Dog & Cat CPR & the Heimlich Maneuver
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Tragically, there are over 200,000 pet choking incidents in the U.S. every year. This results in millions in veterinarian fees, and more importantly, an immeasurable physical and emotional toll on pet parents and veterinary professionals.
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In honor of National Pet Choking Awareness Day (June 22nd), we wanted to remind pet owners how to give a dog and/or cat CPR and the Heimlich maneuver, no matter how big or small your pet may be. Arden Moore teaches hands-on classes with her four-legged dog and cat team, Kona & Casey, that have been reviewed and approved by top veterinarians.
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This is a vital skill! My service dog’s school taught us how to do CPR and the Heimlich - and how to adapt it for our disabilities if we aren’t physically able to flip our Labs upside down and had nobody nearby to help. (Dr. Judy, that might be a good follow up video demonstration aimed at people who are older or disabled.) Having these skills and a way to adapt with my physical issues saved my boy’s life.
Hughie started choking on a piece of dental treat - it was slightly too large and just slid back down his throat quickly, right in front of me while he was on my bed. It happened so quickly. I couldn’t physically flip him upside down, and my medical aide froze with fear and was entirely useless, but fortunately the training I had several years prior kicked into high gear. The first thing I realized immediately is how crucial it is to stay calm as my boy was choking and looking at me like, “halp maybe?!” If I got excited and didn’t keep him calm, he would have freaked out and made matters worse. So I made directly eye contact and happily and calmly told him, “I’m gonna fix it, it’s okay!” with words he’d understand - and I repeated every so often as I tried to assist him. I checked his airway, but I couldn’t feel the piece of Whimzees because it got lodged down too far. So I immediately started banging on his chest wall the way the service dog organization taught me. I was admittedly starting to sweat a bit when nothing was happening - but he kept trying to cough it up as I kept banging as hard as I could on the front and sides of his chest as I was taught.
As two minutes of me banging on his chest started approaching, it started to look like my boy was going to pass out, but I kept saying, “it’s almost fixed - we got this!” to him to keep him calm and his attention with me. And just as his eyes started rolling back a little, I gave him a giant hard bash, and all of a sudden he coughed that darn piece of treat flew out. Thankfully no CPR was needed in the end.
The punchline is that Hughie wanted to immediately eat that piece of treat once he caught his breath. That’s how I knew he was ok, lol. But of course, I was like, “nah, I think we’ve had enough of this right now!”
Even when you think the dog or cat is okay after assisting them, always get the dog checked by a vet because they might have injuries inside the airway or elsewhere that you can’t see.
Going forward, I taught Hughie a way of preventing any piece of dental treat from sliding back accidentally. After he bites off a piece with his back teeth, I taught him to spit it out so he can reposition it more safely in his mouth instead of it accidentally sliding back immediately after biting off a piece with his back molars. It’s an added bit of safety precaution that has worked well and wasn’t too difficult to teach him.
Never was I ever so grateful that the service dog organization thought to show us how to do this with our disabilities - you always hope you won’t need to employ life saving skills, but my boy is still here with me 5 years after this incident occurred. He’s 9.5 years old and still a healthy, happy service dog. I implore everyone with an animal of any kind to learn how to help them. Learn CPR, Heimlich and some basic first aid skills. If you don’t feel confident from watching a UA-cam video, you can take an online course for dogs/class for $25 from the American Red Cross, ask your vet’s office to teach you, ask friends to learn along with you, etc. Also keep an up to date pet first aide kit where it’s easily accessible during an emergency. You should have one in your car, each floor of your house, in a backyard in a weatherproof box, and at the homes and cars of people you frequently encounter. The service dog organization also recommended that no matter the size of our dog, we should have something rigid/strong to carry our dog if the g-d forbid had a bad fall or got hit by a car so they can be moved without causing any further injury. I’ve seen foldable backboards of sorts. They also make slings to carry even fairly large dogs on a person’s back when the dog may have broken/injured a limb, have dehydration, etc. Be prepared!
What a patient dog 😊
Thanks for this extremely important video 🙏🙏🙏
This is the best dog CPR demonstration I've ever seen--and I took an actual dog CPR class. I practiced a little on my dog while watching, and she was very suspicious of the whole event. Kudos to Kona, who is the best CPR model of all time🎉
This is by far the best CPR class I've ever seen! Thank you so much for inviting Arden and Kona to show us how it's done!
And Casey the cat!
I definitely will share it out! ❤😊
Thank you!
THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING HER ON!!!! I am so afraid of this ever happening to my cat and I definitely want to be prepared!!!
I’m a human CPR instructor and this was excellent information and instruction.
Years ago had a dog grab a bone that had slipped off the counter. She immediately gave me the warning she was in trouble. I had just learned the Heimlich for people. I grabbed her from behind and gave her a huge squeeze but it didnt work. Right away i did it again afraid i might break ribs. The ribs could be dealt with only if she is alive. I gave a mighty jerk/squeeze and the bone popped out. There is no time to be thinking. I had a few moments only. She lived many years more with no broken ribs! The bone was round. It popped out with a popping noise.
10/20/30 times right?
This video was excellent! Thanks for demonstrating w/ a live dog & cat 😊
I will share it w/ family members
Thank you, Dr. Judy. Every pet owner should know this information ❤
Kona is such a good girl ❤️🐶 thank you for this!!!!!
Great information and THANK YOU for including cats!! So appreciate all you do for us cat (and dog) parents, Dr. Judy.
Thank you!!! 🐕 ❤ sharing
That dog is amazing. thanks so much for this info
Thank you Dr. Judy. This was great!
Amazing video. Thank You.
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This was an excellent video, thank you all, so helpful
Shouldn’t you do a finger sweep first to try and dislodge if they could have choked? Also, what about brachycephalic breeds where it’s not so easy to close the mouth and do the breaths when they are so close together? It’s very easy for air to get blown into the mouth and stomach.
Thanks Dr Judy! This was fantastic, got Pet CPR certified about 8yrs ago& this was much more informative & relatable! She'd great!
Very helpful, thank you!
Kona is a rockstar! ❤
Where can we find the printable for the slides? I'd like to print for my first aid kit.
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