
| Moving an Uncooperative Cat Even the most amiable of felines may lash out with tooth and claw when Details...
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| Place Your Mouth Over the Nose With your hand around the closed muzzle, place your mouth over the nose Details...
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| Assess the Cat’s Heart Rate Assess the cat’s heart rate. If its heart is pumping but it is not breathing, place Details...
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| Artificial Respiration A heartbeat but no breathing means that your cat needs artificial respiration, a Details...
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| First-Aid Equipment Most cats resent the use of any first-aid equipment, especially bandages Details...
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| Monitor the Patent After giving life-saving first aid to your feline, always have it examined by a Details...
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| Critical Injuries Injured cats are often unable to move. Take extreme care when moving a cat Details...
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| Physical Wounds Injuries may be open, where the skin is broken, or closed, where the skin is Details...
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| Recovery Position When assessing your cat, if its heart is beating and it is breathing, there is no Details...
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| Cat and First Aid The cat's natural curiosity is well documented, and often places it in danger. Details...
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| Gentle Restraint If a cat is injured, its instinct is to hide and protect itself from further damage. Details...
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| Monitor Vital Signs A cat's resting heart rate varies from 100 to 160 beats per minute. Details...
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| Shock Clinical shock is a potentially life-threatening event; cats may go into this Details...
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| Assessing an Injured Cat After restraining your cat if necessary, monitor its breathing and its heart rate Details...
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| Lift Your Cat's Upper Lip to Expose the Gums Gently lift your cat's upper lip to expose the gums. If they are pink, its heart Details...
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| If Your Cat is Unconscious If your cat is unconscious, use your thumb and fingers around the chest just Details...
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