any animal lover would like to know how to save your animal
If your pet stops breathing, do this NOW.
Here are the basic steps:
1. Assess Responsiveness. Before you start CPR, ensure that
your pet is not still breathing, and their heart is breathing.
If so, they DON’T need CPR.
2. Establish a PATENT airway. Perform 2 rescue breaths by wrapping
your hand around their muzzle and blowing into their nose. If the
chest rises, then the airway is patent. If the chest DOES NOT
rise, then you need to check for an OBSTRUCTION.
If this is the case then you need to do the HEIMLICH.
In this procedure you are holding your pet upside down,
their head is pointing down and their spine is against your
body. You give 5 sharp thrusts to the abdomen- you are putting
force on the abdomen to help dislodge any obstruction.
3. ONCE you have a patent airway- you give 2 rescue breaths.
When you see the chest rise and fall, and you know that the
airway is open, then you proceed to Step 4 – Circulation.
4. CIRCULATION. In this step you are compressing the chest,
and that in turn compresses the heart. This is best performed
by having your pet on their right side. The heart is easiest located
on the left side of the chest, behind the left armpit.
For a large dog use 2 hands, For a cat use your thumb and forefinger.
Compress 15 compressions- 3 compressions every 2 seconds, then follow
this up with 2 rescue breaths.
Continue until your pet starts breathing again or you have emergency
care at a Veterinarian.
Circle. It’s at:
Cheyenne, 4 months ago
Wow good to know Mel. Thanks for sharing this with us. :)
Sally Omar, 4 months ago
Excellent info…Sally xxoo
webbie, 4 months ago
great info sis Mel:)
mlgkats in reply to Sally Omar’s comment, 4 months ago
thank you i think it is something every pet owner should know
mlgkats in reply to webbie’s comment, 4 months ago
if you have pets it is always good to know thank you my friend
mlgkats in reply to Cheyenne’s comment, 4 months ago
your are welcome , i have done it quit a few times
mlgkats in reply to webbie’s comment, 4 months ago
thank you it is good for all pet owners to know
hilarydougill, 4 months ago
Well done, great information to impart, may save a few lives. I even resuscitated a Goldfish once by blowing down its mouth and squeezing its body at the same time, no one was more surprise than me when it wriggled, I put it back in the water and off it went. haha
wayne davies, 4 months ago
thanks mel always wondered about cpr on animals
Jodie Elchah, 4 months ago
You never know when you might need it.. Thank you for some great information My Friend xx
Angela Harburn, 4 months ago
Thank you for posting this my friend – always good to know what to do just in case! xxx
Jim Caldwell, 4 months ago
I would rather never need it. But great to memorize.
Thanks
JudyBJ, 4 months ago
thanks Mel for the important info
Leena Hedman, 4 months ago
Excellent info, Mel! Thank yhou for keeping us informed!
mlgkats in reply to hilarydougill’s comment, 4 months ago
alright , the gold fish had to been happy , and thank you
mlgkats in reply to wayne davies’s comment, 4 months ago
you are very welcome , i figured with my studying , i wanted to share it
mlgkats in reply to Jodie Elchah’s comment, 4 months ago
i have used it on new born kittens and old cats , and you are so welcome
mlgkats in reply to Angela Harburn’s comment, 4 months ago
you are so welcome
mlgkats in reply to Jim Caldwell’s comment, 4 months ago
i don’t like to have to used but i have used it several times
mlgkats in reply to JudyBJ’s comment, 4 months ago
you are so welcome , always good to have my friend
mlgkats in reply to Leena Hedman’s comment, 4 months ago
you are so welcome , any thing to help if necessary
Mar Silva, 4 months ago
I once went to a Cat club at a retirement community to learn CPR for our furry friends.
Great information. Thanks Mel for getting the information out there. You should submit this to “Cat Love” group.
mlgkats in reply to Mar Silva’s comment, 4 months ago
ok i will do that this can go for any animal and thank you
mikrin, 4 months ago
Oh thats pretty cool Mel Thanks!!! We have 3 dogs… I printed this out!!
Cheyenne, 4 months ago
:) I’M glad you knew how. :)
mlgkats in reply to mikrin’s comment, 4 months ago
good that is what i want every pet owner to do , your welcome
mlgkats in reply to Cheyenne’s comment, 4 months ago
you will never think twice it becomes automatic
Gregory John O..., 4 months ago
Thanks… I worked for a vet, when I was in my young teens, he showed me a lot. treat a small animal as if they were a small child or baby. If a small cat, use shallow puffs of air, never force the air. I have helped revive a medium sized dog, and have seen a cat revived. It works. Be gentle….... Thanks mlgkats
mlgkats in reply to Gregory John O'Flaherty’s comment, 4 months ago
thank you for all your advice as well , and you are so welcome..mel
Cheyenne, 3 months ago
Yes it would.