Canine care and first aid full course

This course will prove useful for anyone involved with dogs, from those who own dogs to those working with them such as in the case of boarding kennels.

 

Course Modules:








  • Health care, what to look for to check your dog is healthy or not
  • Common disorders
  • Nutritional disorders
  • Other parasites you should be aware of
  • Grooming equipment for specific coat types
  • Basic First Aid
  • Putting together a simple first aid kit
  • The elderly dog, extra care and feeding
  • Holidays: kennels/pet sitters





  • Accident prevention
  • Outdoor basics
  • Indoor basics
  • Triage
  • Objectives and rules of first aid
  • Putting together a first aid kit
  • Muzzles
  • Restraining techniques
  • Vital signs – Temperature, Pulse and Respiration
  • Cleaning wounds
  • Bandages
  • How to bandage a foot
  • How to bandage a tail
  • How to bandage an ear
  • Making a splint
  • Transporting an injured dog
  • Road traffic accident (RTA) and what to do





  • Specific situations of first aid
  • Open wounds
  • Closed wounds
  • The various types of fractures and first aid action
  • Haemorrhaging and the four main types of haemorrhaging
  • Signs of haemorrhaging and first aid action
  • Tourniquets
  • Dislocations and first aid action
  • Shock and first aid action
  • Heat stroke and first aid action
  • Cut paws
  • Burns and scalds and first aid action
  • Drowning and first aid action
  • Foreign bodies in eyes, throat and mouth
  • Insect stings and first aid action
  • Poisoning and first aid action
  • Convulsions and fits, causes and first aid action

 

Course Details:

Study Level 2

The study Level relates to the how demanding the course is. 1 is beginner and 5 is HND / Foundation Degree level.

4 Module Course

This course is delivered in 4 study modules which need to be passed to gain the qualification.

Fees: Including VAT 

Course fee – R6500 (includes registration and 4 modules)

or

Pay as you learn option – R1750 registration (once off) and R1300 per module

Pay as you learn optionPay for one module

Add-ons

Please note that a delivery fee will be applicable for all orders that include a hard copy.

Product price: R6,500.00
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