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Timmy, a beautiful
Asian Leopard Cat!..
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In any
emergency situation, it is ALWAYS best to get your cat to
professional help immediately, rather than to try and help it by
yourself. However, if your cat has been injured and has stopped
breathing or has no pulse and you cannot get to an emergency
hospital, the following procedures may save your pet’s life.
Think about
Human CPR…the steps are basically the same. Think ABC’S.
Airway:
First step..Is
your cat breathing? Gently tap your cat and call out the name
and see if the cat moves. If they do not move or open their eyes
CALL FOR HELP (help is always a good thing at a time like
this)…lean down and LOOK, LISTEN, and FEEL for breathing.
LOOK: at the chest of the
animal to determine if it is moving.
LISTEN: to see if you can
hear them breathing.
FEEL: their breath on your
cheek or the back of your hand.
Breathing:
If you assess that
your cat isn’t breathing, you need to do rescue breathing
immediately.
Remove their
collar (if there is one on them)
Lay the cat
on a hard surface with its right side down and the body elevated
slightly higher than the head. Keep the head and neck straight
to maintain an open airway.
Open the
mouth and clear secretions. Check for an observable foreign
object. If an object is found remove it with a finger sweep
being careful not to push the object further down the airway. If
you cannot reach the object, perform the Heimlich maneuver.
After
attempting to ventilate and are not successful:
Turn the
animal upside down, with its back against your chest.
With both
arms, give 5 sharp thrusts (bear hugs to the abdomen.
Stop,
check to see if the object is visible in the airway. If
so…remove it and give 2 mouth to nose rescue breaths.
If the
breaths do not go in, go back to step a.
DO NOY
proceed with CPR, even if the animal goes into cardiac
arrest. You MUST clear the airway first. Otherwise you are
circulating UNOXYGENATED blood.
Pull their tongue
slightly out of their mouth and close the mouth…GENTLY, do
not press hard on the tongue…this will clear their airway.
Observe the cat…see if the cat has started to breath on
their own. (Think of it as the head tilt part of people CPR.
The tongue is the most common obstruction in the airway
problems.)
Perform Mouth-Snout
respirations. If you observe NO breathing…place your mouth
over the cat’s nose. Blow gently into the cats nostrils.
Watch to see if the chest expands. You want to only put in
enough air to make the chest expand. Remember…cat’s lungs
are small. Excess air will escape through the cat’s lips.
Think like Human Infant CPR…a little puff of air…just enough
to make the chest rise.
Repeat Rescue breaths
every two seconds until the cat begins breathing on it’s own
or as long as there is a heat beat.
Next step is
to see if there is a heartbeat. You only want to do what is
necessary. Do not attempt this on a cat that is breathing or if
there is a heartbeat.
Pulse Check:
Does your cat have a pulse? There are pulse points located in
various areas of your cat. For a cat, the best place to find the
pulse is on the inside of the left front leg., just behind the
shoulders. This is the Apical Pulse. The Femoral pulse is
located on the inside of the rear legs toward the top of the
leg.
a. Kneel
behind the cat at the shoulder level. Place the fingertips
and thumb on either side of the sternum, at about the fifth
rib, just above and behind the elbows of the cat.
(sandwiching the animals heart between your hand)
b.
Compress the chest wall ½ to ¾ of an inch at a rate of about
80-100 times per minute.
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For
animals 11-60 lbs: 80-100 compressions per minute.
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For
animals 10lbs and under: 120 compression’s per minute.
c.
Perform Artificial Respiration’s once every 3 compressions.
i.
Compress, Compress, Compress…Breath…Compress, compress,
compress…Breath.
d. Pause
every two minutes for 5-10 seconds to check for pulse and
spontaneous breathing.
e.
Continue until the heat beats and cat breaths freely, or
until no heartbeat is felt for 30 minutes.
During an
emergency it is very important that you remain calm. Animals can
sense your unease, but cannot understand what is happening and
you cannot verbally tell them. Your body language is very
important…be calm, deliberate in your actions, and have a calm,
low voice. When you have determined that you have either
corrected the life threatening problem, or are unable to
stabilize the animal, you should transport it to an emergency
facility.
Notify the
clinic that you are coming in with an animal in
respiratory/cardiac arrest. Give them all the pertinent
information…your name, your ETA, type of animal/size, steps you
have taken (cpr/rescue breathing), if it is an foreign body-what
the suspected object is, if a poison or medication has been
ingested or mechanisms of injury…fall/hit by car etc.
NEXT…MOST
IMPORTANT…Write the phone number of the 24 hour animal emergency
hospital nearest to you BY YOUR PHONE. You do not want to go on
a hunt and search at this time.
Medical care
and advice given here is for your knowledge and information
only. It is NOT a substitute alternative for veterinary
appointment or an actual diagnosis of your pet. If you feel your
pet has a health or behavior problem please consult your
veterinarian immediately for specific advice tailored to your
animal.
In an
Emergency seconds count. Take the time today to find your cat’s
sternum, elbows, femoral artery BEFORE you need them. That way
it wll be one les thing to worry about should you need CPR. Ask
your vet about Cat CPR and to help you find your landmarks
before you need them.
Hopefully, you will never need to use this information
Submitted by Alshar Cattery |
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