Pets and More Pets ? How to revive an unconscious dog

Seeing a pet lose consciousness would be a very traumatic experience for a pet parent. Although pet owners are always advised to remain calm when faced with emergency situation to be able to help the pet, keeping calm would be very difficult to do. It is not surprising for the whole family to panic if the dog is seen unconscious because dogs are highly valued pets.

Loss of consciousness is one of the difficult health concerns of dogs due to the fact that there is a whole range of reasons why this condition would occur. Any dog owner would know at once what must be done to a bleeding wound but not a lot of dog owners would know what has to be done to an unconscious dog. An unmoving dog that has pale lips and gums and glassy unseeing eyes would be reason enough for a pet parent to panic. A dog that has lost conscious may or may not breathe. The dog may or may not have a pulse either.

Many health concerns have unconsciousness as one of the symptoms. The pet?s condition can be due to poisoning or to the ingestion of objects that have blocked the airway. Epileptic attacks, head injuries that cause cerebral hemorrhage are some of the reasons why a dog can become unconscious. Prolonged unconsciousness especially if the pet has stopped breathing could have irreversible effects thus it is imperative for first aid to be administered at once. Unconsciousness can lead to the death of the pet especially if the pet has stopped breathing and no first aid treatment was administered given that all the vital organs of the body will be starved of oxygen.

First aid for an unconscious dog that is breathing and has pulse is to conserve body heat. The unconscious dog has to be covered with a blanket or a jacket. The dog?s hindquarters must be slightly elevated than the head.

If the dog is not breathing, the head must be extended and the mouth inspected for any foreign object that blocks the airway. Artificial respiration has to be administered immediately. Close the mouth of the dog and breathe deeply into the dog?s mouth. The breaths administered should inflate the lungs and make the chest move. CPR must be administered if the dog has no pulse or if the heart is not beating. For every ten heart massage two rescue breathing must be given to the unconscious dog. CPR must be continued while the pet is being transported to a veterinary facility.

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