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A new survey finds that 63 percent of dog owners and 53 percent of cat owners in the United States would be at least somewhat likely to attempt CPR on their pet in a medical emergency.
Women were much more likely than men (65 percent vs. 50 percent) to say they'd perform CPR on their pets, according to the Associated Press-Petside.com poll of 1,166 pet owners.
Among the other findings:
* Only 20 percent of pet owners have a pet first-aid kit in the home and 54 percent don't have a fire evacuation plan for their pets.
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I guess its natural enough to react to pets as if they are family members. If the pets have been with you for a long time, then you would do anything to save a pet in an emergency, unmindful of the fact that animals carry numerous diseases. At such times you tend to think that an animal infection can't be worse than a human one!!
October 22, 2009 - 11:50amThis Comment