How to rescue a newborn dog that is not breathing

Feb 16,2024
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Rescue of a newborn dog that is not breathing

1. Use soft and clean napkins or cotton wool to dry the mucus in the mouth and nose of the fetal dog.

2. Use a suction device or mouth to suck out the mucus from the fetal dog's mouth and nose.

3. Immediately take artificial respiration, that is, gently pinch the chest and abdomen of the fetal dog with your hands rhythmically; you can also hold the forelimbs of the fetal dog with one hand and the hindquarters of the fetal dog with the other hand, rhythmically Apply gentle pressure to the fetal dog's forelimbs.

4. Inject central nervous system stimulant drugs, such as nikethamide, etc.

5. Oxygen can be administered directly if conditions permit.

Reasons for newborn dogs not breathing

1. Some puppies cannot breathe or bark when they are just born, which is the phenomenon of suspended animation.

2. Due to reasons such as the mother dog’s pregnancy taking too long, the amniotic fluid rupturing early or the fetus staying in the abdomen for too long, etc., the fetal dog that comes out late may become apnea.

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