PET FIRST AID: COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to Pet First Aid

Preventive Medicine:

• Veterinary Care
• Vaccinations
• Neutering and Spaying

Parasites:

• Heartworms
• Roundworms
• Tapeworms
• Hookworms
• Fleas
• Ticks
• Manage
• Ringworm

Restraint and Transportation:

• Restraints
• Transportation

Vital Signs:

• Normal Values
• Temperature Taking
• Pulse Taking
• Respiration Checking

Artificial Respiration:

• Causes of Respiratory Arrest
• How to do AR on an animal

Cardio Pulmonary Arrest:

• Causes for Cardiac Arrest
• How to do CPR on an animal

Airway Obstruction (Choking):

• Causes of Airway Obstruction
• Heimlich Manoeuvre

Bleeding and Wounds:

• External Bleeding
• Internal Bleeding
• Specific Wounds
• Closed Wounds

Bone and Joint Injuries:

• Definitions

• Splinting
• Spinal Injuries
• Head Injuries

Shock:

• Signs and symptoms of shock

Poisoning:

• Prevention
• Contact or Absorbed Poisons
• Inhaled Poisons
• Injected Poisons
• Lizards and Toads
• Insect Stings
• Anaphylactic Shock

Injuries from Heat and Cold:

• Frost Bite
• Hypothermia
• Heat Stroke/Prostration
• Burns

Foreign Objects:

• Porcupine Quills
• Fish Hooks
• Grass Seeds
• Ingestion of Foreign Objects

Infections:

• Definition
• Abscess

Medical Conditions:

• Abdominal Distension
• Pancreatitis
• Urethral Obstruction
• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
• Impacted Anal Glands
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Fever
• Coughing
• Convulsions or Seizures
• 8 Signs of an Ill Pet

Diabetes in Dogs and Cats:

• Types of Diabetes
• Signs of Diabetes

Older Pets and Their Health:

• Metabolism
• Activity
• Circulation
• Eyes
• Skin and Coat
• Digestion
• Body Shape
• Behaviors
• Kidneys