Street Dog First Aid Workshop
The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD) would be conducting a half day First-Aid workshop for dog lovers on Sunday, June,8 2014 at 10:00 am at Girgaum, near Opera House.
The following topics will be covered
1) Basic body language for safe handling.
2) How to examine a dog.
3) Recognition of symptoms & identification of canine diseases
4) Handling Emergencies - poisoning, burns, bleeding, acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
5) Basic First Aid - Treatment of wounds, skin disease.
6) Nursing of pups and kittens
This workshop is interactive wherein demonstrations like muzzling a dog, examination, taking pulse and temperature and application of pressure bandage. A First-Aid care leaflet is also handed out to the participants. The Workshop is conducted by an animal behaviourist, a WSD veterinarian and WSD personnel.
Who should attend
Any street dog lover who wants to learn about basic first-aid for dogs and WSD first-aid volunteers.
Why should you attend
This workshop would be interactive carried out by WSD vets and personnel with demonstrations wherever necessary. A dog-lover feels helpless when a street dog needs medical aid and through the workshop important information on basic first-aid will be imparted so that a trained volunteer or dog-lover can understand identification of basic symptoms. The lives of many street dogs can be saved if they get help before their problems become serious - since street dogs have less access to medical help than pets.
The workshop is FREE but has limited capacity. Interested participants need to register. Call WSD on 64222838 or email:wsdindia@gmail.com
The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD) would be conducting a half day First-Aid workshop for dog lovers on Sunday, June,8 2014 at 10:00 am at Girgaum, near Opera House.
The following topics will be covered
1) Basic body language for safe handling.
2) How to examine a dog.
3) Recognition of symptoms & identification of canine diseases
4) Handling Emergencies - poisoning, burns, bleeding, acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
5) Basic First Aid - Treatment of wounds, skin disease.
6) Nursing of pups and kittens
This workshop is interactive wherein demonstrations like muzzling a dog, examination, taking pulse and temperature and application of pressure bandage. A First-Aid care leaflet is also handed out to the participants. The Workshop is conducted by an animal behaviourist, a WSD veterinarian and WSD personnel.
Who should attend
Any street dog lover who wants to learn about basic first-aid for dogs and WSD first-aid volunteers.
Why should you attend
This workshop would be interactive carried out by WSD vets and personnel with demonstrations wherever necessary. A dog-lover feels helpless when a street dog needs medical aid and through the workshop important information on basic first-aid will be imparted so that a trained volunteer or dog-lover can understand identification of basic symptoms. The lives of many street dogs can be saved if they get help before their problems become serious - since street dogs have less access to medical help than pets.
The workshop is FREE but has limited capacity. Interested participants need to register. Call WSD on 64222838 or email:wsdindia@gmail.com
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