Only thing to add to this, if you're doing breaths then you only want to do a partial mouthful of air at a time otherwise you will rupture a Cat's lungs and kill them.With CPR for cats you need to check if they are breathing, if they are breathing DONT DO CPR. If they have Stopped Breathing and heart is beating then DO CPR with breaths only no compressions.
When heart stops beating then start compression.
Use one hand , when the cat is on his side, tild head back to open the mouth and throat so air can pass through, clear the mouth if fluid with finger, then near the arm pit, you start compressing but you have to be fast as their heart rate is double the rate of our speed , Compress the chest about one inch. Squeeze and release rhythmically at a rate of 80 to 100 compressions per minute. For humans is 30 compressions and a breath, but now we dont do breaths anymore because you are already pumping the air anyways when compressing. A First Aid kit is a good idea as well.
The general idea of CPR is to keep the blood oxygenated with air flow until you can get the patient to a defibulator with paramedic or hospital to start the heart with the electric shock .
Also an important note is that once you start doing the compressions you can not stop,unless you have someone to cover you while you take a break until help arrives or you are able to get them to a vet or hospital by car and still doing the compressions in the car. Some people CPR for 1 hour or more till help arrives.
But i am sure in the emergency moment with all the adrenaline in you , you will be able to do it cause adrenaline make humans super human for that moment.
Also if you are blowing air into the mouth, when you blow the air quickly look to the chest to see it rise up and down.
Glad he is doing well after the surgery *pats litle nick on the head*
he takes his pain medicine pretty well thank god!
