08/11/2024
Happens more often than people think. Here's what to do just in case it happens to you or someone you know.
Bulldog CPR đźš‘
Bulldogs should be on their back!
Not on the side like most dogs due to there barrel Chested shape..
Lay your Bulldog on his right side and check his pulse. Choose to lay your Bulldog on his right side so that his heart is facing up.
Now, feel your Bulldog’s pulse by bring his left leg elbow back to the chest. Take note that the spot where the elbow meets the chest will be the 3rd to 5th chest space – and that is where your Bulldog’s heart is found. Feel the area or try to see if you can hear his heart beating.
If you cannot feel or hear through the heart pulse point, check the wrist. To do this, you can run your finger along your Bulldog’s dewclaw pad on either front or back foot and look for a pulse. If there is faint or no pulse heard or felt, proceed to perform CPR.
Check your Bulldog’s airways to see if there is anything blocking it. Remove any debris, vomit, mucus, blood, or any foreign material that is causing the blockage.
Pull your Bulldog’s tongue forward and align his head with the back – slightly tilting in back. This step should help clear up the airway.
Put your one hand under your Bulldog’s lower jaw to close it. Place your thumb (the one on the same hand) on top of your Bulldog’s nose and hold the mouth shut so that the air cannot leave your Bulldog’s mouth.
Place your mouth over your Bulldog’s mouth and nose and blow four to five quick breaths. Make sure that the chest is rising as you do this.
Wait two to three seconds so that air will exhale on its own. Continue breathing into your Bulldog’s mouth until he breathes on his own. Do note that this can take as long as 60 minutes. Carry on with the artificial respiration until the vet is able to insert an oxygen tube in your Bulldog’s airway and provide mechanical ventilation.
CHEST COMPRESSIONS DURING CPR FOR BULLDOGS
If your Bulldog’s heartbeat has stopped or still remains unresponsive even with artificial respiration, then it time to perform chest compressions along with it.
Put your Bulldog on his back to expose his rounded chest.
Place your hand on your Bulldog’s chest – on the area opposite of your Bulldog’s front leg elbow.
Put your hands together and lock your fingers. Then, lock your elbows.
Pump your Bulldog’s chest gently but firmly 15 times in 10 seconds.
Breathe into your Bulldog’s mouth once again – still covering the muzzle to make sure that the air you’re breathing into the mouth does not go out.
Take note that ratio for CPR is: 15 compressions to one breath.
You may also do an abdominal squeeze on your Bulldog to aid in the recirculation of blood into the heart.
Carry on with the artificial respiration and chest compression combination.
