Farmer's Mouth-To-Snout CPR Saves Piglet

Farmer's Mouth-To-Snout CPR Saves Piglet

LA CENTER, Wash. -- A Washington state piglet's recent tale of swine survival not only involves man, but man's best friend, too.

Portland, Ore., affiliate KPTV reports that Pig Pig, who lives on Heidi and Jeff Olson's farm in La Center, Wash., had a rough start to life.

The piglet's mother accidentally crushed her after becoming ill from complications during birth.

"The mother pig was so sick she actually laid on her and didn't realize it," Heidi Olson said.

When Jeff Olson realized what happened, the tiny piglet was near death.

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"He did the first thing that came to mind, which is mouth to snout," Heidi Olson said.

After about five minutes of mouth-to-snout CPR, Pig Pig began to breath on her own.

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when she grows up? I can only hope she is treated like the dogs she has been raised by.

:-)

--formative years. When they attain sexual maturity, they often want to bat for the hominid team, so to speak.

j/k