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First Responder's Guide To Animal Care (2006, rev 2008)

Welcome to the online version of the First Responder's Guide To Animal Care

This manual provides first-hand practical information for anyone planning to assist animals affected by natural or man-made disasters. Inspiration for this manual came from lessons learned in California wildfires and Hurricane Katrina as well as the recent devastation caused by the Midwest floods.

Many of these lessons were discussed during Disaster Preparedness Rounds sessions. Transcripts from those sessions are available to VIN members and VSPN members only. However, everyone is welcome to explore the First Responder's Guide to Animal Care.

We hope you'll find inspiration to prepare yourself and your community for the next disaster.

Melissa J. Nixon, DVM
Author

Paul D. Pion, DVM, DipACVIM
President & Co-Founder, Veterinary Information Network

To browse the Chapters online, you may use the Table of Contents (Browse By Author and Browse By Category) in the left column, or the 'Previous' and 'Next' arrows in the upper and lower left corners of each article. (The 'Previous' and 'Next' arrows are located in the row of small navigation icons [Back, Print, Save, etc.]).

If you click on a section in the Table of Contents, it will take you to the list of articles in that section. Simply click on the title of the presentation you wish to view.

Searching the Chapters
To search the Chapters by topic, type a specific search term in the Search box and click the Search button. Or to search by topic or by author, click the 'SEARCH' tab on the main navigation bar at the top of each page. Then, enter a topic in the top box and click the Search button (below the typing boxes). If you want to search by author, type the last name of the author in the box labeled 'Restrict your search by author', and click the Search button (below the typing boxes).

Author Index
The authors are listed alphabetically on the Author Index and Browse By Author pages. To see a list of presentations by each author, click the author's name.