Pet First Aid and CPR
The pet first aid course is designed to give the pet lover, dog sport enthusiast or pet professional the necessary information and skills to stabilize an injured animal until qualified veterinarian care is accessed. Emphasis is placed on the prevention of illness and injury, the importance of early veterinary care and the appropriate restraining of an injured animal. Course content includes vital signs, AR, CPR, Heimlich, bandaging, shock, poisons, medical conditions triage (what constitutes an emergency situation). Herbal remedies are covered as well as details on creating an effective first aid kit.
Required Text: The First Aid Companion for Dogs & Cats (Prevention Pets)
Includes detailed First Aid kit instructions and serves as a comprehensive manual for Pet First Aid.
Why take this course?
- Any pet professional should be Certified in First Aid before taking a pet into their care.
- You have 9 hours of real instruction.
- We provide free review annually for 2 years (3 years of re-Certification) and half price on Year 3.
- You do not need to leave home (no travel expenses).
- You will learn herbal remedies and traditional first aid.
- You will receive a herbal remedies manual.
- You will be Certified Internationally.
- You will learn how to perform CPR, AR and the Heimlich.
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: Nine (9) hours of study. This course meets twice weekly for 3 weeks. Each class is 90 minutes long. All times are EST.
Feb. 16, 2009 class meets Mondays and Wednesdays for 3 weeks.
U.S./Canadian Course Cost (Register above):
For Credit (Certification):
Live $175
OnDemand=$100
Audited (no Certification):
OnDemand=$75
Live—You will speak to the instructor in an online “classroom” with other students. Choose from the listed times in the Course Registration box above.
OnDemand/Recorded—Watch classes "OnDemand"- at your own pace. Click on "OnDemand/Recorded Session" under "Register for Recorded Class" above.
Certification/For Credit-You will participate fully in the class with required homework and tests. You will send in homework (may include video***) to learn "hands on" with the instructor examining and providing individualized feedback, attention and assistance on course material. ***NOTE: This class will not require video homework.
Audited-You will participate fully in the class with no required homework or tests.
The instructor will not provide any assistance out of class such as viewing your videos in order to be able to give you individualized feedback.
No classes Dec. 20, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009.
No classes July 18, 2009 - August 16, 2009
No classes December 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Instructor: Sigle (Sheila) Skeries has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in educational psychology with 20 years teaching experience and over 30 years experience in the animal industry. A successful junior career on the hunter / jumper circuit in Ontario and throughout the USA followed by upper level Eventing training in.jpg)
England, qualification as a British Horse Society Intermediate Instructor, and the management of equine facilities in breeding, racing, training and showing ensures a well rounded and knowledgeable approach not only to rehabilitation but the specific needs and demands of a wide variety of disciplines. Sigle’s canine partners are St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs and they participate in a number of canine activities including tracking, agility, freestyle and trick training. Her qualifications in therapeutic massage have been secured through training at The Complementary Therapies School in Gerrards Cross, England and successful completion of the ITEC licensing examinations. She is a member of the British Complementary Medicine Association, Independent Professional Therapists International and the Guild of Complementary Practitioners. Sigle has successfully completed her training in Herbal Medicine through the East West School of Herbal Medicine based in Ben Lamond, California.
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