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Small Animal First Aid for Hydrotherapists
Gain valuable knowledge on how to deal with emergency situations rapidly & efficiently

Course Details

Title:
Duration:
Day 1:
Fee inc. ABC
Certification:
Small Animal First Aid for Hydrotherapists
1 day
09:00 – 17:00

£271.00 inc. VAT


ABC Qualification – A Nationally Accredited Certificate in Hydrotherapy for Small Animals
Level 3 Certificate – 3 credits
Fully endorsed by BVNA

A mentoring service is provided to each learner on an individual basis for as long as they require optimizing their learning potential.

Who is the course suitable for?

  • Veterinary Nurses
  • Physiotherapists
  • Hydrotherapists
  • Groomers
  • Kennel Owners
  • All pet owners and people who have an interest in the nursing and care of dogs

What will I gain from the course?

  • Knowledge and understanding of animal emergencies and how to identify the types of emergencies that may occur
  • Knowledge of how to deal with these types of emergencies correctly and state what treatment may be safely applied
  • Increased confidence and ability in dealing with injured dogs
  • Thorough understanding of the animal resuscitation procedure
  • Practical skill and knowledge to explain and apply different bandaging techniques
Finish time may extend due to delegate interaction.

Please consider our Lecturers who have requested that delegates do not arrive before 08.45 in order that they can prepare themselves for the day’s course.

Course Programme (brief overview – theory & practical)

  • Aims and rules of First Aid
  • Epilepsy – Heat Stroke – Insect Stings – Haematomas – Haemorrhage – Death – Legislation – Shock – Insect stings – Snake bites – Respiratory distress – Gastric dilatation volvulus – Drowning – Unconsciousness and Collapse
  • Resuscitation theory and practical
  • Bandaging theory and practical
  • Post course assignment to be completed post course

