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Pet First Aid Certificate

Feel confident in a pet emergency by learning essential pet first aid skills.
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Qualification

Pet First Aid.

Delivery

100% online, self paced.

Duration

Approx. 3 months.

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Lifetime membership.

Study Pet First Aid

No matter if you are a pet lover or planning on working with animals professionally, it's crucial that you learn pet first-aid skills. First and foremost for the safety of animals in your care, but also to inspire confidence in the services you offer your customers. This course will ensure that you feel confident in a pet emergency, teaching you how to administer life-saving first aid to dogs and other pets in your care.

As an animal professional or owner, there will almost always be at least one time in your life when you'll be called upon to administer first aid to an animal in need.  This Pet First Aid Certificate will ensure that you're equipped with the skills and knowledge to respond confidently and calmly, alleviating an animals distress and giving them the best possible chance of a full recovery.

After learning what essential items you'll require in your first aid kit, you'll learn important steps on how to check an animals health, such as checking temperature, pulse, skin and eyes.  You'll learn vital procedures such as dog CPR, cleaning and bandaging as well as scenario based learning that will prepare you in situations such as road traffic accidents, snake bites and seizures. You'll be amazed by how much there is to learn about pet first aid and how important this knowledge will be when embarking on your professional canine career.

This course is suitable for anyone who wants to work with dogs in any capacity in order to be confident in a pet emergency.

Topics

This course includes 6 interactive modules, carefully designed to teach you how to confidently respond in a pet first aid emergency. 

  • First aid and the law
  • The importance of your role
  • Keeping animals safe in an emergency
  • Precautions and safety
  • Accident prevention

  • First Aid Kits
  • Bandaging materials
  • Scrubs, wipes and powders
  • Ticks, tweezers and lubrications
  • Elizabeth collar

  • Initial assessment
  • Hands on assessment
  • Taking a pulse
  • Checking gums
  • Dehydration and teeth
  • Checking Eyes
  • Checking Skin
  • Checking temperature
  • Checking For pain
  • Triage and Vital Signs

  • Vomitting and diarrhoea
  • Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
  • Coughing and Breathing
  • Ears and Eyes
  • Mouths
  • Scooting Bottom
  • Scratching and Chewing
  • Limping and lethargy

  • Procedures
  • Restraint
  • CPR
  • Bleeding
  • Cleaning and Bandaging
  • Tails and Ears
  • Eyes
  • Anal Glands
  • Choking

  • Road Traffic Accidents
  • Shock
  • Fractures and Wounds
  • Town Nails
  • Burn and Spinal Injuries
  • Blockages, Bloat and Bites
  • Accidental Poisoning
  • Snake Bites
  • Eye and Ear Foreign Bodies
  • Seizures

Join our Pet Courses Community

You are not alone on this journey. When you enrol, you’ll gain access to our exclusive Pet Courses online community- filled with students learning, growing and supporting each other every step of the way. Share your progress, ask questions, get feedback and celebrate your wins with people who truly understand what you’re working towards.

Learn together. Grow together. Succeed together.

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Meet Hannah

Course Mentor
Hannah Grice
Certified Professional Groomer & Industry Trainer

Owner of The Dog House, Hannah built her grooming business from a home garage into a successful commercial salon. She is a certified professional groomer with extensive hands-on experience across a wide range of breeds and coat types.

Alongside running her salon, Hannah has developed an excellent reputation within the industry, with years of experience in both grooming and training, and has achieved success in grooming and obedience competitions with her much-loved Poodles, Ivy and Raven.

Most importantly, Hannah is calm, approachable, and supportive, helping students build their confidence step by step. Whether you’re unsure about techniques or just need reassurance, she’s there to guide you through your learning journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quickly find out answers to our most common questions.

On average our students study this course part time for a few hours a week and complete in around 3 months. We recognise that everyone's schedule varies, that's why you set the deadlines and not us. You'll receive unlimited lifetime access to the course so you can take as much time as you need to practice and complete your assessments.

Absolutely not! We appreciate that learning online can be daunting for some. Our student focussed approach means that you're never far away from feeling supported, whether that be from your mentor, our friendly support staff or your fellow students. After enrolling you'll be invited to join our students only private Facebook group. You'll find this group will play an active role in your studies. Not only will you have like-minded people to learn alongside with, but you'll feel motivated and inspired as you share your learning journey's.

No it's not. The pet care industry is largely unregulated, meaning that for a lot of careers there are no government mandated certificates. Whilst you may not need a formal certificate for a lot of roles, we believe that it's vital that anyone selling their services and working with pets be professionally trained.

Yes! Upon successful completion of your assessment you'll receive your Professional Certificate.

Yes you can.*  If you would prefer to pay fortnightly or monthly, just get in touch and we can organise a customised payment plan for you.

Yes, 100% money back and no fees!

If during the first 7 days you don't think the course is what you're looking for, no worries! Simply contact us by email at admin@petcourses.com within 7 days of enrolling and you'll receive a full refund of any money paid.

Full refunds are subject to our Terms of Use and may not be available once assessments have been submitted.

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Course Details

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Easy to navigate, step by step learning led by industry experts. Enjoy one-on-one tutor support with the flexibility of no time limits.

Duration

On average, successful students take 3 months to complete this course

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  • Self paced online learning
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