Wisconsin Firefighters Use Mouth-To-Nose Respiration To Save Family Dog

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A Wisconsin family’s dog was reportedly rescued on Tuesday by firefighters who used artificial respiration to save the yellow Labrador after it had become trapped during a house fire.

Firefighters responding to a fire on the second floor of a home at South Sixth Avenue and Callon Street in Wausau found the dog — 7-year-old Coda — sitting in a rocking chair, likely in shock, the Wausau Daily Herald reports.

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The dog was then carried outside, where firefighters performed mouth-to-nose artificial respiration and placed an oxygen mask typically intended for humans over the dog’s nose.

Firefighters Jamie Giese and Jared Thompson said they both had no normal training in animal rescue.

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“It was all improvised,” Giese told the newspaper.

Thompson, meanwhile, said he remembered a few tips from the former television show “Rescue 911.”

The dog was taken to a nearby animal hospital, where it spent the night to recuperate.

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Dwight Borchardt, 17, who returned home from walking the family’s other dog — Cooper — to find smoke throughout the second story, was not injured in the blaze.
The family’s two cats — Lavender and Mocha — were also unharmed.

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Subhonni
Subhonni
12 years ago

PAWSOME JOB DONE

SUBHONNI
SUBHONNI
12 years ago

WHAT A PAWSOME JOB TO THESE FIRE FIGHTERS FOR SAVING THE FURBABY…:)  🙂 HAPPY , HAPPY ,JOY ,JOY !!!

skg
skg
12 years ago

I just love firefighters.  Stories like this just remind me why.

Alanamarie126
Alanamarie126
12 years ago

GOD BLESS THESE FIREFIGHTERS AND THIS PRECIOUS FURBABY. I LOVE STORIES LIKE THIS. IT’S UPLIFTING.

Palmdesertjeanne
Palmdesertjeanne
12 years ago

Wow! Those fire fighters get an a plus. They are in the right career, for sure. Man, that one is handsome also!!!   As a huge dog lover, I am SO happy to hear about this.

Macbrat2701
Macbrat2701
12 years ago

I am so glad, what amazing firefighters..a big thank you! to them

Macbrat2701
Macbrat2701
12 years ago

I am so glad, what amazing firefighters..a big thank you! to them

Adwall
Adwall
12 years ago

That is awsome… I’m overwhelmed great job

Rivahcat
Rivahcat
12 years ago

Stories like these help restore my faith in humans. Animals, I’ve always had faith in!

Warrenhan
Warrenhan
12 years ago

He is the animals’ HERO of the month! :D~

not-even-a-dog-lover
not-even-a-dog-lover
12 years ago

Way beyond what you could demand of them. Well done!

Watchai S
Watchai S
11 years ago

You are Hero!!!

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