Canine Dog Asphyxia Asphyxy

The most important measures in order to save the life of a dog that is not breathing is artificial respiration. Asphyxia in dogs can be caused by drowning, electric shock, gas intoxication, etc., being the mentioned the most common. In accidents, dogs can also be asphyxiated because of obstruction of the respiratory passages, strangling or choking, many times, the sad to say, produced by chains or leashes that are way too tight. This can also happen when the chain or leash is placed to high up and it is pulled on too hard and too often in a corrective way, which is abusive and unforgivable. In the case of blocked respiratory passages due to obstruction produced by bones, big pieces of food, pieces of wood, or any strange object that is trapped in the larynx, must be urgently extracted, using your fingers immediately. Start with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation only if, after having removed the foreign object normal, breathing does not come back to normal. Asphyxia can be deadly in a short time and, therefore, you mustn't waste time. If it is because of toxic gas inhalation, you must take the animal out though the toxic environment, into fresh air, but not in a very cold place. You should place the head and neck in such a way that there is no pressure on the respiratory passages. Classic dog asphyxia symptoms are fast and full pulses with accelerations. Then the dog anxiously gapes, increasing his blood pressure and the membranes flush with blood, turning blue. The dog makes a lot of effort to breathe and, if not promptly attended, he will start having convulsions and subsequently die. Therefore it is very important that you immediately give him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when there still is time. Once your dog is breathing, and while the vet is on his way, whom you've probably already called, you have to treat your dog for shock, which happens at the same time as the asphyxia and other injuries and that can be serious. In some extreme cases, a cardiac arrest might occur and, in this case, until the professional arrives, you will have to try, without wasting time, to give your dog a cardiopulmonary respiratory resuscitation. You should never give up when the life of your friend is in danger.