PetTECH-Pet CPR, First-Aid & Care Certification Classes
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Pet Saver Program - 8 Hour Class  
The Basics - 4 Hour Class
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According to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) 1-out-of-4 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 and wallet card.

"Beyond The Basics"
   Disaster Preparedness" Before, During and After for Both Pets and Humans.
   Caring For Your Dog Hiking Outback in Colorado:
   Outdoor Camping Safety
   Waste Management
   Boating Safety
   Fishing Safety
   State & Park Regulations
   Wild Life Management
   What To Do When You Cannot Get To A Vet
   What To Have In Your First-Aid Kit

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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.



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  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.

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  Skill: Rescue Breathing

  - "The pet patient had a heartbeat but is not breathing" 
       PetSaver Handbook.
  - Hands-on Skill Practice.


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    Skill: Canine & Feline CPR

  - "The pet patient has no heart beat and is not breathing."
       PetSaver Handbook.
  - Hands-on Skill Practice.


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    Skill: Choking Management 

  - Conscious Choking, Unconscious Choking (Witnessed
     going unconscious & Found Unconscious).
  - Hands-on Skill Practice.

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  Skill: Bleeding & Shock Management

  - Restraint, Muzzle, Elevation, Direct Pressure, Pressure  
     Points, Immobilization, Shock Management & 
     Transportation.
  - Hands-on Skill Practice.

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   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.


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  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.


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  Skills: Fractures & Limb Injuries

  - Multiple injuries to the skeketal system, including bones, 
     joints  and ligaments common in al types of major 
     accidents and trauma. 
  - Hands-on Skill Practice.


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   Lecture & Skills: Insect Bites & Stings and Snakebite

  - Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For Survival.

 

 
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  Lecture & Skills: Heat & Cold Injuries

  - Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For Survival.



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  Lecture & Skills: Seizure

  - Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For Survival.




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  Lecture & Skills: Caring For Your Senior Pet-izen

  - Senior Pet-izen Care, Signs & Symptoms, Risk Factors & 
     Euthanasia.



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  Lecture & Skills: Dental Care For Pets

  - Anatomy And Physiology, Periodontal Disease, & Your 
     Veterinarian's Role For Dental Care of Your Pet.



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 Lecture & Skills: Administering Medications

 - How To Administer Tablets or Pills, Liquid, Ear Drops, Eye Drops, Pastes.   
 - Hands-on Skill Practice. (If anyone is needing instruction on giving Sub-Q fluids
   please let me know before class starts)

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 Lecture & Skills: Pet First-Aid Kit, Hand-Outs & Sample Kits to View:
 
 - Equipment & Supplies For Putting Together Your Own Pet First-Aid Kit; How and
    When to Use Each Item.
 - Sample Kits in Class.

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 Lecture - Discussion & Skills: Disaster Preparedness

 - What to do before, during and after a disaster strikes. Includes class involvement. 
     Printed Handouts.

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Lecture - Discussion & Skills: "Beyond The Basics"
 
   Caring For Your Dog Hiking Outback in Colorado:
   Outdoor Camping Safety
   Waste Management
   Boating Safety
   Fishing Safety
   State & Park Regulations
   Wild Life Management
   What To Do When You Cannot Get To A Vet
   What To Have In Your First-Aid Kit

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During Lunch Break: 
I encourage everyone to bring their lunch so we can continue to share info, networking and friendship. 
More information, Vaccines, Pet foods, Questions and Answers on what we went over in class, Homemade Vegetarian Pet Food Meal Demo, Sharing Our Stories and Photo's and more...

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                                            Snout-To-Tail Assessment Story

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.