Awwwww!
Posted on 06/06/2009 12:24:12 PM PDT by the scotsman
What was that sound? Me. Dying from cuteness.
(happy sigh)
FYI, firefighters and others doing emergency breathing as well as ‘modified’ CPR on dogs and cats is surprisingly common...for the breathing part, you hold the snout shut, tilt the head and breathe into the nostrils as opposed to tilting the head back and breathing into the mouth as with humans. I’ve never heard of a canine or feline disease being transmitted to a rescuer in this manner, but other animals, particularly rodentia, are more susceptible to different types of diseases. Well cared-for house pets are usually going to be safer, on average, than a ‘wild’ animal in this regard. If an animal had obvious signs of other diseases such as white and / or bloody foam around the mouth, skin lesions or other abnormalities or if it had been reported as behaving erratically earlier, I would definitely stay well clear. If it looked otherwise healthy, it would be a judgement call.
Thanks for passing this info along. It’s always heartwarming to hear of a pet that alerted a family to danger. I’ve shed some tears of gratitude for kind rescuers who saved those same animals.
Awwwww!
Asked what it tasted like to give mouth-to-mouth to a cat, Machado laughed, grimaced and said: “Like fur.”
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Did I already tell you about the morning that I was awakened thinking a mouse was in my mouth?
I had apparently been snoring and my new (part short hair Collie) puppy was trying to find out where the noise was coming from, so she stuck her nose into my open mouth. As she pulled it out, I felt fur and whiskers and immediately thought “mouse.” I opened my eyes in panic to see the cocked head of my puppy staring at me and realized what had happened.
(Did not need to change bedding. TMI?)
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Too much coffee this morning, Amos?
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Too much coffee this morning, Amos?
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Just went back and checked. It was a bit racy.
Sorry mod.
Or hedgehogs
My daughter has a wolf-hybrid. He does the same sort of thing to us all the time. Then he stands there with those liquid brown eyes as if asking "Are you ok?"
This fellow is the gentlest creature I've ever known.
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