Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan greyhound health and emergency care procedures
- Arrange greyhounds' housing according to industry rules and regulations
- Assess the health status of individual greyhounds
- Recognise signs and symptoms of infectious diseases of greyhounds and implement control measures
- Plan for suitable personal protective equipment to be used
- Plan measures to prevent re-occurrence and minimise risk of infection
- Develop health and emergency care protocols and programs according to industry standards, and relay them to staff
- Undertake health management programs for greyhounds
- Determine treatment for greyhounds
- Determine health care and management of individual greyhounds
- Discuss prognosis for common illnesses and injuries with relevant persons
- Determine need for veterinary assistance or other specialist advice
- Evaluate treatment options and select preferred option for common injuries and illnesses according to specialist advice
- Administer treatment and monitor greyhound progress
- Administer medication and treatments according to fear-free handling and safe greyhound health care practices, specialist advice and industry standards
- Monitor greyhound, post-treatment, for signs of treatment effectiveness and recovery, and update health records
- Assess and monitor withdrawal times for prohibited substances
- Dispose of waste material according to industry standards
- Follow greyhound illness and injury management plans
- Identify the impact of medications and therapies on greyhounds’ body systems
- Provide care and treatment for injured or sick greyhounds according to veterinary directions and animal welfare principles
- Identify and recognise greyhound healing processes following illness or injury
- Report post-treatment information to trainer/supervisor so that prevention strategies can be planned and implemented