A dog comes back to life after dying. How to rescue a dog in shock in the short term?

Jul 26,2025
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A dog comes back to life after death

A dog comes back to life after death. This is usually a sign of successful rescue after shock. Dogs suffering from shock will have symptoms such as decreased blood pressure, fluctuating pulse, weakness, and lethargy. Dog shock can be divided into cardiogenic, infectious, allergic, hemorrhagic and other shock conditions based on different causes. The dog can be given first aid according to the different conditions at that time and sent to the hospital immediately.

How to rescue a dog in shock

Measures

1. Check the reaction of the eyes.
2. Check vital functions.
3. If the above symptoms occur, perform heart massage immediately.
4. If you still can’t feel your pulse after four massage sessions, start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
5. Repeat this rescue action repeatedly until the dog has a spontaneous heartbeat again and until the dog can be sent to the veterinarian for treatment.

Tips: Eye reaction check

When the dog’s heart stops beating, open its eyelids and you will see that the pupils are dilated and the eyes are dull.
If the dog's breathing stops at this time, cardiac massage or cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be performed.
Tips: CPR
Be sure to ask your veterinarian to teach you how to perform CPR on your dog. Wrong action can even cause life-threatening danger. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation can only be used when the dog has no breathing and heartbeat and will die if no rescue measures are taken.
1. The dog’s lying position
Let the dog lie on the right side of the body on a hard surface.
2. Use both hands to clasp the dog's mouth
Use both hands to clasp the dog's mouth so that the air blown in will not leak out from the dog's mouth again.
3. Artificial respiration
Put your mouth tightly against the dog’s nose, and then exhale 2-3 times.
The strength of your exhalation should be adjusted according to the size of the dog. Especially when giving artificial respiration to puppies, special attention should be paid (risk of lung rupture).
4. The position of the heart
5. Hand movements
Place the heel of one hand on the lower third of the dog’s sternum. Place the other hand on this hand.
Particularly small dogs use only their thumb and index finger to hold their chest.
6. Heart Massage
Carefully press your hands (puppy-thumb and index finger) downward rhythmically against the sternum (puppy-chest).
When touching the heart area, press down with both hands briefly and forcefully, and then relax immediately. Repeat this heart massage action at a rhythm of about 20 times every 15 seconds.
The amount of force exerted on the hands should be adjusted according to the size of the dog's body (to avoid rib fractures).
7. Check
Check breathing and pulse
8. Other measures
Repeat this action repeatedly until the dog has a spontaneous heartbeat again, until the dog can be sent to the veterinarian for treatment immediately.
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