PhilaPets Community Night

We like to think that PhilaPets is a community of people, both clients and Pet Care Specialists, who care deeply about providing the best care for the animals they care for. To expand on this further, we plan to invite experts to discuss and explore certain aspects of pet ownership. For PhilaPets clients and Pet Care Specialists, these are free events. For anyone else who would like to attend, it is $10 per ticket.

Our first PhilaPets Community Night was a real success!!
Over 80 people came and the feedback on the event was overwhelmingly positive.

Title: "How to save Fluffy's life without spending $200,000 to become an Emergency Vet"

Speaker: Dr. Garret Pachtinger, an emergency and critical care resident at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. He is an excellent (and entertaining!) speaker and is one of the most beloved and talented clinicians at the hospital.

View slides from presentation! If you didn't make it to the presentation, you can still learn something that may save a life. Click here to view the slides. There were also a few questions about household toxins so Dr. Pachtinger graciously sent handouts on chocolate toxicity and onion toxicity for you to read.

Outline of the presentation:

• How to be prepared for an emergency
• How to prevent emergencies
• Knowing your pet -- how to examine your pet & normal vital signs
• How to assess the animal (or triage) in an emergency situation
• Safety first during the emergency
• Respiration and artificial breathing
• Heart beat -- CPR
• Common emergencies that present to the Emergency Room at Penn
• Books and online resources for further education