 
Graduating Class Jan. 2011
PetSaver™ Program
8-Hours
According to the American Animal Hospital
Association (AAHA) 1-out-of-4 more pets would survive,
if just one pet first
aid technique was applied prior to getting emergency veterinary care.
Our PetSaver™ Program is an
eight hour course that will cover the following topics. Additionally, the class
includes our PetSaver™ handbook, and upon successful
completion each participant will receive a certificate.
The PetSaver™ Program covers the following topics:
Skill: Restraining &
Muzzling
"Any pet that is pain or is going to be moved into
pain, can and will bite."
PetSaver Handbook
Hands-on Skill
Practice
Skill: Primary Assessment
"In the first 15-25 seconds of you being on the scene
you will know what
to do and what actions to take." PetSaver Handbook
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Rescue Breathing
"The pet patient had a heartbeat but is not
breathing"
PetSaver Handbook
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Canine & Feline CPR
"The pet patient has no heart beat and is not
breathing."
PetSaver Handbook
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Choking Management
Conscious Choking, Unconscious Choking (Witnessed
& Found)
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Bleeding & Shock Management
Restraint, Muzzle, Elevation, Direct Pressure,
Pressure Points,
Immobilization, Shock Management & Transportation.
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Snout-To-Tail Assessment for
Injury & Wellness
"A deliberate and systematic assessment from the
snout to the tail of the pet with intent and purpose looking for any injuries
the pet does not present to you or for wellness to create a base-line of your
pet's health."
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Assessing the Pet's Vitals
"If you know what is normal for your pet then you
will be able to quickly
recognize when your pet is presenting not-normal."
Hands-on Skill Practice
Handbook: Pet First Aid Kit
Contents
Equipment & Supplies for Putting Together Your
Own Pet First Aid Kit
Lecture: Insect Bites & Stings and
Snakebite
Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For
Survival
Lecture: Heat & Cold
Injuries
Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For
Survival
Lecture: Seizure
Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For
Survival
Lecture: Caring For Your Senior
Pet-izen
Senior Pet-izen Care, Signs & Symptoms, Risk
Factors & Euthanasia
One of the skills we teach is the
Snout-to-Tail Assessment. Read how this saved one pet's life . . .
 A pet owner who took
our class loved her little dog because she did her homework assignment of
the Snout-to-Tail Assessment. Where you go from
Snout-to-Tail with deliberate intent and purpose creating a baseline of your
pet’s health. Also, so that you know more of what is normal for your pet, so you
can more quickly recognize what is not normal for your pet. She found mammary
tumors growing on her dog. She took her to the vet, who confirmed the diagnosis.
Luckily she caught it early enough that treatment was successful. However, the
vet did tell her that if she had let that go just another five or six months,
the outcome may not have been as good. This simple skill that can take only a
few minutes added thousands of minutes to this pet’s life.
When I tell this story in the classroom, some people
wonder how she didn't notice the mammary tumors in the first place. The thing is
that she never really put her hands on her dog, from Snout-to-Tail, with
deliberate intent and purpose, like we teach in the class. She said she would
come home from work, make her dog dinner, have dinner herself, her dog would sit
on her lap and she would pet it.
To locate an instructor in your area use the
dropdown list to the right
or visit our instructor
directory page.
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