After more than 5 years of full time international house sitting experience. Michael & Yvonne have a new mission: to use their unique insights and experience, to help both pet sitters and owners provide the best possible care for their pets. To accomplish this mission Michael and Yvonne have teamed up with Dr. Huey of the Barbados RSPCA who has over 50 years of veterinary experience. Based on Michael and Yvonne‘s own experience, Pet Care & First Aid delves into the unique challenges that are faced by pet sitters and the pet owners who engage them. Michael & Yvonne’s formula for successful pet care appears impossibly simple: proper planning, preparation, and competent communication, in that order. Taking readers through their formula on how to develop authentic relationships between owners, sitters and pets and the basics of pet first aid, they share the inside details of their experience. They use these experiences to illustrate how common pet care issues develop and more importantly, how they can be managed. The pages of this book will provide pet sitters and owners with: • The tools to identify and correct any pet care issue before it becomes a problem • Basic pet first aid knowledge, enabling pet caregivers to remain calm and effective during a pet medical emergency • Increased confidence to deal with any pet medical emergency such as breathing and cardiac issues, poisoning, seizures, broken bones, injuries, bleeding, burns, shock, heatstroke, choking etc. • A proven collection of checklists and forms to ensure nothing is overlooked • A quick reference guide of specific, step-by-step procedures to address common injuries and conditions • The knowledge that may help save a life The pages of this book are packed with practical advice, anecdotes, tips, and trouble-shooting techniques aimed specifically at the particular needs of pet sitters and owners. Pet Care & First Aid - The Common Sense Guide for Pet Sitters & Owners is a smart, easy to use guide, invaluable for anyone seeking to provide the best possible care for their pets. As a thank you to Dr. Huey and Dr. Joyanne Pollard and in tribute to the valuable work of the RSPCA, one third of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Barbados RSPCA.