Sara Marlow

Sara Marlow

RVN, Level 3 certificate in Hydrotherapy for Small Animals

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Rebecca Lovatt

Rebecca Lovatt

RVN, Level 3 certificate in Hydrotherapy for Small Animals

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Wonderful day, learnt a lot, thank you!
Peter Lay- May 2012
Excellent as always, Thank you!
Nikki Eggington- May 2012
Helpful and practical, thank you!
Judy Millar – May 2012
Very informative, useful practical information.
Ashley Ball – May 2012
Very detailed look at first aid, really useful.
Katherine Ewen- May 2012
Another enjoyale and informative practical/hands on day – Thank you!
Toni Greaves- May 2012
Very fun day, learnt alot, great hands on, thank you xx
Joanne Britton – May 2012
Another great day, great hands on experience, learnt so much again, thanks!
Alex Thomas – May 2012
Well presented, informative, will take a lot away with me.
Lisa Mazengarb – May 2012
Good course, well presented.
Phil Housley – 23rd January 2012
Fantastic day, learnt a lot.
Deborah Housley – 23rd January 2012
Really good day again. Fun and informative. Sara and Becky were much better behaved than Grace!
Wendy Clay – 23rd January 2012
Extremely informative and helpful, positive lecturers. Lovely dogs if a touch on the wriggly side for bandaging – understandable really! Thanks.
Charlotte Wood – 23rd January 2012
Excellent. Very informative and applies to all dog and people and great dummies to practice on. Becky and Sara are GREAT.
Giorgia Davies – 23rd January 2012
Excellent day, i learnt a lot.
Belinda Dale – 23rd January 2012
great day, lots of info. loved the hands on, i will be back. Thanks.
Monica Donnelly – 23rd January 2012
Really enjoyed the hands on, thank you
Hannah Meeker – 23rd January 2012
Really enjoyed the first aid course. Thanks.
Karynne Penfold – 23rd January 2012
Great day. Very informative. Thanks
Nicola Thomas – 23rd January 2012
Great facilities. Made to feel very welcome. informative course with good material. Many thanks.
Karl Jones – 23rd January 2012
great day, very informative and fantastic facilities and dog models. Thanks.
Andraya Hiscock – 23rd January 2012
Had an excellent day. Thank you, i have learnt a lot.
Michaela Davies – 26th September 2011
Excellent, informative, made me feel confident and a superb lecturer Sara, thank you so much.
Lisa Balamatsias – 26th September 2011
Thank you wonderful explanations of how to cope with emergencies. Thank you Sara.
Bryony Hughes – 26th September 2011
Good day, great fun working with the Hawksmoor pack.
Graham Cooper – 26th September 2011
another good informative day, thanks.
Meika Baldwin – 26th September 2011
Thank you. Really enjoyed it, another great.
Lindsey Imeson – 26th September 2011
Great to be back again, another good day with good practical sessions.
Sharon Whiteley – 26th September 2011
Lovely informative day, will certainly be back for more.
Mandy Hughes – 26th September 2011
Great day, very informative and a fantastic speaker.
Louise Russell – 5th August 2011
Many thanks for a really informative course.
Lindsey Poole – 5th August 2011
Really useful and informative. Thank you.
Stazie Hyslop – 5th August 2011
Great day, brilliant course and was great fun.
Olivia Barnard – 5th August 2011
Great first aid course. Yet again another informative day.
Alice Bradbury – 5th August 2011
Thank you from K9 Hydro.
Gayle D’Arcy – 5th August 2011
Lovely to see you all at Hawksmoor again. Thanks for a great day.
Joseph Jones – 5th August 2011
Another lovely day. Brushed up on first aid skills nicely.
Sarah Sullivan – 24th May
Really enjoyed this one and i am now confident in what to do in an emergency. Thank you.
Morag Burton – 24th May
Fantastic course! Thank you so much for delivering an interesting subject. ill be back for more courses and i know now i definitely want to be involved in hydrotherapy. Goodbye for now.
Rachel Hardidge – 24th May
Very interesting and eye opening course.
Liz Cahill – 24th May
Learnt a lot. Another enjoyable day. Feel much more prepared incase of an emergency.
Sam Clarke – 24th May
Thoroughly enjoyed the course.
Sue James – 24th May
Very informative as usual.
Sarah Clay – 24th May
Transforming.
Steve Foster – 24th May
Another lovely day at Hawksmoor but a wobble board is needed!.
Sam Brown – 24th May
Thank you, very informative. Learnt a lot. Thanks Sara.
Tracy Chapman – 24th May
Very good and informative.
Paul Ashworth – 24th May
Great Day Loved it
Nicky Tierney – 23.1.2011
Fab Day
Sophie Meager – 23.1.2011
Great Thanks
Jane Webb – 23.1.2011
Outstanding
Anna-Lise Mitchell – 23.1.2011
Another great day thank you
Marie Bruce – 23.1.2011
So good
Anna Valdeserri – 23.1.2011
Fantastic
Trish Bedford – 23.1.2011
Brilliant thank you
Annettte Brieley – 23.1.2011
Another great day thanks
Christina Heath – 23.1.2011
Very good thanks again
Simon Walker – 23.1.2011
Brilliant cant wait to come back
Annick Hollins – 23.1.2011
Very informative had a great time
Kim De Groot-King – 23.1.2011
Fantastic day, loved doing the hands on thank you hope for being such a good girl
Trudy Thomas September
