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Animal Grooming
Important Rabies Vaccination Information
All students in the School of Veterinary Sciences require a
rabies vaccination.
Get your rabies vaccination before school starts.
Bring proof of your rabies vaccination on Orientation Day.
The cost is approximately $600. It is recommended that you
begin the process immediately. It takes at least one month to
complete this three-step process.
Make sure the rabies vaccination you obtain is in a series of
three shots, and that it is a vaccine for PRE-EXPOSURE.
Post-exposure vaccines are not acceptable.
Make sure to ask for a titre. The brand name of the rabies
vaccination is not important.
You must order your rabies vaccine through your doctor. Start
early!
Note: Some vaccine manufacturers have recommended that
students request a written prescription from their doctor so that
the order can be filled quicker once vaccine supplies become
available.
If you have any admissions-related questions, contact
the Admissions Offfice at admissions@northern.on.ca.
If you have any program-specific questions, contact:
Nancy Goudreault, RVT
Coordinator, School of Veterinary Sciences
(705) 672-3376 ext. 8841
goudreaultn@northern.on.ca
Jennifer Franks
Animal Grooming professor
(705) 672-5828
franksj@northern.on.ca
You will need to purchase a College-selected grooming kit prior to the
beginning of classes. The cost of the kit is approximately $1300.
This kit has been carefully selected to provide you with everything you
need (except dryers) to start your own grooming business after graduation.
The kit includes:
Blades (10, 15, 4, 4f, 5, 5f, 3¾ , 7, 7f, 40 and 30)
Clippers
Shears (straight, curved, thinning) (small stop scissors)
Brushes
Combs
Blade case
Disinfectant
Stripping knife
Grooming rake
Ear cleaner
Ear powder
Grooming smock
Plier type nail clippers and scissor type
Nail file
Quik stop
Furminator
Coat king
Metal snap on comb attachments
Monkey cord for clippers
How to Order the Grooming Kit
Kits should be ordered at least two months prior to the start of the program.
Call Diane Leonard at Ren’s Pet Depot at 1-866-736-7738 ext. 232. Let
her know that you are attending Northern College’s Animal Grooming
program and she will know which kit you will need. Provide Diane with a
size for your grooming smock.
Note: If you do not want to purchase this College-selected kit, please be
aware of the quality issues you may encounter, both in your course work
and in your business, when using less expensive equipment and products.
The Animal Grooming professors definitely recommend that you purchase
the College-selected kit.