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  • Livonia Fire armed to save pets with new oxygen masks
    Posted On: Oct 301, 2016

    The Livonia Fire Department is always prepared to administer oxygen to fire victims when they respond to a blaze. Now, it's ready to administer some help to fire victims' pets as well.

    The agency recently accepted a donation of several pet oxygen masks to place on its rescue squads to help pets affected possibly by fires in the city. The donation, which came from Invisible Fence of Wixom, is designed to provide firefighters a more form-fitting mask designed for dogs, cats and other pets if they are in need of treatment.

    Dr. Heather Robertson, a veterinarian with Animal Emergency Center in Novi, showed several firefighters the proper way to administer oxygen to pets on one of her rescue dogs from the hospital. She said while her facility doesn't see a lot of animals injured in house fires, it doesn't mean they don't happen.

    "We probably see under 10 fire emergencies per year," she said. "Hopefully, it would be great to say you're not going to have any fires associated with animals, but I don't think that's practical as so many people have pets."

    Several other communities have had the masks donated to them in the area, including the Novi Fire Department.

    Livonia Fire Chief Shadd Whitehead said the department did have some pet oxygen masks from years before, but were out of date and in need of replacing. Having the new masks, he said, will benefit the department in the long run when it comes to rescuing animals at house fires.

    "We have used them since that point in time. We haven't gained any new ones and there are new designs now out," he said. "Over the years, we've certainly pulled out some pets and you do over the course of your career."

    Dr. Heather Robertson, a veterinarian at Animal Emergency Center in Novi, demonstrates to Livonia firefighters how to use a pet oxygen mask on her rescue dog, Jack.(Photo: David Veselenak)


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