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10-12-2011, 04:03 PM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Yorkie Choking Last night my poor baby Romeo choked on a piece of broccoli. He coughed several times and was able to clear his airway but he kept sneezing (didn't sound normal) and just didn't look well. I rushed him over to the Animal Specialty Clinic where the doctors quickly examined and hydrated him. They were not able to find any blockage in his airway and after about 30 minutes discharged him. Fortunately I am only 10 minutes from the ASC but I realized I need to take a "doggie CPR course". Has anyone ever had a choking experience with their furbaby? Are you aware of any CPR classes for furbabies???
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10-12-2011, 04:15 PM | #2 |
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| My Jilly swallowed the large end of a small chewie tied in a knot and choked on it. You could see it stuck tight in her throat. She could not breathe except for a horrible wheeze for many, many, many minutes - probably 15 - 20 from the time I noticed it, tried the Heimlich, called vet and until I got her to the vet. The Heimlich did not work on her. The vet told me to try to push it down then and that almost stopped her breathing but I breathed in her nose as I dressed with one hand and drove her to the vet, praying to Jesus to save her life all the way and telling her as calmly as I could that she was alright and just to relax, as I was coming undone mentally and just knowing she might die any second but somehow I couldn't really accept it. I kept praying. Somewhere on the way to the vet, the knot passed on into the trachea and down and by the time I ran into the vet's office and put her down on the floor inside the door thinking I was out of time, she stood up and looked around! She was past the emergency breathing situation then and she was kept overnight and released the next day. The vet thought that the cool air and the rush of getting her outside caused a rush of adrenaline that eventually dilated her upper esophagus enough to allow the knot to go on down. We never did chewies after that!
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10-12-2011, 04:26 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Oh my goodness and thank God Jilly is ok. I felt so helpless watching him cough to clear his airway and not knowing just how large the piece of broccoli was. Romeo tried to bite me when I attempted to put my finger in his mouth so the next best thing was the 24/7 animal clinic! I am fortunate it's only 10 minutes from my house but I had visions of Romeo dying and I too did the same -- drove with one hand while I kept the other on him just petting and telling him he's going to be alright. Even though they discharged Romeo and told me he was ok I did not sleep last night -- I stayed up and watched him while he slept for fear they missed something. I don't wish this experience on anyone and I am determined to learn some form of CPR for animals.
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10-12-2011, 04:56 PM | #4 | |
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10-12-2011, 05:18 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Celine has choked before in a chew bone. It was so scary! The rest of the house was sleeping, she suddenly sounded like she was trying to throw up(it was actually so quiet!) I tried to do they Heimlich and wasn't having any success. I called for my daughter who was sleeping and she did the same thing but somehow was able to help pop it right out. It was all soggy and big! I will never forget, it was awful! Since then I only get her the wag n wraps. (with meat in the middle) She can get pieces off but not in huge chunks. I am so glad that I caught it because she wasn't making much noise.
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10-12-2011, 05:23 PM | #6 |
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| An episode of choking will pretty much scare you off chewies. Jilly never got another one but I let Tibbe have them only if I am holding one end! He never gets one on his own unless he is lying within arm's reach and I watch him like a hawk and if he starts chewing into one much at all, I have to take it away and substitute one of those that is made of the composite stuff that breaks up. It is usually too hair-raising an experience for us to do this so usually he never gets an actual chewie anymore. No more choking from those!
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10-12-2011, 07:25 PM | #7 |
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| I found this on google Pet First Aid & CPR Training Pet Tech, cat, dog, pets, first aid class
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10-13-2011, 02:22 AM | #9 |
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| My Sassy almost died 6 months ago when she choked on a piece of dog food. At first I thought she was having a seizure, and realized she couldn't breathe. I was hysterical but did the Heimlich maneuver and she finally was able to breathe, she just fell in my arms exhausted. Search CPR and the Heimaleich on YT and you can print out the info here. YT is where I learned about it ans I am sure it saved Sassy's life. All I did was get o my knees and Thank God she was ok. Vet said she was lucky.Now I hand feed her because I have 4 and they all want to eat at the same time and she is only 6 lbs.
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10-13-2011, 03:37 AM | #10 | |
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10-13-2011, 08:46 AM | #11 |
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| CPR classes I have taken the CPR classes here. Its good to know the proper technique and placement, esp for these little guys. You could pop a lung or snap a bone very easily. However youtube is the next best thing! I didnt look at the link, but Im going to- always good to brush up! |
10-13-2011, 11:11 AM | #12 |
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| I am so glad your Yorkie is ok. I have 2 stories about dogs choking. Rubin when he was a puppy, my neice saved him by reaching down his throat and pulling out a plastic soda lid. And the other story is about our Lab Lily. When she was still a puppy, she swallowed a Yorkie squeaky ball and was dieing. I did the Heimlich and the ball shot out of her mouth.
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10-13-2011, 03:06 PM | #13 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Oh dear I am glad both incidents had positive outcomes. My neighbor's Pom died choking on a toy (she was at work) and the poor woman was devastated. I have been careful with Romeo around food and toys but all it takes is one quick move and they're in trouble. I've been so busy today and not been able to check out the links yet but I will get to this before I go to sleep tonight.
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10-13-2011, 03:31 PM | #14 |
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| I watched the vids and reread the lit today just to refresh. It's really good to catch up on those every 6 wks. or so just so as to keep it in my mind and remember what to do when. Thanks for the links and thanks to OP for posting, albeit under a great deal of stress at what just happened, because it reminds us all to stay up on our CPR training. And so glad there was a goooood outcome for her baby!
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10-17-2011, 06:34 AM | #15 |
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| Do any of you suggest I take a dog first aid class (the red cross and many other offer it) after my Bolton choked while eating to fast on his food (it is small chunk food made for small dogs)? |
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