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Austin Pet First Aid Class Descriptions Pet Saver™ The PetSaver™ course is designed to give cat and dog owners, pet professionals, and anyone who loves pets the necessary skills to provide emergency care to their pets. Emphasis is on preventing illness and injury, but also on giving triage care so that the pet can be stabilized and transported to an emergency veterinarian. This course also includes the following: First Aid & Care For Your Pets™, Dental Care for Your Pets™, and Caring For Your Senior Pet-izen.™ First Aid & Care For Your Pets™ The best thing you can do during an emergency is to stay calm, and learning emergency skills ahead of time may very well enable you to do just that. This course will teach you a variety of skills that can be used to stabilize a pet during an emergency. It will enable you to react with the skill and confidence to to help give your pet the best chance of survival, rather than reacting in panic mode. Some of the emergency procedures you will learn include restraining and muzzling, rescue breathing, CPR, choking management, fractures, bleeding protocols, heatstroke, burns, frostbite, poisoning, shock management. You'll also learn the Snout-To-Tail Wellness Assessment. This is a systematic and deliberate method for evaluating and determining what's normal for your pet. If done often enough, this simple procedure can help spot irregularities in their early stages. Dental Care For Pets™ "Doggie" or "Kitty" breath is not normal and may be a sign of poor oral hygiene that should be addressed promptly. This course will teach you good dental hygiene for your pets including how to brush your pets' teeth, stages and treatment of periodontal disease, and signs and symptoms of dental health problems. Caring For Your Senior Pet-izen™ Part of being a caring, conscientious, responsible, and loving pet owner includes helping your pet through the golden years. In this class, you'll learn when your cat or dog is considered a senior, signs to look for that indicate possible problems, and ways you can help keep your pet healthy and comfortable as he or she ages. |
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