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Administering Common Medications - An Easy Pill to Swallow


Description
Administrating medication to pets can be a stressful task for both you, and your animal. In this webinar you will learn how to create a fear-free and relaxed environment with low stress techniques for administrating topical, injectable, and oral medications.

About Your Speaker
Michelle Dubon
RVT, Fear Free Veterinary Professional

Michelle Dubon is a Registered Veterinary Technician who graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College in 2018 and received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph, majoring in Animal Science, in 2014. She is also a Fear Free Certified Professional, holding a Veterinary and Shelter Certification through Fear Free Pets.

She has been working and volunteering in the animal field for over 10 years. Her journey began at Lion's Foundation of Canada, where she trained and fostered future dog guides.

She is a fur, feather, and scale mom to a Boxador, a cat, a green cheek conure parrot, and a crested gecko. One of her biggest passions include working in different settings, such as wildlife rehabilitation centers, spay/neuter clinics, and outreach clinics.

About Your Speaker
Craig Jurkiewicz
RVT Medical Foster Agent

Craig is a Registered Veterinary Technician and has been working with Toronto Humane Society since 2019.

He has had a passion for animals ever since leaving high school, and later received his undergraduate degree in Zoology at the University of Guelph in 2016. After university, Craig spent some time volunteering at a shelter, and he fell in love with the animal welfare industry.

He has a personal vested interested in applying fear free techniques. His dog required a lot of training and patience due to her high reactivity. In the 2+ years that he’s had her, she’s come a long way thanks to a little patience, proper handling, and using a fear free approach.

Craig finds his work extremely rewarding. He particularly enjoys educating members of the public with how Toronto Humane Society deals with animals that might require a more delicate approach when it comes to handling and medicating.
Content
  • Recorded Presentation
  • Administering Medication to Rabbits
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed