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crockshard | 17:10 Tue 25th Dec 2012 | Animals & Nature
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Had our Xmas meal on Xmas Eve, spoiled by a dog fight between a female cocker-spaniel and a dalmatian bitch under the table over a dog toy. Had to break up the fight. Spaniel left the room and collapsed, floppy and not breathing. Thought she was dead. Had a heartbeat. Rushed her outside and she revived in fresh air. Did she have a fainting fit?
  
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Sounds like stress . Were the dogs acquainted prior to today. Do they live together ? Hope they are both ok now.
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3 dogs (cocker-spaniel, dalmatian and border collie)live in our house together, and are trained to answer to their names and accept tit-bits gently to their names. Problem was, a new toy was introduced into the 'pack', with no named recipient. Hence the dog-fight.
I thought the spaniel was dead (bleeding, floppy, not breathing, eyes closed, but recovered a heart-beat when I picked her up and took her outside for air). I now think my picking her up and holding her tightly put fortuitous pressure on her chest/cardio-vascular system - I probably should have pumped her chest when on the floor (without mouth-to mouth, thank you!). I think she either feinted or had a minor cardiac arrest, but she is fine today (though will have to watch the lesions for sepsis). The silly spaniel appears no more brainless than before.
Good to hear she is recovering .
As she will need antibiotics if she has a wound I would get the vet to check her heart - sounds like her heart stopped so she might have a problem.

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