Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools
2.5 RACE-approved medical non-interactive hours
Course Description
Tuition: drip.vet $87.50, VIN member -- click --
Presented by Catherine Lenox, DVM, Nutritionist
This course is intended to review tools used in nutrition practice and basic principles of canine and feline nutrition. The course focuses on nutritional assessment tools, differences between canine and feline nutrition, a brief overview of pet food label interpretation, and a discussion of dietary options for dogs and cats.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- Review the importance of nutrition in canine and feline practice
- Discuss the importance of the nutritional assessment process
- Discuss methods of assessing the nutritional status of a patient
- Review calculations that assist in making a nutritional recommendation
- Discuss dietary options for dogs and cats
- Review the unique nutritional specificities of cats
- Discuss the basics of pet food labeling
- Understand the limitation of the information on a bag or can of pet food
Curriculum
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Module 1
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Module 2
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- drip 2.1 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Assessing the Nutritional Status (25:51)
- drip 2.2 - Poll Question #2
- drip 2.3 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 02 Answer, Poll 03 (0:47)
- drip 2.4 - Poll Question #3
- drip 2.5 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 03 Answer, Poll 04 (0:40)
- drip 2.6 - Poll Question #4
- drip 2.7 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 04 Answer, Poll 05 (0:31)
- drip 2.8 - Poll Question #5
- drip 2.9 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 05 Answer (0:16)
Module 3
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- drip 3.1 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Dietary Options for Dogs and Cats (25:39)
- drip 3.2 - Poll Question #6
- drip 3.3 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 06 Answer, Poll 07 (0:36)
- drip 3.4 - Poll Question #7
- drip 3.5 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 07 Answer, Poll 08 (0:24)
- drip 3.6 - Poll Question #8
- drip 3.7 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 08 Answer (0:17)
Module 4
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- drip 4.1 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tool: Pet Food Labeling (28:18)
- drip 4.2 - Poll Question #9
- drip 4.3 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 09 Answer, Poll 10 (0:31)
- drip 4.4 - Poll Question #10
- drip 4.5 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 10 Answer (0:15)
- drip 4.6 - Poll Question #11
- drip 4.7 - Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools: Poll 11 Answer (0:21)
Post-Course Assessment Canine and Feline Nutritional Tools
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