Cat CPR: A Step‑by‑Step Guide to Save Your Feline's Life

If your cat loses consciousness for any reason, it may stop breathing and then its heart might stop. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an attempt top restart the heart and restore breathing. It involves pushing down repeatedly on the heart to keep the blood flowing and immediately giving artificial respiration. It's easier for two people to give CPR together, as one person will work on the heart while the other does artificial respiration [source: Glendale Animal Hospital]. If you're doing it alone, you will have to alternate between pumping the heart and providing artificial respiration [source: Foster and Smith]. Here's how to give CPR to your cat.