Course Content

• Introduction to Pet First Aid for Pet Professionals
  • Course introduction
  • Meet Your Vet
  • Dog First Aid and The Law
  • The vet and your role in first aid
  • The Role of the Dog First Aider
  • When is Veterinary Care Required?
  • Keeping your pet safe in an emergency
  • Car Accidents
  • Car Accidents - Injuries and Treatment
  • Pet Proofing your home
  • Please rescue my pets stickers
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Dog Microchipping
  • Cat microchipping
• Precautions and Safety
  • Dog Muzzles
  • Use of Gloves
  • Approaching a Dog That Has Been Injured
  • Preventing Accidents
• Pet Anatomy and Physiology
  • External Anatomy
  • Internal Anatomy
  • Dog Digestive Process
  • Blood vessels
  • Types of Bones
  • Breathing mechanisms
  • Circulatory system
  • Types of Joints
  • The nervous system
  • The Muscular System
• First Aid Kits and Equipment
  • Premium Pet First Aid Kit
  • Pet Bleed First Aid Kit
  • Elizabethan Collars
  • Pet First Aid Wipes
  • Dog Wrap Bandages
  • Bandage Aftercare
  • Using a Foil Blanket
• Checking a Pets health
  • Initial Assessment
  • Checking Your Dog's Health and Finding Out What Is Normal
  • Gum Colour
  • Collecting a Urine Sample
  • How Dogs Show Pain
  • How Dogs Show Pain - Vets Comments
  • Taking a Pulse
  • Taking the Temperature
  • Vital Signs
  • Comprehensive Assessment and Checking Vital Signs Example
  • Taking the Rectal Temperature
• Pet Accidents and First Aid
  • Classifications of an Emergency
  • Pet Recovery Position
  • What to do if your cat has an accident
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - CPR
  • Dog CPR Introduction
  • Dog CPR
  • Dog CPR Practical Demonstration
  • Dogs Drowning and Treatment
  • Near and Secondary Drowning
  • Near and Secondary Drowning - vets comments
  • How Realistic is Dog CPR - hear what our vet says
  • Oxygen and Your Dog
  • Administration of Oxygen
• Choking
  • Choking Overview
  • Choking
• Bleeding Control
  • Types of Bleeding
  • Dressings, Bandages and Controlling Bleeding
  • Catastrophic Bleeding
  • Dogs and haemostatic dressings
  • What is the ideal animal haemostatic agent
  • Collaclot - Collagen pad to stop bleeding and promote clotting
  • Dogs and Tourniquets
  • Improvised tourniquets for dogs
  • Commercial Tourniquets for Dogs
  • HaemoCap™ MultiSite - Dogs
  • Shock
  • Shock - vets comment
• Different Conditions you may see
  • Breathing and Respiratory Problems
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Sneezing
  • Lethargy
  • Urination Problems
  • Weakness in Animals
  • Weakness and Collapse - additional vets comments
  • Hair Loss and Skin Conditions
  • Cataracts
  • Dehydration in Dogs
  • Porta-Bowl dog water bowl
  • Clinical signs of dehydration in dogs and cats
  • Hydration and rehydration in dogs
  • Fluid balance in dogs and cats
  • Oralade - treating dehydration
  • Oralade for cats
  • Oralade - The Science
• Injuries
  • Suspected fractures
  • Dog Fractures Treatment
  • Types of fractures on animals
  • Spinal injury and moving an injured dog
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Paw Problems
  • Paws and Claws
  • Nail and Claw Injuries
  • Eye Injuries
  • Eye Problems
  • Ear Problems
  • General Bandaging
  • Bandaging the Ear
  • Bandaging the Tail and Tail Injuries
  • Bandaging the Body
  • Fight Wounds
  • Puncture Wounds
  • Mouth and Dental Problems
  • Animal bites and scratches on dogs
  • Small Cuts, Scratches and Grazes
  • Bandage aftercare
  • Stings on animals
  • Ibuprofen and pets
  • Carbon Monoxide and dogs
  • Poisoning
  • Vet poison information line
  • Inducing Vomiting in a Dog
  • Inducing Vomiting - vets comments
  • Snake Bites
  • Dog Burns
  • Chemical Burns
  • Electrocution
  • Electric Shocks
  • Cruciate Ligament
  • Falls From Height
• Illness
  • Dogs and Illnesses
  • Bloat and Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
  • High Temperatures and Heatstroke
  • Hyperthermia - Vets Comments
  • Hypothermia Treatment
  • Hypothermia - vets comments
  • Vomiting in Animals
  • Different Types and Causes of Vomiting
  • Vomiting - vets comments
  • Seizures and Epilepsy
  • Diabetes
  • Allergies in Dogs
  • Allergic reactions
  • Pancreatitis
  • Cushings Disease
  • Nose and Respiratory Problems - Vet
  • Breathing Difficulties
  • Coughing and kennel cough
  • Kennel Cough - vets comments
  • Diarrhoea in Animals
  • Stomach Conditions
  • Rabies
  • Alabama Foot Rot
  • Blue Green Algae
  • Hip Dysplasia
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Pyometra
  • Vestibular Syndrome
  • The risks of acorns to dogs
• Parasites that affect pets
  • Fleas
  • Ticks and Lyme Disease
  • Insect Stings
  • Fly Strike
  • Lungworm
  • Processionary caterpillars
  • Insect Stings - vets comments
• Cats
  • Restraining a Cat
  • Cats and Heights
  • Cat Vaccinations
  • Cat Worming and Treatment
  • Pedigree Cats
  • The Pregnant Cat
  • Adult Cats
  • Cat Flu
• Different types and sizes of animals
  • The Older Dog
  • Brachycephalic dogs
  • Puppies and young animals
  • Smaller Pets
  • Reptiles
• Summary to Pet First Aid for Pet Professionals
  • Fireworks and Thunderstorms
  • Advanced pet first aid practical (optional)
  • Course Summary