Delphos Animal Hospital presented three more pet fire rescue kits Thursday to fire departments from Ottoville, Fort Jennings and Kalida. Participating in the presentation are, from left, Drs. Bonnie and John Jones of Delphos Animal Hospital, Ottoville Fire Chief Dan Honigford, Kalida Fire Chief John Schimmoeller, Fort Jennings Firefighter Doug Meyer and Drs. Sara Smith and Marisa Tong from Delphos Animal Hospital.

This statistic has prompted an effort by the OVMA to put kits containing pet oxygen masks into the hands of fire departments around Ohio. Veterinarians Drs. Bonnie and John Jones of Delphos Animal Hospital have combined with the OVMA to distribute the kits locally.

“These are very similar to the ones we use for mask induction anesthesia,” Dr. Bonnie said. “There are cords for you to attach the breathing bag to and different mask sizes. You want to focus on getting a good seal around the mask, then hooking it up to the rebreather and breathing for them if they aren’t breathing. These masks aren’t disposable, you just have to make sure you sanitize them. There’s also a leash in there because you know they’ll come awake and want to run off somewhere.”