What should I do if a dog drowns? How to first aid after drowning? Dog drowning is a common accident when dogs exercise outdoors. When a dog drowns, it can often cause suffocation and hypoxia.
1. Causes of dog drowning
Drunk dogs are common accidents, and can cause suffocation and hypoxia after drowning. Dog owners should immediately perform first aid according to the following methods.
2. First aid for dog drowning
1. Immediately remove water, mud and dirt from the mouth and nose of the affected dog, wrap your fingers with gauze (handkerchief) and pull the affected dog's tongue out of the outlet, keep the respiratory tract unobstructed, and then sag the dog's head and pour water. 2. Artificial respiration should be performed immediately when breathing stops: Steps to perform artificial respiration for the dog: ① Make the dog lie sideways; ② Remove the dirt blocking the respiratory tract in the mouth; ③ Press the ribs next to the shoulder blade with both hands and squeeze the air in the lungs; ④ Quickly release your hands. Repeat the two actions ③ and ④ until the dog resumes self-breathing.
3. You can also pat the dog's abdomen 1 to 2 times, then grab the hind limbs with your hands and swing them repeatedly about 10 times, then put the dog down to observe. If there is no response, repeat the above action.
4. When the heartbeat of the drowning dog stops, an external chest cardiac massage should be performed first.