First aid-How to perform canine and feline CPR

Not breathing

If your pet stops breathing have someone call an emergency vet while you give first aid:

1. Check to see if your pet is conscious and has a heartbeat

2. Open your pet's airway by gently grasping his tongue and pulling it forward out of the month until it's flat

3. Check their throat to see if there are any blockages

4. Close your pet's mouth and breath into his nose until you see his chest expand, continue once every five seconds - if your pet doesn't regain consciousness get them to a vet as soon as possible.

No heartbeat

Have someone call a vet immediately while you begin emergency first aid:

1. Feel and listen for a heartbeat

2. Gently lay your dog on his side on a firm surface

3. Place one hand under his chest for support and place the other over the heart (just behind the left front elbow)

4. Press down on your pet's heart 100-120 times per minute (press hard for larger animals and with less force for smaller ones)

5. Alternate every 30 compressions with two rescue breaths

6. Continue until you hear or feel a heartbeat or you have arrived at a vet.

Source: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dogs/health/firstaid#:~:text=Place%20one%20hand%20under%20his,compressions%20with%20two%20rescue%20breaths