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Nicolet Rec. Dept. Offering "Pet First Aid and CPR"

The goal of this course is to teach you pet first aid for common problems and CPR for cats and dogs.

Dr. Beatty has been a veterinarian for 15 years and he owns My Pet’s Vet in Glendale. He has experience with all family pets including birds, reptiles and small mammals.

The goal of this course is to teach you pet first aid for common problems and CPR for cats and dogs. Some of the topics covered in class are:

Putting together your own pet first aid kit which is far better than anything you can buy in a store.
• Learn how to take vital signs
• Treatment for choking
• Wound care and bandaging
• Bleeding and how to stop it
• Making and using an improvised muzzle
• What to do when poisoning happens
• Recognizing true emergencies
• Recognizing and treating heat stroke
• Recognizing the signs of shock
• Strains and sprains
• CPR training and practice using a pet-simulator in class

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Day: Saturday
Date: February 25
Time: 9:00 - 11:00am
Location: Nicolet High School - Athletic Conference Room (A106)
Fee: $35.00R/$45.00NR
Min/Max: 8/15
Instructor: Dr. Ron Beatty, Veterinarian at My Pet’s Vet

Register for Winter/Spring programs in six convenient ways: either online, phone, fax, mail, walk-in or use our drop box.

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