We all recognize that dogs occasionally suffer from the bad
habit of taking everything they get hold to in their mouths,
that includes electric cords, parts of broken toys, tennis
balls, etc. Additional things that they are inclined to pick up
all form of stones or rocks, small-scale toys to clothes, in
essence anything they view as fun to play with. For some reason,
dogs always appear to find a method to put physical objects
inside their mouth that don't belong there!
Regrettably, there are a lot of occasions when a dog
incidentally swallows these objects and it gets stuck in his
throat. A late instance of this was Oprah's Golden Retriever,
who choke on a toy that belonged to one of her other dogs, a
Cocker Spaniel, which is a smaller dog. Regrettably, Oprah's dog
wasn't equally lucky as other dogs that have survived this
situation.
When a dog is choking, whenever the physical object isn't
removed at once, there exists the probability that the animal
will cease breathing and will go unconscious.
This situation is more common with dogs, than the majority of
people are aware of. Consequently I'd behoove of you to learn
the basic acts that it takes to aid your dog from choking. This
can invariably preserve the life of your loved pet.
Have a look below at the basic First Aid steps which could come
in handy in a case of a dog that is choking:
If Your Dog Is Choking, But Remains Conscious
1. With two hands, loose your dog's mouth and look inside to
see if you are able to see the physical object. If you are able
to view it, try your best to remove it.
2. If you can't visualize the object, position your dog on its
side and elevate the hindquarters.
3. Right away position your hand below the rib cage and your
other hand on the dog's back. Press in and then up, altogether
in one flowing motion. Continue applying pressure until the
object is coughed out.
4. If the object doesn't come up, your dog might become
unconscious. If this occurs, then perform the steps below.
If Your Dog Becomes Unconscious
1. As declared above, make certain that the dog is positioned
on his side with elevated hindquarters.
2. Open up the airway and make certain that the tongue is
pulled out as far as possible and placed to the side.
3. Then perform several compressions in the same region that
you had attempted to press in the rib cage. After two to three
compressions, check the mouth looking for any alien physical
objects by using the sweep of your finger.
4. Now give the dog a few breaths.
5. Repeat this cycle of compressions, finger sweeps, and
artificial respiration breaths until your dog begins breathing
by himself and displaces the object.
If none of this works, and your dog is still having troubles or
is unconscious, please don't pause to race him or her to the
vet. A couple of minutes, or even seconds could constitute the
difference between having your dog dead or alive.
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