Course description
Debunking the Myths around Feeding Raw for the Veterinary Professional Online Accredited CPD Course
Aims and Objectives
Module 1: The Practicalities of Raw Feeding
Key Learning Aims and Objectives
•To understand the common issues raw feeding owners face and how to offer a solution.
•To understand which foods to recommend and research the PFMA.
•A look at raw food and behaviour, what to observe and prepare for.
•How to calculate feeding amounts and advise clients.
•A detailed look at the two approaches to feeding raw food to dogs and cats.
•A look at changes for the pet owner when transitioning to raw food.
Module 2: Raw Food Safety
Key learning Aims and Objectives
•To identify sources of safer meat and be able to confidently advise on how to reduce potential risks.
•To understand the risks associated with raw pet food and how to minimise these risks.
•A detailed look at pathogenic bacteria in raw pet foods and how to minimise.
•Be able to review and assess the risk of exposure to parasites.
•To be able to recognise the types of bone to feed, their suitability for individual dogs and the role bone plays in raw feeding.
Module 3: Nutritional Adequacy
Key Learning Aims and Objectives
•To be able to confidently recognise and recommend a nutritionally balanced raw food diet.
•To review and understand the most common recipes and their suitability.
•To recognise when it isn’t appropriate to feed a raw diet.
•Identifying the nutritional requirements for life stages and advising on appropriate raw foods.
•A look at how feeding raw can support common diseases.
I qualified in 1998 and became Head nurse in a 3 branch mixed practice. My time in practice taught me many skills including running clinics, dealing with company representatives, tricky clients and a team of nurses and vets. I very much enjoyed my role as an NVQ assessor teaching the trainee Vet nurses.
After leaving practice I was lucky enough to complete a BSc in Animal Behaviour and Physiology. This taught me about the evolutionary path our domesticated pets had been on and how innate behaviour and physiology are the key to happiness and health.
Since university I have taught on the VN degree program, worked with Wiltshire Wildlife trust, and returned to practice part time.
My present role as research and development manager at a Pet Food Company, has been an education into the pet food industry. Leading me to achieve a diploma in Naturopathy, use diet formulation software and run a research project.
I am passionate about supporting Veterinary nurses in practice and providing unbiased balance education to enable informed choices for clients.
katiemccaul@hotmail.com