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Atlanta Pet Care Purveyor Makes Pet Safety a Priority: Mandates Animal First Aid Training for Its Staff, Offers Free Workshop to Community Members
FETCH! Pet Care(TM) of Atlanta Making Fido and Felix Safer by First Aid Training and Educating Its Staff Members as a Job Requirement; Company Sponsoring a Free Animal First Aid and Healthy Habits Workshop on May 4 Open to Area Residents
| Source: FETCH! Pet Care
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - March 26, 2008) - Today, pet owners throughout Atlanta
increasingly regard Fido and Felix as a bona fide family member whose
well-being and safety is paramount. With this in mind, FETCH! Pet Care of
Atlanta, Georgia, a provider of professional pet sitting and dog walking
services in the region, today announced it has made animal first aid
training and education a mandatory job requirement among its entire staff
of professional pet care providers to assure the utmost well-being and
safety of pets under the company's care.
Through the mandate, each FETCH! Pet Care of Atlanta staff member now
receives direct one-on-one training from credentialed medical professionals
at the Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital on all facets of animal first aid,
relative to both emergency procedures and daily medical care. The training
covers a comprehensive range of issues, including how to properly
administer injections, medicinal fluids and difficult pills or eye drops to
dogs as well as cats and small animals that may squirm and scratch.
The staff training also covers what to do if an animal swallows a litany of
dangerous items, and how to detect signs of physical illness --
environment-driven such as heat stroke and otherwise -- through eye and/or
gum color, pulse and other key indicators -- and what to do in those
instances. The company's first aid training also covers animal temperament
and behavior so staff members are educated on how to identify and manage
pets with emotional disorders, such as anxiety or depression.
In addition, FETCH! Pet Care of Atlanta now offers "Go Fetch!" -- a
four-legged fitness service assuring pets under the company's care get up,
move and have fun for sustained periods of time with each visit. For those
opting for the company's Go FETCH! service, pet sitters arrive at the
client's home outfitted with balls, frisbees, play toys, string and sheer
enthusiasm to give the dogs and cats a fun-filled workout. Each animal
exercise regime is carefully tailored to the pet's age, ability, health
condition, preferences and temperament.
"Many pets have special needs, including those who are older, overweight or
experiencing breeding and genetic complications, and thus require a higher
level of specialized, personalized care," said Kathryn Dobes, owner and
operator of FETCH! Pet Care of Atlanta. "Clients in this situation come to
us so that, in their absence, their beloved pet may continue to receive
love, affection and expert-based treatment and care -- medical and
otherwise -- in comfortable and familiar surroundings and without
disrupting the pet's daily routine."
In working toward the company's objective of making Atlanta, Georgia's pets
among the safest in the country, FETCH! Pet Care of Atlanta also announced
that it will be sponsoring a free animal first aid and healthy habits
workshop that is open to the community at large. The workshop will take
place at 2:00 pm on May 4, 2008 at Red Bandanna - Chastain Park, 3872
Roswell Road NE, Suite 84, Atlanta, GA 30342, and will cover how to
identify problems, administer daily and emergency medical care and
generally foster a pet's health and well-being through good nutrition,
exercise and interaction.
Each participant in attendance will receive a certificate of completion and
pet first aid kits will also be distributed to a select number of
attendees. Space is limited -- interested participants may reserve their
spot and/or get more event details by contacting the FETCH! Pet Care of
Atlanta at 404-846-9008 or Atlanta@FetchPetCare.com.
About FETCH! Pet Care of Atlanta, Georgia
FETCH! Pet Care of Atlanta, Georgia is a professional at-home pet service
company that offers a humane alternative to kennel boarding by providing
loving overnight and/or daily care to any kind of pet in the most
professional and reliable manner possible. FETCH! Pet Care is a proud
standing member of Pet Sitters International -- the world's foremost
organization for professional pet sitters. The company can be reached by
telephone at 404-846-9008, via email at Atlanta@FetchPetCare.com, or online
at www.FetchPetCare.com. Press contact: Merilee Kern,
merilee@kerncommunications.com, 858-577-0206.