Dusha was saved by a quick-thinking owner and timely CPR.<\/p>\n
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Kelly Mattiuz, of Arizona, had a medical background and while she knew human CPR, she also wanted to know what to do in a doggie emergency. So she took a canine CPR class \u2013 and she made her husband, David, go with her. As it turned out, that made all the difference to her borzoi, Dusha.<\/p>\n
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It happened when Kelly was away. Her husband took the dogs for a walk and then let them out to romp a bit in the back yard. Unknowingly, he removed Dusha\u2019s safety collar, not her martingale. It was one of those things, one of those little mistakes that happen from time-to-time without ramifications.<\/p>\n
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But not this time. This time, Infinity, a 9-month-old borzoi, got her mouth stuck on the martingale and in a panic dragged the first borzoi around trying to get free. It was as if a noose was tightened around Dusha\u2019s neck.<\/p>\n
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While David was quick to respond, it\u2019s not easy to separate two large dogs, panicked and stuck together. He managed to cut off the martingale, but it appeared to be too late. Dusha fell dead on the ground \u2013 no pulse, no heartbeat, no breathing.<\/p>\n
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David knelt down and with the help of a friend began to do cardio-pulmonary resuscitation \u2013 CPR. A friend gave four quick breaths and David gave 15 chest compressions. This continued for several minutes until the friend felt Dusha inhale.<\/p>\n
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They drove her immediately to the emergency vet. At first, it seemed as if she\u2019d permanently lost her sight due to the loss of oxygen, but Dusha\u2019s sight did return. And today she is just fine.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt is very scary to think a simple collar mistake caused this and could have caused her death,\u201d said Kelly, who is a SHUG volunteer.<\/p>\n
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Having experience with human CPR helps in a dog emergency, but is not necessary. To start CPR on your pup, here are the first steps:<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Put the dog on its side and check inside its mouth to make sure there is nothing blocking the airway<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Lift the dog\u2019s chin, which opens his throat<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Close the dog\u2019s mouth gently with one hand while blowing into the dog\u2019s nose. You should see the dog\u2019s chest rise and fall with your breaths.<\/p>\n
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Chest compressions should also be done at a rate of slightly more than one per second. The technique is different depending on the size of the dog. Breaths should be given once for every five compressions.<\/p>\n
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Details can be found here.<\/a>\u00a0And a video\u00a0can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0For more information, consult with your vet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI was told by our vets that this happens very often and even with a safety quick release collar,\u201d said Kelly. \u201cMost do not make it due to a panicked owner and lack of knowledge of canine CPR especially the chest compressions and their importance.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dusha was saved by a quick-thinking owner and timely CPR. Kelly Mattiuz, of Arizona, had a medical background and while she knew human CPR, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[56,108,109],"class_list":["post-1119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-borzoi","tag-borzoi-2","tag-canine-cpr","tag-cpr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p52ryM-i3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}