Resuscitating a drowned cat according to a vet book.

mages011 · 1 day

You would look like such a dick running up to a recently drowned cat.

"STEP BACK I GOT THIS! I SAW IT ON THE INTERNET"

proceed to pick up cat and spin it in circles violently.

mstrshakes · 1 day

Can you imagine if this failed. How do you explain to this cat's owner that your intentions were good after you just used their cat's corpse like the blades on a human whirly bird.

COMPETITIVE_ABORTION · 1 day

This actually is the correct way to do it. I know a vet and he has done this before.

deviliciouskitti · 1 day

My grandpa owns the same book. I used to always look at it when I was a kid. Always cracked me up.

tchiseen · 1 day

I thought it was an ad for a cat hammer

kyari_ · 1 day

I imagine the cat would be very grateful to be alive...so that it can claw the shit out of you for whirling it in circles like some crazed carnival ride. But in all seriousness, what else are you going to do? Mouth-to-mouth would just put you even closer to the claws and teeth.

mike808hawaii · 1 day

I would like to see a video of this.

ArQuesta · 1 day

Once, while hand-feeding a newborn kitten, the milk went down the wrong way. We didn't spin the kitten in windmill circles but we did violently swing her up and down.

It works but it looks horrifying.

ozziesoftballs · 1 day

It appears that they had to drown the cat in order to get this photo.

LessThanHero42 · 1 day

There is no room to swing a dead cat in here.

Nefarious_Lobster · 1 day

For humor's sake I really hope that method is real.

bigroblee · 1 day

Somewhat related, I saved several rabbits that appeared dead from heat stroke by immersing them in ice water... Owner thought I was fucking crazy, drowning rabbits she thought were already dead. Seconds later they were hopping about her yard a bit wetter and quite alive.

4anto2nioO · 1 day

60% of the time, it works every time.

LadyJ26 · 1 day

Is it just me, or does the man look like Gordon Ramsey?

puskunk · 1 day

I want to say this was mentioned in one of James Herriot's books also.

DiThi · 1 day

Catspin

Dexter_of_Trees · 1 day

How do you reckon they got that picture? Edit: someone made me look like an ass hole

SamBoeres · 1 day

This is, to date, the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life

yeathl · 1 day

This will only encourage the water-boarding of cats!

JMAO · 1 day

What does it say about constipation?

InquisitiveJellyfish · 1 day

I'm studying to be a vet tech... I'll have to ask my teacher about this. What book is this?

JasonGD1982 · 1 day

BRB going to drown a cat and save its life.

chironshands · 1 day

It's good to see some educational material on r/funny.

Dracodormiens · 1 day

SCIENCE!

Bluedemonfox · 2012-09-30T08:35:07+00:00

My dog did that to a cat once. Except it grabbed it from it's tail and started whirling it around...also the cat wasn't drowned or anything. My dogs just hate cats.

J_M · 1 day

Looks like Clint Eastwood rehearsing a speech.

jbondhus · 1 day

Don't let go... ಠ_ಠ

nancylikestoreddit · 1 day

This is sort of true. When pups were born and we were trying to get the amniotic fluid out of their lungs, the vet would try to shake to fluid out by grabbing the pup and waving him in the air (gently).

lolitstim · 1 day

Seems legit.

madarapt1 · 1 day

it seems like it would work to me.

JohnCarpenterLives · 1 day

WE KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quantum2 · 1 day

There's something to be said for pre-emptive care.

fthossain · 1 day

i always wanted to do that...does that make me a bad person?

remarx · 1 day

I wonder if the same principle can be applied to babies.

SergeantSausage · 1 day

lemme drown your pussy bitch

Chucky_Larms · 1 day

I used to have this a my profile pic on MySpace! I found the same shit funny when I was 15 as I do now.

