*COMING SOON* Livestock Emergency First Aid and Wellness Care

 

This class  Certification program is our flagship program designed to teach the participant the fundamentals of canine and feline CPR and First Aid 

Program Description: The Livestock First Aid and Wellness Care course provides an overview of the general care needed to maintain optimum herd health for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and camelids such as llamas and alpacas as well as teaches the participant the fundamentals of basic emergency care for these species. This course is ideal for those individuals who work with or own these large animal species and/or work in a farm environment and want to learn more about how to prevent illness or injury and what to do in case a medical emergency occurs.  Skills covered in this course include how to prevent medical emergencies from becoming worse by knowing what to do when emergencies happen, how to attend to an injured animal and provide emergency first aid, and how to maintain the overall health of a herd.  

The skills and topics covered in this class include:

  • Safety techniques when working with livestock
  •  How to provide general care needed to maintain optimum herd health for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and camelids such as llamas and alpacas
  • How to perform emergency triage and assess if an animal is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency
  • How to provide emergency first aid to livestock
  • Obtain vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, CRT) and determine normal vs abnormal readings
  • Learn about the importance of the first aid kit and emergency supplies needed to manage livestock emergencies.
  • How to manage and provide first aid for many common medical emergencies that involve livestock

This class is ideal for anyone who works with or owns livestock. This includes pet owners, ranchers, farmers, 4Ha and FFA students, large animal enthusiasts, and veterinary professionals. This class will provide an overview of what to do for livestock in an emergency situation prior to the veterinarian’s arrival on the farm. The curriculum for all classes is developed by licensed veterinary professionals using veterinary industry-standard methods of emergency medical care.

Registration Fee- $74.95

Course participants will receive the following:

An official certificate

A copy of our 88+ page full-color Reference Guide E-book (printed books are not available at this time for this class.) 

2-year subscription to the Pet Emergency Education Online Resource Center

Copyright access to use the  logo to promote that you are certified

RACE approval is pending for this class.

Would you like to host a PetCPR+ Certification Class?

Classes are classroom style with no live animals being used.  Instructors will bring professional animal CPR mannequins, anatomical models and utilize medical first aid supplies to teach the necessary skills. Class is 3 hours long and consists of lecture and hands on portions.  Hosts will be required to provide the space, chairs, a table for the instructor and a blank wall for the instructor to display the presentation.

Hosts receive one complimentary registration for hosting the class (as long as there are at least 8 people) and is expected to help advertise the class to get enough participants.  Minimum number of participants is 6 and we have a maximum of 25 participants.  Contact our office with any questions. info.petemergency@gmail.com

For more information and to sign up to host a class Click Here