Really good Day
Wendy Berry September 2010
Very enjoyable day
Cath Littlemore & John Robinson September 2010
Very very good day
Lisa Holland September 2010
Nerve racking but good thank you
Emma Aggar September 2010
Enjoy the hands on with the dog bandages V good
Nadia Woodhouse September 2010
Great practical and theory to go with it
Charlotte Pimm September 2010
Another excellent course
Caroline Hill September 2010
Great day, good practical and very informative
Katy Smith September 2010
Very interesting & informative
D Church May 2010
Again excellent thank you
E Morgan May 2010
An excellent course very well taught
Nicki Egginton May 2010
Again excellent thank you again
Judith Ogley May 2010
Yet another brilliant course All explained very well Thank you for the excellent hospitality too
Kate Brett May 2010
Good enjoyable course it the exam was a bit much at times
Alastair Moss May 2010
Enjoyable course A lot of information to take in for the exam
Anne Moss May 2010
Great course lovely tutor
May 2010
Really good course well run
Kim Mason May 2010
Loved it thank you
Dora Coles May 2010
Very informative and enjoyable learnt alto thank you
Marilyn Bass May 2010
Learnt so much today very informative enjoyed the course
Kim Brown May 2010
Very Enjoyable day
Phillip Edwards January 2010
Excellent Day
Chris Brass January 2010
A great day very informative & I’m sure it will be very useful; I just hope I never need it thank you very much
Sandi Bradshaw January 2010
Very enjoyable but hard work
Becky Layphries January 2010
Very enjoyable course and well delivered by sara (who is very patient)
Claire Connachan January 2010
As always great day great food thank you again
Clare Robbins January 2010
Sara really helped me and kept me calm great food thank you for everything you are doing for me
Nicola Cotton January 2010
Again v v good great lecturer understood all thanks
Carrie Bray 25.10.09
Fantastic Sara thank you
Romaine Allum-Marco 25.10.09
Interesting very informative and fun thanks
Jade Bennett 25.10.09
Many thanks once again useful and informative refresher for me in comfortable relaxed surroundings
Robin Wilson 25.10.09
Very interesting and informative day learned lots many thanks
Anne Michele bacon 25 10 .09
Great day interesting and fun, good food too
Geoff bacon 25.10.09
Great day very informative and great lunch
Louise farmer 25.10.09
Very informative thanks
Marigold Murray 25.10.09
Great fun course learnt so much. Going shopping for some camouflage vet bandage so cool
Helen Masling – 24 May 2009
Really good course, lecturer was great, food was brilliant A very good day overall
Megan Ralph – 24 May 2009
An excellent, informative course looking forward to the others
Julie Jones – 24 May 2009
Super course made it fun
Maria Closs – 24 May 2009
Another fab day, can’t wait for the next ones
Amie Phillips – 24 May 2009
Fantastic – a real help and great fun thanks
Kate Clapperton – 24 May 2009
Thank you very much
Phil Robinson – 24 May 2009
A great help – very informative- prepared for all eventualities
Sarah Sullivan – 24 May 2009
Really good, enjoyed it thoroughly thanks
Helen Morrell – 24 May 2009
Really good course, informative lecturing and catering were fantastic thanks for the opportunity
Lyndsey Tyler – 24 May 2009
A great course warm welcome and very informative – as usual
Linda Croxford – 24 May 2009
Thank you again to everyone at Hawksmoor It feels like home here now, see you all again soon.
Linda GILLAN – February 2009
Thank you, a really great experience. Brilliant, will be back for more courses soon.
Ali Knight – February 2009
Excellent always! Thanks everyone. Caprice was lovely
Angela Halls – February 2009
Back again I really enjoyed the course. Fab catering
Su Glass – February 2009
Brilliant course and teaching as always thank you.
Katie Wallington – Moulton College – February 2009
Fanatic as always thank you so much..
Jacqui Hepburn – February 2009
Another excellent interesting enjoyable informative day thanks
Sharon Taylor – January 2009
Another great day thoroughly enjoyed it as always thanks
Jen Stewart – January 2009
Enjoyable day great course thanks
Donna Oliver – January 2009
Once again another fantastic day unfortunately have to go home but see you all in October
Karen Curran – January 2009
After 2 years great to be back to learn further skills and knowledge thank you
Sue Taplin – January 2009
Really Enjoyed it and would love to come back
Phil Hall – January 2009
Found the course interesting and will definitely do more courses
Amy Armitage – January 2009
Sara Honour and Flash what starts I really enjoyed myself
Ann Ridley – January 2009
Very good course. Reinforced the knowledge I have as a canine groomer
Kate Doherty
Really good course. I learnt loads and feel confident I can deal with an emergency now
Nick Chettle
Very useful course. Never knew there was so much to know. Highly recommend it
Maria Trivellini
Informative and constructive. A good insight into actual first aid
David Lloyd
Very good lecturer and course. Very good and look forward to learning more!
G.Porter
Great course, looking forward to the others
Katie Wallington