Danielle Chonody of Working with Pets is hostig a free call tonight, July 14, 2009.
Her guest will be Therese Kopiwoda from PetSitUSA and Austin Pet First Aid.
Therese is a pet sitter and a pet first aid instructor with Pet Tech. She is going to share 5 pet first aid tips on the call that everyone pet sitter (and pet owner) must know.
Therese is also going to share with us how pet sitters can attract new clients and build community awareness of their business by teaching pet first aid classes.
If you are a pet sitter you are obviously already passionate about the care of pets. Becoming a pet first aid teacher in your community is a natural fit and will give your business more credibility but this class might be interesting for any pet owner who uses such services too.
The ASPCA receives more than 700 calls daily from veterinarians and pet parents, resulting in over 150,000 annual cases involving medications, insecticides, plants and foods. ASPCA epidemiologist Dr. Margaret Slater analyzed data from public calls managed by the ASPCA regarding flea and tick products. The data identified two key findings. When cats were treated inappropriately (not per label directions), they are significantly more likely to experience severe reactions: no illness despite a call to the ASPCA (7%), mild illness (69%), moderate illness (22%), major illness (2%), and death (0.1%). no illness despite a call to the ASPCA (18 percent), mild illness (17 percent), moderate illness (45 percent), major illness (19 percent) and death (2 percent).
