Once again, Pat has directed us toward the voice of reason and helped us make something positive out of such sadness. Thank you, my friend.
Pat knows of one of my boys that had been in his new home 8 days when his neck was closed in the footrest and crushed his larynx. Never put the foot rest down without counting noses. Crawl out of the chair if you have to, but do not close it. Also, I put a tennis ball under the rocker/recliner in our family room (where we are with our babies all the time) so the rocker/recliner cannot be rocked and trap a baby.
I constatly tell my husband to look where his feet are before he starts to take a step after standing for a while. He has on numerous occasions almost fallen when he got tangled in one of them. We do the Yorkie shuffle--and I wear slippers or soft shoes all the time inside.
If you must keep a collar on your dog while inside, get one from the cat section that has a quick release or elastic portion so the puppy will not suffocate..
When travelling, ALWAYS either secure your baby-we all do, right?- or make sure there is a harness and leash in your car with an addy tag attached. I worked ER and we had to send animals to the pound for safe-keeping when their parent was involved in a serious accident and one of us could not bring him home or call a relative. I never travel without NutriStat, treats or dry food kibbles, bottled water. My "accident" kit is a half used roll of paper towels, plastic bags(2), and travel size pk of baby wipes. I roll them all up and stick them inside the cardboard roll..small and useful..
When a pup/dog loses conscience and you don't know why, okay to assume it is hypoglycemia and squirt a pea size ball of nutri stat under the tongue. Too much sugar in emergency is better than too little. |