I've never had a pet when I was a kid because my parents could not afford to have one. If properly taken care of a pet can cost money. For this reason, I've never really been an animal lover, the family dog came to Daniel in my life. A small dog, weighing about 10-15 pounds wet, Daniel. But that little mutt was a personality that make people laugh, which I did. We connected immediately, and went everywhere with me ... the grocery store, post office, and every timeI went jogging, he came and he loved it.
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than yourself." Josh Billings
One day I was working on the computer in the middle of the afternoon, and the corner of my eye, I was watching a TV talk show. The show was a great variety of things, but what caught my attention was the part where the guest and the host talked about something called the Heimlich maneuver describedFollowing:
"An emergency technique used to throw an object, such as forcing the food from the trachea of a person choking. Employees technology company pushed up just below the rib cage to air out the lungs."
I had heard of this technique before, but I never used it, and I never saw it used by someone else, either. But what was interesting in the show, is that they are about how this technology could be used to talk not only to human beings, but as might be used in pets,too. This caught my interest and I stopped working at the computer and I saw and heard what was said, etc.
I was hoping that I would never use this technique to Daniel, but you never know. Dogs can be so unpredictable in their behavior. My own description of the technique is as follows: For a person with a backpack, a hug and forcing the pressure on the stomach to force the object out and in the air (this is as good as I can describe) I knew not theTechnique could also apply to the pets, so I learned something new. I made some notes during the program that may be helpful in the future.
"There is no faith which has never been interrupted, unless a truly faithful dog." Konrad Lornenz
When it came to walking and jogging, I'd do that for over twenty years, about 15 miles a week. I liked Daniel to take with me, and loved to go out in the open and lead! I walked into this big open field, and I would likeDaniel from the leash and give it some 'freedom. But I would keep an eye on him. He moved to a rabbit, once crossed the highway and almost hit by a car! Dogs know nothing of research in both directions before crossing the road!
On this day, it was a hot August afternoon when the sun went down. Daniel and I were doing some 'trekking and jogging. As I said, I do not have much experience with dogs, but it seems to me that they are always hungry, andalways looking for something to eat. Even if you just finished eating, they are still looking for something to eat in the bushes, and when they find it ... eat it! There are a lot of dangerous things out there, waiting for a dog to eat, such as antifreeze to kill an animal or sharp old bones of a dead bird. etc.
"The best people I know ... the more I find myself loving dogs." Charles de Gaulle
Instead of calling my dog Daniel, I called him "Hoover"because it was always sucks to see everything, and I had to see it as a small child. However, we were at the camp on foot and only cooling after jogging, and Daniel was about 20 meters behind me. and I would check up on him all the time to see if he was doing well. And then it happened ...
I looked back to see Daniel, and he had something in his mouth. Looked like an old piece of meat. I immediately yelled at him to drop it! DANIEL shouted down, Ion him! But instead of deleting the object, she swallowed! When I shouted at him, ran to him! At a time when he was head and gagging and choking! His legs went a bit 'of a mile a minute as he struggled to get air!
When I saw this happen, I have come to the ... But there was no time for emotions! There were only a few seconds to act! Daniel wanted to die in seconds if I do something, FAST! But what could I do that in the middle of nowhere! There was no help, we werewere! PANIC TIME was, and very quickly, I remembered the Heimlich maneuver on the TV show! But how can I give Daniel ... It was so small? I could not in an embrace ... that was stupid! I should have thought of that before ... However, I do not!
One liter of sweat and tears streaming down my face and always in my eyes! Seconds were ticking, and I was afraid that Daniel wanted to die in my arms! All I could do what I do is, was, that a version thatHeimlich maneuver! So I took Daniel from the coat on the back of the neck, stood up and beat Daniel in the stomach between your ribs! Nothing happened ... I panicked! I think it did not hit enough, I was forced to hit it harder, although I did wrong! Better a live dog with blue spots and a couple of broken ribs, deader than a dog!
I must say that I have never been so scared in my life when Daniel died, and the seconds were ticking! It was a matter of life or death!Once again ... I grabbed the fur on the back of the neck ... He was up and hit him in the stomach just below the ribs ... THIS HARD TIME ... and the object flew out of his mouth, and landed about six feet away! Boy was I relieved! I could see that Daniel could see your breath now, and he was back in order! I was exhausted ... I've never been so tired so quickly in my life!
I put Daniel on the ground and protected from the sun, and let it sit therefor a while '. With tears streaming down my face, drowning in sweat, I perspire 30 gallons in 30 seconds! I was wet! I had never been so quick to act, to act as if I had that day! I sat on the floor and tried to pull myself together. Daniel was lying on the floor beside me, looking at me with those brown eyes glazed, as if to say: "Thanks." I could not express relief that I felt when I knew Daniel would have been good! We were both about what just happened was shocked!
I have notDaniel wants in the heat of the day too long, so it was time to return to the car. I am standing, and it seemed ok. I had on my shoulder, where he wanted to go, and we drove slowly towards the car. I must say that those were the worst 30 seconds of my life ... But he had a happy ending after all.
"A person who has never owned a dog, has lost a wonderful part of life." Bob Barker
A few days later, I told one of my neighbors for theIncident with Daniel, because he had a dog, and the story of Daniel has been of interest to him. Surprisingly, an accident happened to his dog to him a few weeks later. He told how he saved his dog.
Neighbor's dog has to be something that disagrees with him, ate, and the dog was violently sick! The dog lay on its side against the wall ... vomiting and respiratory problems! Neighbors recalled the story that I told Daniel, so he punched the dog inStomach just below the ribs, and threw the dog! But the dog still had problems breathing and choking on his own vomit, the next shot the dog in the stomach for the second time! Vomiting always come back, and now the dog could breathe easier! The neighbor stayed with the dog all night and morning, the dog is feeling better! This technique has saved the life of my dog, and it was another happy ending!
Each of us knows how to hit in the stomach, feeling andhave eliminated the wind out of us! It 'a terrible feeling for sure! But when something terrible happens to a human or an animal like this, you must act quickly! Do not worry about bruising or injuring the person or pet ... is a matter of life or death!
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