Section 1 – Your Role as a First Responder

I introduce you to first aid and describe a first aid kit that you can make at home. You will also see how to protect yourself, including muzzling techniques.

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Section 2 – Treating Dogs and Cats

I review treatment techniques. You’ll learn how to give injections, clean and treat ears, and how to administer medications of all types.

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Section 3 – The Primary Assessment – Checking Vitals

I teach you how to do a primary assessment. This helps you decide if you need to institute first aid, if you have to get to the veterinarian, or if it can wait. You assess using a TPR (temperature-pulse-respiration), gum color and hydration. And, a trick on how to use a stethoscope.

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Section 4 – Conditions: Cuts and Bandaging, Allergies, Eye Emergencies, Fractures, Poisonings, Bloat, Blocked Cats and Choking

Lots here to look at. Learn what to do with cuts (bandaging), allergic reactions, eye ailments, fractures, and if your cat is blocked or dog bloated.

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Section 5—Too Cold, Too Hot, Shock, Vomiting and Diarrhea, and Seizures

We delve into seizures, vomiting, and diarrhea, as well as hyperthermia and burns, and the opposite, freezing and hypothermia. Add in a lesson on when to use a cat laxative.