Seriously now, please..have you ever had to give your dog CPR??

Question

only people with knowledge and experience please, and thank you.
My dog had a very scary episode few days back, and NO people around in 10 miles radius.

Hello Dennise, of course i know how to give CPR in "theory".
Appreciated though.

Large Fart : trust me, it feels different!!!

MakeUp2More : actually, i think it would be a good knowledge for any dog owner.

Thanks to all. My point is that for good 20 minutes I was scared shitless and unsure what to do.
Thanks again.

Sky Blue : I'd take it tomorrow!!!

Answer 1

Thank goodness, no. But I have taken an animal first aid class through the American Red Cross so that I know how to do it, just in case (for my cats, too).

Answer 2

I have never given my dog CPR but just today I had to do it on a new born pup and I had once help rescue my friends dog from a lake and did CPR.I have taken Pet First Aid through the local Red Cross. Luckily I had it for free but where I live it's $75 so I couldn't have if I had to pay. i also worked in vets offices and already knew most of what was taught.

Answer 3

You can give a dog cpr.

My stepdad had to give our yorkie cpr once: we go to lake cumberland all the time and one time when i was younger our yorkie had fell off the boat and hit his head. someone saw him floating and said it looked like a log when my stepdad looked at it he noticed it was our dog. He jumped in and got him out of the water. Give him cpr for about 10-20 minutes until he finally started to breathe. He lived for a long time after that and was healthy.

You should know how to do it if possible. Afer making sure the airway is clear. Hold the mouth closed and breathe small breaths into the animals nose. mouth to snout as I like to call it. and you can do small compressions on the lungs and breathe again.

Answer 4

If you are very concerned, since you live in a remote area and help isn't always just down the road, try to look into an animal first aid class. It will come in handy and should teach you what to do until you can get to the help of a professional.

I've never had to do this, thank God, but it is something that is good to know.

Answer 5

Yes. I adopted a Katrina victim last year, and she had heartworm (the shelter told me she was negative). By the time her next years test came along, she was late stage two. She was given the treatment by my vet, and we tried everything we knew to keep her calm and restrained at home. She was a feral dog, and was always very stressed. The third night after her treatment, she had a massive stroke on our bedroom floor and stopped breathing. My husband and I gave her CPR, got her breathing, shallowly, and rushed her to the ER.
They told us she was brain dead, but ten minutes later she was awake and trying to get out of her oxygen. She recovered enough for us to leave her in their care. Sadly, she had another stroke in the middle of the night and did not recover from that one. At least I got to say goodbye.

Answer 6

Some fire departments now carry equipment to enable a fireman to give a dog CPR. You CAN do it without the mouthpiece, but, having the proper equipment makes it easier. Check with your local fire department and maybe they can give you some advice/instructions. Good luck.

Answer 7

Not really CPR, but my husband had to pump my puppys little tummy once. He ate a treat way to fast and was gagging trying to get it back up. It was scary!

Answer 8

I haven't, but have heard you can. I even found a website once that told you how to do it. Do a search on "dog CPR".

Answer 9

not on my dogs but i have had to do cpr on patients at the vets office.

i did have to do cpr on my brand new kitten (he had literally just been born) years ago and he grew up to be the best kitten ever!

Answer 10

It shouldn't be too much different than Human CPR.