-justthetip- · 1 day

Is it mentioned anywhere about having enough space? You know, to swing a d...... O nevermind.

anoraq · 1 day

This is the first cat picture I have upvoted in a really long time.

buckulus · 1 day

This isn't funny, it's a genuine way to save an animals life. It can also be used when a calf is born with fluid in it's lungs and not breathing, but usually only spun 180°

Murry33 · 1 day

This is how park rangers kill feral cats in Alice Springs... lmao.

MeSleepsta · 1 day

This is the first time I have actually lol'd in a really long time, usually I just smile and type lol but this is hilarious.

MyUsernameIs_ · 1 day

I'm sitting here imagining a cat walking away from that guy looking like it's drunk and thinking, "what the fuck is up with that guy".

SolarFederalist · 1 day

How old is that book?

ryanknapper · 1 day

This also cures warts.

Nadialy5 · 1 day

As a veterinary student... What, really????

(I'm a first year)

bkreitler616 · 1 day

Dat pic? Dat explanation/caption to the pic? Dat WTF?

KetchupWithThat · 1 day

You also do this with new born puppies if they're not breathing.

Dimestoresaint · 1 day

Thor would be great at this, I want to see him take off with a cat.

TheBoutwell · 1 day

Vets of Reddit, does this work?

bluepunchbuggy · 1 day

Looks like they're subscribers to the Monty Python school of thought on this matter

UnicornsforAtheism · 1 day

When we had pet rats, we were informed that rats cannot throw up. One of them got really sick & old, making it hard for him to digest things. Especially soft bread (don't feed rats soft bread)! We had to be prepared to preform the "fling" which is somewhat similar to the picture. Most bizarre thing I've ever learned how to do via video.

OldJeb · 1 day

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Deeviant · 1 day

I'm pretty sure if you successfully revive a cat with that technique, the rescuer would most likely require resuscitation after the cat murders them.

GentleChainsaw · 1 day

Ron Paul fighting for your rights in Wahington.

elohizzle · 1 day

i have this book

Maestor · 1 day

It's not just cats. When a cow gives birth, and the process is too slow, the veal might swallow large quantities of slime and liquid. This means it's suffocating, which means a farmer will do the same thing as you see on the picture, the difference being that he will make horizontal circles.

Last time I saw it it failed though, sad sight. Costly also, it was an expensive race of cow :(

BikeBison · 1 day

What's Ron Paul doing to that cat?!?

dangoodspeed · 1 day

Also works on small children.

SnozzlesDurante · 1 day

I wonder if this is where the phrase 'not enough room to swing a cat' comes from?

Oniwabanshu · 1 day

Or maybe you can use the cat as a whip, that way the motion of acceleration and sudden stop will create enough force for it to cough the water out...or it's lungs.

TheMegaWhopper · 2012-09-30T07:27:52+00:00

Yeah! CPR is for losers!

psyrinox · 2012-09-30T07:33:50+00:00

TIL , rednecks would make amazing lifeguards.

ChristianPain24 · 2012-09-30T07:37:49+00:00

"The cat wanted to be Hammer, honey..."

prince_from_Nigeria · 2012-09-30T07:51:42+00:00

for all small animals that stop breathing, one procedure is to lift them by their hind legs and shake them vigorously with their head pointing downward.

it empties and opens the upper aerodigestive tract and brings blood and oxygen to the brain.

if it doesn't work you can try and ventilate it, but you're not gonna try mouth-to-mouth ventilation with a racoon , a feral cat , a dog that isn't yours, or another unknown animal.

AngryAsian89 · 2012-09-30T07:53:29+00:00

Can't stop Imagining this

sonic_harmonic · 2012-09-30T08:11:29+00:00

Surely you could achieve the same end result if you fired it backwards out of a catapult?

ghostintheshell12 · 2012-09-30T08:13:40+00:00

Also a great way to piss off the neighbors.

