First Aid for Pets - Triangle Red Cross

The Triangle Area Chapter of the Red Cross is pleased to offer the community First Aid for Dogs and Cats, or pet first aid.

Classes will be held in the Raleigh and Cary offices. Check the website link for dates in May and June. Cost is $35 for the 3.5 hour course.

At the end of the course, the participants should be able to:

• Explain how, when and where to call for emergency assistance with an injured pet.
• Understand how to find vital signs and behaviors that are "normal" for a pet.
• Identify signals of breathing emergencies, including chocking, and demonstrate how to provide care.
• Identify signals of cardiac arrest and demonstrate how to provide care.
• Identify life-threatening bleeding and demonstrate how bleeding can be controlled.
• Identify signals of various injuries and provide care for them.
• Identify signals of sudden illness, including poisoning, seizures, and hot and cold weather emergencies and how to care for them.
• Describe when and how to move an injured pet.
• Describe components of a good "pet friendly" first aid kit.