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Pet Owner Poll Tackles Health Issues

Would you perform CPR on your pet? Do you know how to do it? These are just a few of the questions asked of pet owners in a recent poll. In October 2009, Petside.com and the Associated Press sponsored a survey of pet owners about health care and emergency care. Nearly twelve hundred pet parents participated in the phone survey, answering questions about emergency plans, health care, and common owner boo-boos. More than half of those surveyed would indeed try to perform CPR on their pets in the event of an emergency. (The number was higher in dog owners than … Continue reading →

Pet First Aid: Car Accidents

Car accidents don’t have to be fatal. You may have heard of or seen a dog or cat who walked away from a car accident, thanks no doubt to their amazing flexibility and protective layers of fur. However, just because an animal CAN walk away from an accident doesn’t mean it is uninjured. Internal injuries may take days to show up. Here’s what you should do if your pet is hit by a car: Muzzle them if they are not having trouble breathing. An injured dog or cat may bite the first person who tries to help them. You can … Continue reading →

Pet First Aid: CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of rescue breathing with chest compressions to help keep blood moving if the heart has stopped beating. How do you know if your pet’s heart has stopped beating? You can feel for a heartbeat by placing your ear or palm flat against your pet’s lower chest, just behind the left elbow. Another place to find a pulse is on the inside of the thigh at the groin, the site of the femoral artery. Press your fingers firmly against this area and you should feel a pulse. TIP: Try finding your pet’s pulse in both … Continue reading →