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What do I do if my pet is choking?
At
dollarpets.com, health and safety
is job #1.
In a continued effort to ensure the safety and consistency
of all our rawhide products, Dollar Pets only purchases from
one certified plant and not multiple plants. Our products
meet and exceed all USDA, and APHIS guidelines:
- All
of our Rawhide products have a "VETERINARIAN HEALTH
CERTIFICATE"
- All
of the Rawhide products were derived from cattle skin or
originated from safety and no-epizotic regions.
- All
of the Rawhide products have been subjected to heat treatment
( 75 degree C to 85 degree C ) for 10 hours.
- All
of the Rawhide products were examined by random samples
taken during storage at processing plant with following
results:
*Salmonella not found.
- There
are no other products of animal origin other than the rawhide.
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dollarpets.com
Safety Reminder
When treating your pet to rawhide treats, you should always
supervise your dog until you are comfortable with their chewing
habits. If your dog likes to chew off large pieces of rawhide,
then try to swallow it, trim off the large softened pieces
so it does not get caught in your dog's throat. If you are
not familiar with your dog's chewing habits, you are better
off starting with a harder rawhide such as the pressed bone
then advancing to a softer bone. We
highly recommend that you read the signs and steps you should
take if your pet is choking. By taking just a few minutes
of your time to read choking precautions and measurements,
you could very well save your pets life!
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First
off, how can you tell if your pet is choking? Here
are some of the signs:
- pet
looks like, or is trying to throw up
-
gagging
-
gaping mouth ( mouth that is open for a long period of time
)
- abnormal
drooling
- any
combination of the above
What
to do:
- Wedge
a screwdriver handle or small paperback into the side
of the animals mouth to try and keep it open.
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If you feel comfortable with it, you can first administer
the Heimlich maneuver. Administer this process
the same as you would for a human. Do not be too rough,
but it will work for dogs as well as humans. Be especially
careful when using this technique with very small animals.
Remember, their little bodies cannot handle the extreme
pressure that a larger animal could endure.
- If
the Heimlich maneuver does not work, take a flashlight and
look into the animals mouth. If you can see the object,
take long-nosed pliers, tweezers, or your fingers and pull
out the object that the animal is choking on.
At
dollarpets.com, our very own pets are members of our family
and are treated as such. We would rather not sell you a product
than risk your pet's health. So please make sure you are very
familiar with the chewing habbit of your pets.
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