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By Jaybay

| Feb 12, 2009

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Dog First Aid - Heimlich Manuver

Lurcherowner brought up a great point on her thread about what to do if your dog is choking on something. I did a bit of googling and found a great site that explains the doggy heimlich in detail. Read on!

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1677&aid=3551

Tags: choking dog, heimlich manuver

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Jaybay

Feb 12, 2009

I forgot to mention the above site also tells you how to perform CPR on your dog. A great page to print out and keep handy.

ginger899

Feb 13, 2009

Oh wow! Thank you so much Jaybay! That's some info. I will keep, as I was asking about that.

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