American Professional Safety Trainers
Alliance
Proud Provider of American Red Cross Health and Safety
Training
Cat First Aid
First Aid for Cats
is the immediate and temporary care given to an
ill or injured cat until it can be
taken to a professional veterinarian for medical care and attention.
The Goals of the Cat First Aid Course
To teach the participants how to:
- Be prepared for emergencies that involve their cat
- Protect themselves and their cat from further harm, injury or suffering during emergencies
by employing prompt, effective first aid actions and care.
After taking the course you will:
- Understand the importance of knowing the normal physical condition, behaviors and habits
of your cat.
- Be able to identify a normal heart and pulse rate, breathing rate and body temperature of cats.
- Know how to safely approach an ill or injured cat.
- Know how to safely capture and restrain a cat.
- Know how to check a cat that appears to be having a first aid emergency.
- Know how to check an unconscious cat for breathing and cardiac emergencies.
- Know how to give rescue breathing to a cat.
- Know how to perform CPR on a cat.
- Know how to care for a cat that is choking.
- Know how to care for shock for a cat.
- Know how to provide basic wound care and control bleeding for a cat.
- Know how to care for a cat with a suspected fracture.
- Know how to care for a cat with a suspected back or neck injury.
- Know how to care for a cat suffering from a burn.
- Know general care for a cat with a sudden illness.
- Know how to care for a cat that has a seizure.
- Know steps for caring for a cat that has been poisoned.
- Know general care for a cat with a sudden illness.
- Know how to care for a cat suffering from a cold- or heat-related emergency
- Know the items that belong in a pet first aid kit.
- Know what appropriate pet supplies should be included in an emergency preparedness
kit.
- Know what should be considered when making a plan for
your cat in the event of a
disaster that requires evacuation.
Cat First Aid is presented in approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes.
Call 1-888-362-7782 or e-mail us Pet First Aid / CPR Class
to register for a class or order a Gift Certificate.
Options:
Build your own "Safety Network" by
hosting a class at your home or favorite restaurant and
invite your fellow cat owners ( friends, relatives and neighbors).
Attend are scheduled classes at 800
Catalpa Ave., Teaneck, NJ. Map
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