Animal Rehab & Conditioning Center achieves Red Cross Instructor Certification in dog and cat first aid/CPR

SIMPSONVILLE, SC – Dicki Kennedy, DVM, owner and founder of Animal Rehab & Conditioning Center, the first veterinary rehab clinic in the Upstate, has received an instructor certification in first aid and CPR for dogs and cats from the American Red Cross; instructors are able to provide Red Cross certification in first aid and CPR for K9 handlers, kennel staff, search and rescue teams, therapy and service dog trainers, and dog and cat owners. The certification involved class, exam, and practicum.

“The instructor certification allows me to expand the variety of classes I offer my clients,” says Kennedy. “Because I’m a DVM already I’ve always been able to teach my clients about first aid for their pets. But the Red Cross instructor certification allows me to teach classes and provide a Red Cross certification in first aid and CPR for my clients — that’s a real convenience for them.”

Along with animal rehabilitation services, Kennedy offers classes to clients in canine athletic conditioning, canine massage, canine injury rehabilitation, senior canine health, and FitPAWS exercise programs.

Kennedy graduated from the University of Georgia with her DVM, then served for five years as chief of staff in a corporate veterinary hospital, and four years as the owner of a general practice veterinary clinic. In 2013 Kennedy founded Animal Rehab & Conditioning Center, the first veterinary rehabilitation facility in the Upstate of South Carolina. The center treats working and sporting dogs, older dogs that need to recover pain-free mobility, dogs with injuries that don’t warrant surgery but require focused treatment, and dogs that have had surgery and need rehabilitation to return to normal activities.

Located in Simpsonville, SC, Animal Rehab & Conditioning Center offers an array of physical therapy, pain management, and conditioning services for canine athletes, sporting and working dogs, and injured or older pets. Treatments include Class IV laser therapy, ultrasound, pulsed signal therapy, electrical stimulation, massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic. Canine conditioning equipment includes Oasis underwater treadmill, land treadmill, Vet System whirlpool, PetSafe Stance Analyzer, and FitPaws options. Like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArccAnimalRehabConditioningCenter, or contact them at 864.962.0101.