Why Dogs Dont Cry Research Paper

Breathing: If the dog is not breathing, pull their tongue forward, close their mouth and tilt its head back just a little. If the dog has still not started breathing, open its mouth and check there is nothing blocked, if there is a blockage try to remove it. If the dog is still not breathing give it four to five breaths from your mouth to their nose, to do this, form a tight seal around the animals nose with your lips and use your hand to seal the dogs mouth. You should only give enough air to make the chest rise, don't give to much air, you don't want to over-expand the dogs lungs.
Circulation: To check a dogs heart is working properly you need to feel for a heartbeat or pulse, to do this you can place your hand in the armpit of the dog and feel its chest; you should be able to feel the heart beating.
CPR
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Signs that a dog may have a fracture could be swelling, limping and limbs at unusual angels.
First aid:
• stop any bleeding by applying pressure
• don't flush the wound with saline or water, this could start bleeding.
• restrict animals movement
• don't splint the fracture (it could make it worse and you could get bitten if not using pain relief)
• keep the dog as quite and calm as possible
• if the fracture is open (has a wound at the break site) then this should be covered with a sterile swab or clean cloth
• Transport the dog to the vets as soon as