28/05/2023
"Problem: A new-born animal is not breathing.
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Some new-born animals are very weak, especially after a difficult birth. They often have much fluid in their lungs that stops them breathing normally.
So after parturation you have to do these
1. If the baby is having difficulty breathing, hang it upside down. Rub the chest to make
any fluid in the lungs come out of the nose.
2. Lift the new-born animal up by the back
legs for a minute or so to let mucus and
fluid drain out from the lungs. You can
hold the back legs of a small animal
and swing it round to make mucus
come out of the nose.
3. Put the new-born animal over the back
of its mother with its head down to
help fluid drain out from the lungs.
4. Put a piece of dry grass up the baby
animal's nose. This makes it cough then
it starts breathing.
5. Make sure the baby animal sucks its
mother's teat as soon as possible. When
the mother feels a baby sucking, her
brain releases a hormone called oxytocin
into her blood that makes milk flow
from the udder. It also makes the uterus
contract and push the placenta out."
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