Alive, Cats, and Dogs: Saving your pet with CPR  With pets increasingly being  treated like a member of the  family, many owners are learning  emergency techniques like CPR  to keep their pet alive before  bringing it to a veterinarian.  Check for breathing and pulse  Check pulse using middle and index finger  as to checkbelow the wrist, inner thigh (temoral artery)  ruse below the ankle or where left elbow touches  for  the chest.  Look for other  If there is no breathing and no  pulse, begin CPR immediately.  warning signs  Gums and lips will appear  gray- colored.  Pupils will be dilated and  not responsive to light.  Pupils  If not breathing, give  breath to animal  Cats and small dogs  Place your mouth over its nose  and mouth to blow air in.  Medium-large dogs  Place your mouth over its nose  to blow air in.  Heimlich maneuver  If breath won't go in, airway may be blocked.  Tun dog upside down, with its back against  your chest. Wrap your arms around the dog  and clasp your hands together just below its  rib cage (since you're holding the dog upside  down, it's above the rib cage, in the  abdomen). Using both arms, give five sharp thrusts  to the abdomen. Then check its mouth or airway for the  object. If you see it, remove it and give two more  rescue breaths.  Start compressions if no pulse  Lay animal on right side and place hand over ribs  where its elbow touches the chest. Begin  compressions. Do not give compressions tsmall dog (Under 30 lbs.)  if dog has pulse.  Compressions  Compress per breath  Animal size  chest  12-1 inch  of air  Medium-arge dog (30-90 lbs.) . 1-3 inches5  10  Giant dog (over 90 lbs) -3 inches  Repeat  procedure and then every few minutes. al has a pulse and is breathing. after 20 minutes.  Check pulse after 1 minute Continue giving CPR until the  Stop CPR  SOURCE: American Red Cross srsfunny:  Every Dog Owner Should Know This
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