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HEIMLICH MANEUVER

jwb267
i have been trained for years and years on how to use this procedure and have never had to use it till tonight. i was fixing steaks on the grill and my german shepard was bugging me for something to eat, so i gave her her feed and she began to eat . at that point everything was alright. a minute later my wife yelled at me and said something is wrong with SUNNIE. the dog was running from room to room. when i grabed her she took her paw and started to scratch her mouth (uinversal sign of choking) i tried rubbing her throat in a downard fashion and thought that had hehped, i was wrong she started running again scratching at her mouth. at that point i grabed her under the rib cage and gave a big squeeze and out poped a little piece of feed. she laid ther for a few seconds and looked at me if to say thank you
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  • GuvamintCheese
    My german sheperd did the same thing with a raquet ball. Good save.
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  • bhale187
    Glad to hear your dog is safe, I know dogs can really become a part of the family.

    By the way, the American Red Cross has replaced the heimlich with 5 back blows as the initial response to choking. They also no longer call it the heimlich, but now call it abdominal thrusts. Go figure...
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  • jpwolf
    Used it on my mom once, she choked on steak.
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  • hisbigbootygirl
    my dad had to do that to me once when i was like 5. I swallowed a Wood Screw. ??? Don't know what the hell I was thinking but he saved my life!
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  • allen griggs
    Good work, jwb! Damn you are a hero in your dog's eyes, and mine.
    That was some quick thinking.
    Never heard of the Heimlich used on a dog.
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    Good work, jwb! Damn you are a hero in your dog's eyes, and mine.
    That was some quick thinking.
    Never heard of the Heimlich used on a dog.
    our dog IS the same to us as your child is to you . you will do what ever it takes to save a life no matter WHO or WHAT.
    THANK YOU
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  • Sav99
    They say that you can even do it to yourself if you are choking using the back of a chair.
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  • divebomb
    As a last ditch resort i did it to myself, by slaming lower chest on the kitchen counter several times and then and finaly pushing a kitchen chair into the right spot acidentaly, to get a chunk of ham to come out.

    scared the crap and ham right out of me.

    choking sucks, literally

    Glad your dog is good!
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  • elkoholic
    Good save. I've never done a dog but I did a guy who was about 6'6" and my 5 y/o son. If you come to my house for dinner PLEASE chew your food. I don't want to do it again.
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  • JamesRK
    Good show. Glad you saved your dog. [:)]
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