospital seeking treatment for a bite he said came from Karley. He told investigators that he was simply defending himself against the dog.

The Toole family spoke in court Friday, asking that Johnson be given jail time and psychiatric help.

"I remember when I first met you," Jeff Toole said, looking at Johnson. "I said 'Hello' and you ignored me and I said 'Hello' again and you said, 'Can't you see I'm . . . busy?' I knew then that you would be the neighbor from hell."

He said if Karley did to Johnson what he did to her, she would be facing the death penalty now. "Your penalty would be death too if I was the judge," he said. "No one of sound mind would do the things you have done to our family. We continue to live in fear, wondering what you will do next."

Shelley Toole said Johnson was a sociopath whose remorse was insincere. "You could have apologized that day," she said. "Unfortunately for society, you will probably do this again."

The judge expressed shock at the number of letters he had received about the case.

"I spent 14 years as a prosecutor and 22 years as a judge, and it is unusual to see this kind of outpouring from the community, including in the death of children," he said. "I am a dog owner and I understand your feelings. What you do as a judge is seek balance."

After the sentencing, some Karley supporters yelled "puppy killer" at Johnson as he emerged from the courtroom, smiling, with his lawyer, John Sweeney.

"I feel sorry for those shelter dogs who have to put up with you!" one woman shouted.

Sweeney called the sentence "measured."

"I think the 90 days was a bit extreme," he said. "It should have been straight probation."

Johnson refused to comment.

Outside the courthouse, Johnson's friends defended him. A large contingent showed up from Millennium Corvettes, a car club of which he is a member.

"He is not a sociopath," said Tom White. "I never heard Glynn say a cross word to anyone."

Jeff Toole said Johnson had been let off lightly: "I think he deserved a minimum of a year in jail. Was justice done for Karley? No."

Some of those shocked by Johnson's actions said they still thought the sentence marked a milestone for better treatment of animals.

"Ten years ago, a case like this wouldn't even have gone to trial," said Chris DeRose, president of Last Chance for Animals, a Los Angeles nonprofit. "This case went to trial and there are felony charges. He does three years' probation and gets jail time. Every year animals get more and more rights."

-- This sentence was is a joke he should have gotten jail time. That poor gsd had to be put down because that man beat that poor dog so bad. That is why our system is so messed up! But he will be punished for what he has done. That man is a dog beater he should have gotten 3 years in prison.

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