MyPenYourAnusNOW · 2012-09-30T08:14:22+00:00

Centrifugal engineer here. This checks out.

gammatide · 2012-09-30T08:15:17+00:00

This reminds me of the "How to Dress a Rabbit" phenomenon

SecretlyASexAddict · 2012-09-30T08:18:42+00:00

Please let me get the chance to do in my lifetime...Amen

towman · 2012-09-30T08:25:06+00:00

That's the stupidist thing I've ever seen. You see a lot of drowning cat's huh. Swinging it around? How's that gonna help?

swissjack · 2012-09-30T08:26:18+00:00

Must be true...it's on the Internet!

whatsthedealeo · 2012-09-30T08:27:40+00:00

This is what my Grandma does to resuscitate lambs when they die after birth. That shit's wrong, but it bloody works!!

fschwiet · 2012-09-30T08:33:19+00:00

Summary of the left column:

Wear thick gloves and long sleeves. Don't look exuberant. Practice technique before the animal's life is at risk.

Levy_Wilson · 2012-09-30T08:36:17+00:00

So that's where the image came from? I've had it saved for so long, yet I thought it was photoshopped for the longest time.

Please don't ask why I save the image. Not even I know.

wearycynic · 2012-09-30T08:36:36+00:00

Also effective.

sixandhishat · 2012-09-30T08:46:30+00:00

This works very well. When lambing (lambs giving birth) when they are born with liquid in the lungs this process clears the water and allows them to breathe. You have to be pretty violent with it too.

chundermonkey · 2012-09-30T08:54:51+00:00

This might just work on humans as well...

control_engineer · 2012-09-30T08:59:48+00:00

doing it to a person = WTF

doing it to a cat = FUNNY

oh gawd

BJUmholtz · 2012-09-30T09:10:32+00:00

"Whooooooooooooohoooooooo!!!!!!!"

Sterling Malory Archer

mnurmnur · 2012-09-30T09:14:15+00:00

Centrifugal? http://xkcd.com/123/

EmilyamI · 2012-09-30T09:15:36+00:00

I did this to a calf that was a difficult birth once. Though that was more like "hold the back legs and spin yourself in a circle cause there's no way you can swing that shit using your arms."

fionnuisce · 2012-09-30T09:17:48+00:00

That is also a pretty good technique if a lamb is born and it isn't breathing. Were you reading the TV Vet??

josephanthony · 2012-09-30T09:19:04+00:00

Is the cat in the photo really a drowned cat, or just a stunt-cat?

Predator_ · 2012-09-30T09:19:18+00:00

Oh look, it's time for the weekly posting of the drowned cat resuscitation photo.

DaemonSand · 2012-09-30T09:29:55+00:00

I now understand both where the term "enough room to swing a cat" came from and why it is crucial for most redditors to have it.

Ksyper · 2012-09-30T09:31:23+00:00

Imagine if it slips out of your hand, but instead of sending it airborn you just slam on the ground, then you turn around and look at the owner O_o

tobsn · 2012-09-30T09:34:14+00:00

same with babies.

SavingMyWit · 2012-09-30T09:37:55+00:00

Fun fact, this technique works for most feline ailments, not just drowning..

paperconservation101 · 2012-09-30T09:38:54+00:00

I think vets and Shepherds to this to lambs during difficult births and new born puppies and kittens who are having issues breathing.

waffleninja · 2012-09-30T09:44:43+00:00

Wow, that image is from the depths of the internet 10 years ago. I always thought it was fake. TIL. Thanks OP.

Man_with_the_Fedora · 2012-09-30T09:47:52+00:00

This is also the only known spell for simultaneous summoning of the emotions anger, hate, rage, and wrath into a physical form.

FatMansPants · 2012-09-30T09:49:03+00:00

Ok, now cure Leprosy according to the Bible.

Calico_Dick_Fringe · 2012-09-30T09:51:31+00:00

I prefer to windmill ala Pete Townshend when resuscitating drowned animals. Even if it doesn't work, I'll still look cool with a Gibson.

bastocrat · 2012-09-30T10:05:35+00:00

... and here's how to perform the Heimlich maneuver on a dog

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