Thousands of animals die each year because they wander into in ground pools and cannot get out. The little puppy in this video was fortunate that she had a smart mommy who saved her. This wouldn’t have happened with an above ground portable pool, and a ramp, would provide and easy way out.
Dogs are great swimmers, and they know how to keep their head above water, BUT should something ever happen it is wise to be forewarned with the knowledge. Remember this is ONLY for Dogs that are NOT breathing.
CPR for Dogs
CPR for dogs is very much as CPR for humans. These directions apply if the animal is unconscious and the risk of being bitten is not present
1. Remove any blockage. Rare in water emergencies.
Open dog’s mouth and make sure the air passage is clear. If not remove anything blocking the air passage.
2. Lift the head and give several artificial breaths:
A. For large dogs: seal the dogs’s jaw tightly and breathe into the nose. The dog’s chest should rise. Give two breaths.
B. For small dogs you may be able to cover the entire nose and mouth with your mouth as you breathe. The dogs’s chest should rise. Give two breaths.
3. Next come the chest compressions
A. For large dogs you may be able to position the dog on its back and compress the chest just like for humans.
B. For small dogs as well as large dogs with funnel chests (ssmall rereceeding chests), you may need to lie the animal on its side and compress the side of the rib cage. Alternatively you can position the dog on its back and press on both sides of the rib cage. Be very careful NOT to harm the ribs or the interenal organs in anyway, only compress as much as needed.
C. The number of chest compressions varies with the size of the dog
4. Alternate breaths with compressions
The ratio of compressions to breaths should be approximately the same as for humans – 30:2 Continue doing this until the dog responds or begins to breathe on its own.
As with all CPR make sure the Dog is not breathing as there many things that can go wrong and you can hurt the dog. This assumes their breathing has stopped and the animal will die without further help
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This information is given for informational purposes only. We do not recommend you do this, except at your own judgment. It is provided as a service by arthurspools.com, but we offer no affirmation that this will work and we take no responsibility should you attempt it.
Being in a dog pool can benefit the body in these ways: