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Small Animal Nutrition
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What people say about us

This course was very useful to learn about basics of nutrition but also the role of nutrition in common conditions in dogs and cats, I would definitely recommend to any person working with pets to help the best way possible the owners and their pets.
Camille Bretz MRCVS
Brilliant overview, areas of nutrition divided up into easy to apply sections, within 24hours already changed my dermatology consults
Anon
A great course, superbly-delivered, with masses of relevant material which I can put to good use every day. I now feel better able to confidently and knowledgeably answer my clients' questions about nutrition
Tania Murphy
Fantastic course! Well pitched, relevant information. Lots to take back to practice. Marge was fantastic, answered all questions on forum promptly and in-depth. Best CPD I have done for a while!
Charlotte Shaw

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Small Animal Nutrition

Suitable for Vets and Vet Nurses8 Hours

From £199.00 + VAT

Earn up to 209 points.
Tutored - Choose a course date

You get 12 months access to all our courses! The course dates listed below simply refer to the dates that the course tutor is available to answer your questions. So – the first three weeks of the course are tutored, and the following 11 months are self-directed learning. Book and start at any time during the advertised course dates!

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What people say about us

This course was very useful to learn about basics of nutrition but also the role of nutrition in common conditions in dogs and cats, I would definitely recommend to any person working with pets to help the best way possible the owners and their pets.
Camille Bretz MRCVS
Brilliant overview, areas of nutrition divided up into easy to apply sections, within 24hours already changed my dermatology consults
Anon
A great course, superbly-delivered, with masses of relevant material which I can put to good use every day. I now feel better able to confidently and knowledgeably answer my clients' questions about nutrition
Tania Murphy
Fantastic course! Well pitched, relevant information. Lots to take back to practice. Marge was fantastic, answered all questions on forum promptly and in-depth. Best CPD I have done for a while!
Charlotte Shaw

Course Overview

Small Animal Nutrition course will cover the information you need to answer owners’ questions – what to feed their puppies, kittens and adult dogs and cats, including questions about homemade diets, raw feeding, vegetarianism, natural diets, and diets free from grains or glutens. You will learn how to understand and compare pet food labels including the ingredient list and nutrient information. Moving on from healthy pets, the course will discuss dietary therapy for chronic kidney disease, lower urinary tract disorders including urolithiasis, dermatological disorders, and an over view of diet in gastrointestinal disorders.

Module 1. Nutritional assessment of pet and diet including calorie requirements, basic dietary requirements in the EU (including the UK), understanding pet food labels, sources of reliable nutrition information
Module 2. Life stage feeding including maintenance, growth, reproduction, senior pet diets, diets for weight loss and maintenance, dental diets and treats
Module 3. Alternative and raw food diets – what is the evidence?
Module 4. Dietary management of chronic kidney disease – the most important part of CKD therapy
Module 5. Dietary management of lower urinary tract diseases including feline interstitial cystitis and urolithiasis
Module 6. The role of diet in dermatological disorders
Module 7. An overview of diet in gastrointestinal disorders

Marge Chandler
DVM, MS, MANZCVS, DACVN, DACVIM, MRCVS

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Course Format

Tutored

This course is designed as a refresher CPD course and is composed of a series of modules, with each module containing a recorded video webinar, notes to download and keep, plus clinical cases to deepen your understanding. The webinars are not live and can be viewed whenever works best for you.

Tutored courses run with a tutor for three weeks (the advertised dates), plus you then get continued access for a further 11 months (so 12 months in total). You can do our courses at your own pace and at times that suit you. Nothing has to be done at set times, so the courses are perfect for a world-wide audience.

Tutored courses are supplemented by a discussion forum where you can ask the tutor questions and debate topics relevant to your daily practice – this forum operates for the three weeks of the advertised course dates. Total course access is 12 months. Courses are completed with an MCQ exam (giving you 8 hours of CPD) which can be taken at any time during the 12 months the course is running.

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