A fireman in Bakersfield, California, revived a lifeless family pet with oxygen after rescuing it from a house fire
A life-saving dog resuscitation caught on camera in California after a house fire was only made possible because of a clever Kiwi innovation.
The dramatic video of fire fighter Matt Smith reviving a little white dog named Jack quickly went viral and news stations also screened the heartwarming clip.
Theunique pet oxygen mask used by the Bakersfield CA Fire Department to save Jack is the invention of New Zealand company McCulloch Medical NZ.
Inventor Richard McCulloch said the viral video wasn't the first he had seen.
"I have seen the mask used in a few rescues now and it does you the world of good when their tails start wagging," he said.
Masks were also designed for smaller animals and the Fire Service in California came knocking because if the high loss of pet lives in common scrub fires.
He had since sold more than 100,000 and they are used in all 50 US states.
McCulloch is the son of award-winning New Zealand inventor Norma McCulloch.
In the late 1960s she invented a vacuum pump to remove air from freezer bags - something used in almost every household in New Zealand.
Later Norma used the same pump technology with her invention the "Breath of Life" - a hand-held resuscitator that won her 12 international awards.
