Advanced Pet First Aid Level 3 (VTQ)
Course Content
- Introduction to Advanced Pet First Aid
- Course Introduction
- Course Overview
- Before we start - Coronavirus COVID 19 advice for pet owners from the government
- Meet Your Vet
- Pet First Aid and The Law
- The vet and your role in first aid
- The Role of the Pet First Aider
- When is Veterinary Care Required?
- Keeping your pet safe in an emergency
- Car Accidents
- Pet Proofing your home
- Please rescue my pets stickers
- Hand Hygiene
- Dog Microchipping
- Precautions and Safety
- Anatomy and Physiology
- First Aid Kits and Equipment
- Checking a Dog's health
- Pet Accidents and First Aid
- CPR
- Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Different Conditions you may see
- Injuries
- Suspected fractures
- Pet Fractures Treatment
- Types of fractures on animals
- Spinal injury and moving an injured pet
- Paw Problems
- Nail and Claw Injuries
- Eye Injuries
- Eye Problems
- Bandaging the Ear
- Bandaging the Tail and Tail Injuries
- Puncture Wounds
- Animal bites and scratches on pets
- Stings on animals
- Ibuprofen and pets
- Carbon Monoxide and pets
- Vet poison information line
- Inducing Vomiting in a Dog
- Snake Bites
- Pet Burns
- Electrocution
- Cruciate Ligament
- Illness
- Pets and Illnesses
- Bloat and Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
- High Temperatures and Heatstroke
- Hypothermia Treatment
- Vomiting in Animals
- Different Types and Causes of Vomiting
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Allergies in Pets
- Pancreatitis
- Cushings Disease
- Coughing and kennel cough
- Diarrhoea in Animals
- Rabies
- Alabama Foot Rot
- Blue Green Algae
- Pyometra
- Vestibular Syndrome
- Parasites that affect pets
- Cats
- Different types and sizes of animals
- Summary of Advanced Pet First Aid
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In this video, we will look at the clinical signs of dehydration in dogs and cats, the following list is not exhaustive and not always specific to dehydration alone, but does include some of the most common signs associated with dehydration in dogs and cats, dry or tacky gums or mucous membranes including the nose, skin tent, this can be checked by lifting the scruff in the back of the neck and letting it drop if there is a delay before the skin returns to its original position, it is likely the animal is dehydrated. A rapid heart rate, sunken or deep-set eyes, lethargy, collapse. This can also be seen through an altered level of consciousness, panting, especially seen in cats and finally, thick saliva often described as glue-like.
In this video, we will look at the clinical signs of dehydration in dogs and cats, the following list is not exhaustive and not always specific to dehydration alone, but does include some of the most common signs associated with dehydration in dogs and cats, dry or tacky gums or mucous membranes including the nose, skin tent, this can be checked by lifting the scruff in the back of the neck and letting it drop if there is a delay before the skin returns to its original position, it is likely the animal is dehydrated. A rapid heart rate, sunken or deep-set eyes, lethargy, collapse. This can also be seen through an altered level of consciousness, panting, especially seen in cats and finally, thick saliva often described as glue-like.