Compass Press Pet First Aid Library

The calm voice
in a pet emergency

Species-specific emergency reference guides written by people who have lived inside their subject matter long enough to know which questions readers actually ask at two in the morning.

Rabbit First Aid — in production
Cat & Dog editions to follow
Paperbacks and Kindle via Amazon
Rabbit
First Aid
Emergency reference for rabbit parents. GI stasis, respiratory distress, wound care, and more.
In production
Cat
First Aid
Feline-specific emergency care covering urinary blockages, toxicity, trauma response, and triage.
Coming next
Dog
First Aid
Emergency reference for dog families. Heatstroke, choking, poisoning, and injury stabilization.
Coming next
How the guides are made

Written to be read
when it matters most

Every Compass Press guide is built around one principle: when something goes wrong at 11pm on a Saturday, you need clear answers, not jargon. These are field manuals, not textbooks.

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Expert authors, lived experience
Guides are written by people who have worked with these animals professionally — veterinarians, rescue founders, behavior specialists. Not generalists who cover everything and master nothing.
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Source citations in every chapter
Claims are backed by veterinary literature, not assumptions. When we say "this works," we tell you where the evidence comes from. When we say "get to a vet," we mean it.
03
Tabbed for speed in a crisis
Each guide is designed to be opened and navigated under stress. Symptom → action → follow-up. No long narratives. No burying the answer on page 47.
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Source material stays current
First editions are living documents. We update source citations and symptom guidance as veterinary best practices evolve — because a reference book that goes stale is worse than no book.
The library

Pet First Aid Library

Species-specific emergency guides written to be opened under pressure. Each volume covers the emergencies most common to that species, with clear action steps and proper source citations.

Volume 1 — In production
Rabbit First Aid
GI stasis, respiratory distress, heatstroke, wound care, poisonings, and seizure response. Written by Julia Bulok with contributions from House Rabbit Society educators.
Paperback Kindle Amazon
Volume 2 — Planned
Cat First Aid
Urinary blockage triage, toxicity response, respiratory emergencies, trauma stabilization. Feline-specific: cats hide symptoms differently than dogs, and the first aid approach is different.
Paperback Kindle Amazon
Volume 3 — Planned
Dog First Aid
Choking response, heatstroke management, poisoning triage, wound stabilization, CPR. Written with working-dog and sporting-dog context in mind, not just companion dogs.
Paperback Kindle Amazon
The compass press philosophy
"A pet owner at 11pm on a Saturday doesn't need a textbook. They need the right answer, clearly stated."

Compass Press — founded on the belief that practical reference books deserve the same care and rigor as literary nonfiction

Species-specific Source-cited Vet-reviewed Emergency-designed Living documents
Practical reference books
for the moments that count

Compass Press publishes field guides, emergency references, and practical handbooks for pet owners who want authoritative, clearly written resources — without the corporate gloss or the clinical distance.

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