CPR for cats and dogs is similar to CPR for humans. These directions assume the animal is unconscious and the risk of being bitten by the animal is not present. A dog or cat that is injured or overly stressed out will not react the same way to your presence as it would normally. It is important to take extra precautions around an injured animal.
Try and remain calm so that you don’t injure the dog or cat more then it already is. By becoming too anxious you could exert more force then you meant to leading to a broken rib or other internal injuries.
1. Remove any obstruction by holding the dog or cat’s mouth open and using your fingers a pair or tweezers or pliers to try and remove the object.
Open animals mouth and make sure the air passage is clear if you have a flashlight nearby or extra lights in the room turn them on so you can see as far into their mouth and throat as possible.
2. Extend the head and give several artificial respirations:
- A. For large dogs: close the animal’s jaw tightly and breathe into the nose. The animal’s chest should rise. Give 2 breaths.B. For small dogs and cats you may be able to cover the nose and mouth with your mouth as you breathe. The animal’s chest should rise. Give 2 breaths.
3. Next perform chest compression
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- i. Dogs over 60 lbs: 60 compressions per minute
ii. Animals 11 to 60 lbs: 80-100 compressions per minute
iii. Animals 10 lbs or less: 120 compressions per minute
A. For large dogs you may be able to position the dogs on its back and compress the chest just like for humans.B. For small dogs and cats as well as large dogs with funnel chests, you may need to lie the animal on its side and compress the side of the rib cage. Alternatively you can position the animal on its back and press on both sides of the rib cage. The smaller the animal the less pressure you want to use when compressing their chest or rib cage.
C. The rate of chest compressions varies with the size of the animal
4. Alternate breaths with compressions
The ratio of compressions to breaths should be the same as for people – 30:2
What you can do right now to prepare for an emergency:
Print these instructions and post them someone in the house where the whole family can find them in an emergency. Bring a copy to the local fire station and police department so if there is an emergency involving pets they know what to do until the pet can be transported to an emergency veterinary facility. Share this post with all of your friends and family members who own a pet by doing so you might just save a life.
I really appreciate this post very much, because I didn’t know what I should do in an emergency. Thank you!!
I know the fireman in this picture. Small world.
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