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On Thursday, a second dog was shocked downtown, the day after a Boston terrier apparently died from an electrocution on Rector Street. A dog walker who had been walking three dogs on John Street noticed the dachshund was shocked after leaning on scaffolding. The dog walker was able to revive the dog by giving it CPR, at the suggestion of someone who worked in a nearby building.
We spoke to our vet, Dr. Peter Soboroff, about giving dogs - and cats - CPR. He said that you close the dog's mouth and breath through it's nose (because it's hard to seal some dogs' mouths). You can breathe into the dog's nose every five seconds, and you can also give the dog chest compressions - put the dog on its side and press the ribcage where the heart might be (next to the left elbow). The procedure for cats is similar, though you can put your mouth around the cat's mouth and nose. More info here for dog CPR and cat CPR (plus, here's information on getting trained for human CPR).
NY1 reported that Con Ed found stray voltage from lighting on the scaffolding, which Con Ed said it wasn't related to them (still, Con Ed did ask the building to shut electricity to the scaffolding). And a NY Times reporter and photographer took a trip with Con Ed employees as they inspected areas for stray voltage; dog owners should be careful, as an expert helping Con Ed noted, "If you have a dog or a lot of dogs urinating on a lamppost, you’ve got quite a conductive pathway.”
NYU's ScienceLine had a good article about the stray voltage issue in the city. And if you see stray wires or suspect stray voltage, call 1-800-75-CON-ED.
Photograph of our friend Feta wearing his new sneakers taken by his human Frank Harris
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Feta is as cute as can be--
I sense a business opportunity here. Electrically insulated dog booties to protect your loved one! Go for it. I claim royalties, though.
exactly, someone needs to make rubber dog shoes.
They do make rubber soled dog sneakers. I wish I could get my dog to wear them like Feta - what a good dog!
Note to self: stop peeing on lamp posts in NYC!
Unfortunately (or fortunately?), the first poster's invention already exists: a ground-fault circuit interrupter that would bypass whatever street-level conductor as soon as it became electrified (same device that's on your "test/reset" bathroom/outdoor electrical outlets).
ConEd says you can't install 250,000 devices overnight, trying to impress us by describing their burden with a seemingly high number. 250,000 square feet is a lot of road to pave, but is it unfeasible for a large public utility? Of course not- it amounts to only 4 miles of car-traversable road-something that takes considerable labor and attention but really only months of time. The fact is, 250,000 is not a huge number.
50 small teams on the ground completing a largely untechnical installation of 20 devices a day would cover every spot in 8 or 9 months. Prioritize lamp posts, the site of most stray voltages in the city, and they'll achieve an extremely effective feat even sooner.
Of course, it will cost money...