A couple of months ago, I wrote about a woman who saved a dog's life by performing CPR after it was choked by a leash in a fall. It turns out the notion of giving mouth-to-snout resuscitation to our pets isn't so strange to many of us.
In a poll conducted for the Associated Press and Petside, 58 percent of pet owners - including 63 percent of people who own dogs - said they would be at least somewhat likely to perform CPR on their pet in a medical emergency.
No surprise there, if you ask me.
It goes beyond the fact that pets are an investment. We bond with them, nurture them and protect them in every way we can. In return, we receive their love and loyalty. Doesn't it stand to reason we would be willing to do whatever we could to save them?
In the poll, conducted Oct. 1-5 by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media for AP and Petside, more women said they were likely to give CPR to their pets than men, 65 percent to 50 percent. But we're not as prepared for an emergency as we should be: 20 percent of pet owners have a pet first-aid kid at home, and 54 percent don't have an evacuation plan for their pets in case of fire.
Would you be willing to give mouth-to-muzzle to save your dog?
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