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If Your Pet Is Choking And No One Is There To Help, This Simple Trick Could Save Their Life.

Here is how you can help your pet if they start to choke on a foreign object.
For a smaller dogs or cats, you first check his mouth for the object. If you can, remove it with your fingers. If your pet is unconscious, you may be able to release the obstruction by pulling his tongue toward you.


You should NOT put your fingers in his mouth unless you see the object! You may push the object down further. If you can’t get the object out easily, hold your pet with his head pointed down. The object may come out on its own, and your pet may start breathing again.

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If the object doesn’t come out, face your pet away from you and clasp your hands into a fist just below his ribs.

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Push quickly upwards on the abdomen about 5 times. Stop and check the mouth again. Repeat these steps until the object is released enough you can get it out with your fingers.

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Once the object is out make, sure your pet is breathing. If the Heimlich doesn’t work, strike your pet between his shoulder blades 5 times, then do the abdominal thrusts again. If this still doesn’t work immediately take your pet to a veterinarian.

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For a larger pet, you still try to get the object out first with your finger. The next step is abdominal thrusts either standing (if conscious) wrap arms around waist and push firmly.

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Or lying down (if unconscious) put your hands on the stomach just behind the last rib and push a few times firmly.

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The one thing you need to keep in mind is that even if you do successfully remove the object that is causing your pet to choke, you should still take them to the vet for a final checkup to make sure they didn’t suffer any internal damage. Hopefully your pets will never choke, but it’s never bad to be just prepared, if not for your pets, maybe you can help someone else’s pets. Share away, people.
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