Seizures in Pets, Ways to Give Medication, and Working Together With Your Vet

	Seizures in Pets, Ways to Give Medication, and Working Together With Your Vet Seizures in pets can be scary. Unfortunately, the stress that some pets feel when being dropped off for grooming can be a trigger. Dr. Smith helps you understand seizures and what you can do for pets as they experience the attack. She also gives some great tips on administering medications that you'll be able to pass on to your clients. Finally, she wraps up her series with thoughts on how we can all work together with the owner to keep pets healthy.
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Seizures in pets can be scary. Unfortunately, the stress that some pets feel when being dropped off for grooming can be a trigger. Dr. Smith helps you understand seizures and what you can do for pets as they experience the attack. She also gives some great tips on administering medications that you'll be able to pass on to your clients. Finally, she wraps up her series with thoughts on how we can all work together with the owner to keep pets healthy.

Helpful Tidbits from Dr. Smith Insect Bites, Heat Stroke, & Safety Precautions

What can you do to help a pet that has been bitten or stung by an insect and the pet is having an adverse reaction? What are the signs of a mild or a severe reaction to an insect bite? Heat stroke can be a real life-threatening situation in just about any grooming shop. What do you need to be aware of to keep your pet clients safe? Dr. Smith leads you through an open discussion on these topics as well as other safety precautions.

Helpful Tidbits from Dr. Smhith - Basic Wound Care, Toxins, and Pet Transport by Dr. Ricelle Smith

In this session, Dr. Smith leads you through some of the basic methods to address wound care and how to stop or slow down massive bleeding in the case of a major emergency. She will also lead you through a discussion of toxins: how quickly you have to react when a pet has ingested toxins and what you can do about it on the fly. She will also share with you effective ways to transport an injured pet with common household items.

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Seizures in Pets, Ways to Give Medication, and Working Together With Your Vet

by Dr. Richelle Smith

In this video you will learn:

What you should do if the pet has a seizure in your salon
What you can expect and do for the pet during a seizure
Easy tips you can try to help your pet accept medication
What you should never do when you spot something unusual with the pet

Approximate running time: 18 minutes

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Part 1	Seizures in Pets, Ways to Give Medication, and Working Together With Your Vet

Biography

Dr. Richelle Smith

Dr. Smith has a lifetime of experience caring for pets. She has been actively involved in dog behavior and training, pet rescue and animal welfare since 1988. Read Full Bio