Pet First Aid
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.
The PetSaver™ Program 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
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
Skill: Rescue Breathing
“The pet patient had a heartbeat but is not breathing”
PetSaver Handbook
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Canine & Feline CPR
“The pet patient has no heart beat and is not breathing.”
PetSaver Handbook
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Choking Management
Conscious Choking, Unconscious Choking (Witnessed & Found)
Hands-on Skill Practice
Skill: Bleeding & Shock Management
Restraint, Muzzle, Elevation, Direct Pressure, Pressure Points,
Immobilization, Shock Management & Transportation.
Hands-on Skill Practice
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
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
Handbook: Pet First Aid Kit Contents
Equipment & Supplies for Putting Together Your Own Pet First Aid Kit
Lecture: Insect Bites & Stings and Snakebite
Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For Survival
Lecture: Heat & Cold Injuries
Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For Survival
Lecture: Seizure
Definition, Causes, Signs & Actions For Survival
Lecture: Caring For Your Senior Pet-izen
Senior Pet-izen Care, Signs & Symptoms, Risk Factors & Euthanasia