Thursday, February 16, 2017

Thankful Thimble Thursday

Thimble is here today, of course, and she is very thankful.


We have been having lots and lots of sun lately, and you know what that means. Lots and lots of sun puddles!


Spring may actually be upon us. For now, at least, it sure feels like it. We hope it does for all of our furiends out there, too!


So, we of course have the beautiful sun for which to be thankful. Add on top of that all of you furiends of ours, and we are so very grateful indeed! And so we are, of course, entering Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.



And how about the doodle of the day? Yesterday we shared with you a little hound hero. We promised that today we would be sharing with you all a furry feline hero, so here you go:


Happy Thursday!



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Our Tip of the Day:
Yesterday we went over some tips on what to do if your pup or kitty is choking, including the Heimlich maneuver. For today, how about a little lesson on CPR? Although it is of course something we all hope to never have to perform, it never hurts to have the knowledge. First, never perform CPR on a conscious, breathing animal. You can check respiration by watching to see if their chest rises and falls, or by placing your hand in front of your pup or kitty's nose and mouth and feeling for airflow. Also check for a heartbeat, which can often best be felt by pressing your fingers either on the inner thigh or between the ribs just behind the elbow. If the animal is not breathing, place them on their side, hold their mouth shut, and blow into their nose. If you cannot find a heartbeat, also begin chest compressions, by placing your flattened hands just behind the elbow and pressing down.

Just as with yesterday's tip, we have a diagram to give you a better visualization of how to perform CPR on your furbaby, should the need arise.


(This infographic was created by Kurgo™. Please note that this is not an endorsement, and we are not being compensated by Kurgo. We simply find this infographic helpful and so wanted to share it with you!)

15 comments:

Lone Star Cats said...

Sun puddles are da best!

Annie Bear said...

Thimble, the kitties here agree that sun puddles are wonderful. You sure look pretty enjoying yours!

The feline hero is purrfect!

Marg said...

Oh Thimble, you sure do look like you are enjoying those sun puddles. You sure make a perfect feline hero with your wonderful cape. You all have a great day.

The Island Cats said...

We had some sun, but then it went away. We hope it comes back soon. Enjoy your sunpuddles, Thimble!

Brian's Home Blog said...

We all love those sunny days! Great photos Thimble. Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

pilch92 said...

Thimble is such a beautiful model, glad she got some sun. Very cute drawing too. And as always, excellent tip. I would love to take a pet CPR course.

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

We may have sun puddles, but It is still on the cool side!

Cat and DOG Chat With Caren said...

we are having spring-like weather too, but we know, that here in Michigan we don't stop looking for snow til after April 15th catchatwithcarenandcody

Timmy Tomcat said...

We have sun puddles too Thimble. They are the best
Love the Doodle! You are such a wonderful artist
Timmy

The Swiss Cats said...

Sun and spring are wonderful things to be thankful for. Purrs

Anonymous said...

Such a cutie! And, your art is cute, too.

Cathy Keisha said...

Whoa! We're supposed to get spring-like weather starting Sunday. Thimble makes a cool superhero.

Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq) said...

Sunpuddles are allus good.

Kitties Blue said...

Art today is furtabulous...as always. Mom smiles when she sees it. Thimble's eyes look incredible with the sun shining on them. Cats' eyes are ever changing and fascinating. Thanks for the infographic. Mom says she is going to print it. Hope that's okay. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy

Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs said...

Sun puddles are great. It was gloomy here yesterday but we have sunshine today.