Course Highlights:
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Proper Husbandry and Nutrition for Exotic Pets: Learn the fundamental principles of caring for exotic pets, including the appropriate housing, environmental conditions, and dietary needs for birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals. Proper husbandry is essential for preventing common health issues and ensuring your pet’s well-being.
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Emergency First Aid Techniques for Exotic Animals: Acquire practical skills for managing medical emergencies in exotic pets, such as minor wounds, fractures, burns, and other common injuries. The course covers techniques for stabilizing the pet’s condition and preventing further harm while awaiting veterinary care.
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Handling and Restraint Techniques for Safety: Understand how to safely handle and restrain various exotic species to minimize stress and reduce the risk of injury during emergency situations. The course provides species-specific guidance for safely managing birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.
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Recognizing Signs of Illness and Preventing Common Ailments: Learn how to identify early signs of illness and distress in exotic pets and take preventive measures to avoid common health problems. This includes monitoring for behavioral changes, nutritional deficiencies, and environmental stressors that could lead to medical emergencies.
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Special Considerations for Different Species: Discover the unique first aid requirements and challenges associated with each type of exotic pet, including species-specific needs for birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small pocket pets. The course provides tailored information to address the distinct health concerns of each group.
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Building an Exotic Pet First Aid Kit: Receive guidance on assembling a first aid kit specifically designed for exotic pets, including must-have items and how to use them in various emergency situations.
Certification:
Upon successful completion, participants will earn an Exotics First Aid and Care Certification, valid for two years. This certification demonstrates your commitment to exotic pet health and safety, adding valuable skills to your expertise as an exotic pet owner or caregiver.
Enroll in the Exotics First Aid and Care course to gain the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective first aid and maintain the well-being of your exotic pets.
Course participants will receive the following:
- A copy of our full color Reptile, Avian and Small Mammal First Aid Reference Guide as an E-book. Printed books for this course are not available at this time.
- 2 year subscription to the Pet Emergency Education Online Resource Center
- Upon successful completion and receiving a passing score on all assessments, an official certificate may be printed immediately at the link under the final exam section
- Copyright access to use the PetCPR+ logo to promote that you are certified
Upon completion of this class participants will be certified in Reptile, Avian and Small Mammal Emergency First Aid**
“This program 20-911502 is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 0.00 CE Credits (0.00 max) being available to any one veterinarian: and/or 3.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (3.00 max). This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: Category Three: Non-Scientific-Practice Management/Professional Development using the delivery method of Non-Interactive Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements. RACE does not “accredit” or “endorse” or “certify” any program or person, nor does RACE approval validate the content of the program.” Although Pet Emergency Education teaches the most current industry standards for animal CPR, we are in no way affiliated with the RECOVER Initiative, its affiliated organizations or its RECOVER training program. This course is NOT RACE approved for licensed veterinarians.
This course is approved by IAABC for 3 CEU. Course Code- 82014495