Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

This training teaches participants how to be prepared for emergencies that involve a cat or dog. The training will combine videos, lectures, interactive discussion, and hands-on practice. By the end of training participants will be able to perform or understand the following: What goes into a pet first aid kit; What is the normal physical condition, behaviors, and habits of your pet; Identify a normal heart rate, breathing rate, and temperature; How to safely approach an ill or injured cat or dog; How to capture and restrain a cat and muzzle a dog; How to perform bandaging for soft tissue injuries; Care for fractures including head and neck injuries; How to care for an animal with heat/cold related emergencies; Check for breathing and cardiac emergencies; Understand how to give rescue breathing and perform CPR for a dog or cat. No handouts: be prepared to take notes. NO REFUNDS UNLESS THE CLASS IS CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED.