As part of our Never Too Old to Love campaign, we are offering the Geriatric Pet Care Workshop to our members whose pets are aged 7 or above free of charge.
Just like humans, as cats and dogs enter their senior years, they will become more prone to age-related diseases. Painful joints may deter cats from groomimg themselves as much as they used to. Kidney and thyroid diseases are also common in older cats and dogs that can result in overweight issues. Dental problems may also affect their eating habits, causing weight loss.
Apart from taking your pets to the vet, owners can also provide proper care to your ailing pets to alleviate any pain and discomfort. If the cause of your pet’s disease can be identified at an early stage, with suitable medication and diet, the progression of the disease can be slowed down.
In light of this, the SPCA has organised the Geriatric Pet Care Workshop where our vets will share pet care tips and medical knowledge with owners whose pets are entering their senior years.
The workshop will be divided into two courses – Geriatric Dog Care (Cantonese only) & Geriatric Cat Care. Each of the course will last for 3 hours and cover the following topics:
Geriatric Dog Care (3 hours)
- The nutrition needs of a senior dog
- How to best care for your senior dog on a daily basis
- Ways to calm your senior dog
- Knowledge of common diseases such as stiffness, muscle loss, as well as kidney and other types of possible organ failure and their related treatments
- Equip yourself with professional medical knowledge against misinformation on the internet
- Tips for managing a dog with a chronic illness
Geriatric Cat Care (3 hours)
- The nutrition needs of a senior cat
- How to best care for your senior cat on a daily basis
- Ways to calm your senior cat
- Knowledge of common diseases such as stiffness, muscle loss, as well as kidney and other types of possible organ failure and their related treatments
- Equip yourself with professional medical knowledge against misinformation on the internet
- Tips for managing a cat with a chronic illness
Terms and Conditions :
- The workshops are openis exclusively to SPCA members.
- Participants must be aged 18 or above. Priority will be given to those whose cats or dogs are aged 7 or above.
- No pets are allowed in the workshop.
- Both courses are free of charge, but participants must pay a deposit of HK$300 via credit card (Visa/Master) when registering online. Upon successful completion of the course, part of the reservation fee (HK$270) will be refunded to participants via direct transfer three weeks after completing the course. Each participant will be required to fill in a refund form and 10% of the deposit (HK$30) will be charged as administrative expenses.
- For any reason a participants chooses to be absent from the course, no deposit refund will be arranged. The full deposit will instead be used to fund the medical and daily expenses of animals at the SPCA.
- Participants must register online before the deadline . Quotas are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
- Participants will receive a confirmation email from the SPCA within two working days after registration. Participants are required to pay the deposit in full within one week of receiving the email to secure their spot. Otherwise, the registration is considered unsuccessful.
- Please arrive in the classroom 10 minutes before the class starts.
- The SPCA has the right to use photos and videos taken in both courses for public display or promotion purposes.
- The SPCA reserves the right to cancel the workshop if the number of successful registrations falls under the minimum number of participants. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. In such a case, we will contact the participants via phone within 48 hours before the start of the class and arrange a full refunds.
- Once a participantyou registers for this workshop, he/she understands and agrees to comply with the SPCA’s Data Privacy Policy. Click here to read more.
- Due to limited quotas, an individual member can only register for the same course using his/her membership number once. For a family membership primary cardholder who wishes to enrol his/her other family members in the course, please contact us at 2232 5510 / donor@spca.org.hk. The additional member will be put on a waiting list.
- The workshop is only available to SPCA member. Please provide your valid membership number in the online enrolment form.
- Priority will be given to members whose cats or dogs are aged 7 or above. The SPCA reserves the right to cancel the registration if information provided by the participants is found to be false.
- Terms and Conditions apply.
- A certificate will be presented to each participant upon course completion .
- Due to limited quotas, an individual member can only register for the same course using his/her membership number once. For a family membership primary cardholder who wishes to enrol his/her other family members in the course, please contact us at 2232 5510 / donor@spca.org.hk. The additional member will be put on a waiting list.
