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Animal first-aid?Are there first-aid courses for pet-owners? Seems like such a useful skill to have. I've found a few web-sites with (some of the) cat how-to:s, but it's not the same as having a trained person to ask stupid questions of. I'll try to remember to ask the vet next time I'm there, but that won't be until late Autumn (touch wood). There doesn't seem to be any rescue-centres anywhere near Aberdeen, or I would ask to be taught a few things in exchange for volunteering to do cage mucking-out on a regular basis.
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Hi, This isnt a course but I find it really useful information. |
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sorry the link did not appear. www.purina.co.uk If you scroll down there is a first aid section. Dont know if that helps. |
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I'd found that one, but thanks.  I take it that's a no for the course, then. Shame. : / |
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A lot of human first aid can be applied to animals - e.g. for things like stopping bleeding, dealing with injuries, etc. You can get one-day emergency first aid courses fairly cheaply - you may even be able to get your work to pay for it! That will help you to put some of your reading into practice on a different species, i.e. cats! |
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Good advice, but I'm already the company first-aider. Maybe I can try my stupid questions on the instructor for the refresher-course in October.  And I've already practiced my bandaging on Rover.  |
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Don't think either of us would fancy it. But it would give my face-bandaging-skills a good work-out before the refresher, I suppose.  I've handed out a dozen plasters at work in three years. They refuse to do anything more interesting than paper-cuts.  Boring, unhelpful lot! |
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what questions do you have, am a fully compliant first aider and experienced in a range of animal first aid too. might be able to help |
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Well, just off the top of my head: What would you put into a travel first-aid kit? Bandages - obviously, imagine plasters would be useless, What sort of disinfectant? Would human finger-stalls be good for legs? For keeping gauze/cotton etc in place, or protect, perhaps... I imagine you would leave the paw out. Vinegar/bicarbonate for stings? Bottled water I always have. Tweezers and scissors are useful. Razor? Would you ever need to shave a bit of fur off as a first-aid measure? Wouldn't try it on wounds, but perhaps if there is something toxic on the coat that you would want to get rid of? What would you do about a paw with a cut between the toes? Blob of cotton on the wound and as separator and bandage the whole thing?? Eye injury - People you can talk to - what do you do (if anything) with a cat, apart from get them to the vets as fast as you can? Still have both ears? Will to live?? Am really curious about the things I wouldn't think of in an emergency - basic stuff would be the same, I imagine, but ... I don't know... aspirin is toxic to cats, but you would have few qualms giving it to a human (heart!) (Ok, not allowed to give *any* drugs - put somewhere where the afflicted person can medicate themselves.  ) What else would I do unthinkingly that would be wrong? What would I miss that would be silly on a person, but useful for the cat? Scruffing, as an example, I suppose... Weak one. : /Thus the idea of a course. |
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