Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education

This training is to teach participants how to be prepared for emergencies that involve a cat or dog. The Cat and Dog First Aid training is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. The training will combine videos, lectures, interactive discussion, and hands-on practical. By the end of training participants will be able to do 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 • Demonstrate how to perform bandaging for soft tissue injuries • Care for fractures including head and neck injuries • Learn 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 REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS***