CANINE FIRST AID


FOR ANYONE WHO SPENDS TIME CARING FOR DOGS

Would you know what to do if your dog, or a dog you were caring for became injured or ill? Could you deal with an unconscious dog or a life threatening bleed and safely evacuate the dog back to your vehicle?

This practical 6 hour course looks at the unique challenges of doing first aid on a dog. It concentrates on common injuries, illnesses and conditions that you may be presented with through realistic scenario practice.

Canine first aid does not replace qualified veterinary care, however when that professional care may be some considerable time away, your first aid skills may be extremely useful if not lifesaving. This is a particularly valuable qualification for anyone working in the industry as a dog walker or groomer or those who come into contact with dogs professionally such as outdoor Instructors who take clients and their dog into the mountains. This award demonstrates your skills and knowledge in dog first aid which can enhance your reputation and encourage new and potential clients to feel confident trusting their pets to your care.

Canine First Aid

COURSE DETAILS


1 DAY COURSE (6 HOURS)

Canine first aid does not replace qualified veterinary care, however when that professional care may be some considerable time away, your first aid skills may be extremely useful if not life saving

  • Do’s and Don’ts of how to approach an injured dog

  • Taking and recording vital signs

  • Dealing with a collapsed dog

  • Catastrophic bleeding and shock

  • Adaptive canine CPR

  • Choking

  • Seizures

  • How to muzzle and dog

  • Managing wounds: dressings and bandages

  • Environmental: Heat stroke and hypothermia

  • Hypothermia and frostbite

  • Evacuation: moving and carrying the injured dog

  • Bites and stings (including anaphylaxis)

  • Alabama Rot - cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV)

  • Other topics including Burns, Bloat and Poisons

Candidates will be given the opportunity to practice their skills on specialist kit including Casper CPR canine manikins and train on full sized unconscious replica dogs. Wound management is practiced on a number of dog manikins of various sizes and all training bandages and dressings are provided. There will be a discussion on what additional first aid kit can be carried for use on canines and the opportunity to practice some improvised carrying and stretcher techniques.

COURSE COST


£85 per person. (Discount for students)

COURSE DATES


2024 DATES

SUNDAY 19TH MAY 
1 PLACE AVAILABLE (8 MAX)

SATURDAY 22nd JUNE
PRIVATE COURSE

SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 
6 PLACES AVAILABLE (8 MAX)

PRIVATE COURSES


For groups of 6 people or more then please visit our private course page.

COURSE LOCATION


Our Canine First Aid course is run from Boulder Adventures in Llanberis.

Sat Nav: Ty Du Rd, Llanberis, Caernarfon LL55 4HE