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Head Entrapment (Jar)

Dogs can get their heads stuck easily because the back of their head is wider than the front. Head entrapment is usually not a medical emergency unless your pet has trouble breathing. However your dog can become frantic and hysterical from being stuck and injure themselves further.

Symptoms

Scrapes	Swelling
Cuts

Steps

Grease the fur on his neck and the neck of the jar with KY Jelly or Petroleum Jelly

Wrap the glass jar with a towel and gently pull

Try this 1-2 times

If it does not come off then go to the animal hospital to have them sedate your dog and remove the jar

If you desperately need to take your dog's head out of the jar then place some padding, tissues, or small towel inside the jar to cover the dog's eyes and face

Wear some heavy duty gloves

Have someone hold the dog very still

Slip a metal spoon with the underside facing up into the jar between the padding and glass

Gently break the glass at the large end of the jar with a blunt object sharply on top of where the spoon is resting with up to 3 sharp cracks

Make sure to rinse the dog to make sure there is no glass on your dog

Warnings

Make sure to place padding between the dog's neck and the jar so he does not get cut

If you can not get the jar off in 1-2 trys make sure to go to the animal hospital

Try not to use a hammer as that can shatter the glass

Tips

Try to extend your dog's head so that it is straight like in a sniffing position

Try to utilize 2 people to remove the jar, 1 to hold the dog and the other to pull the jar

Hitting the glass between the 2 pieces of metal should shatter the glass away from the dog's neck

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