Natural Health Care for Animals

Understand Natural Animal Health Care

There is an increasing interesting in natural health care in humans and animals. This course will teach you more about treating animals naturally.

• Do you want to learn the principles of natural animal health?
• Study the holistic treatment of diseases in animals.
• Understand the principles of herbal treatments, naturopathy, homeopathy and tactile therapy
• Understand the limitations of natural animal health care
• Look at managing and maintaining health in animals
• Improve your job and career prospects
• Study this 100 hour course in your own home
• Learn more about natural animal health care with our friendly, expert tutors.

• pet owners
• kennel staff
• voluntary staff
• rescue staff
• veterinary assistants
• pet shop workers
• animal-related journalists

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction to Natural Animal Health Care
   • Limitations of Conventional Medicine
   • Holistic Treatments
   • Homeopathy
   • Flower Essences
   • Naturopathy
   • Natural Nutrition
   • Tactile Therapy (Massage, Equine Tactile Therapy, Bowen Therapy, Canine Myofunctional Therapy, Physiotherapy, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Acapuncture, Microcurrent, Microwave Therapies, Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine)
   • Benefits of Natural Health Care
   • Codes of Practice for Animal Welfare
   • Health & Safety in Veterinary Practice (Separating Animals, Infectious Diseases, Containing Disease, Disposal of Dead/Infected Tissues, Dangerous non-Animal Wastes, Storage & Handling of Supplements/Equipment).
2. Signs of Ill Health
   • Normal Vital Signs
   • Recognising ill health
   • Disease Diagnosis
   • Homeopathic Remedies
   • Signs of Shock
   • Signs of Internal Bleeding
   • Signs of Poisoning
   • First Aid
3. Natural Nutrition for Animals
   • The effect of Modern Living on Domestic Animals
   • Processed Pet Foods
   • Affect of Poor Nutrition on Animal Behaviour
   • Good Nutrition for Domesticated Animals (Carbohydrates, Proten, Fats/Lipids, Minerals, Vitamins, Supplements, Recipes)
   • Nutritional Problems in Animals (Allergies, Dermatitis, Overweight, Underweight, Liver Disease)
   • Livestock Mineral supplements for farm animals, Nutritional Supplements
4. Holistic Health Care - Maintaining Health
   • Creating a Healthy Environment (Domestic pets, Livestock)
   • Health Maintenance
   • Preventing Arthritis in Dogs
   • The Vaccination Debate
   • Pet Dental Care
   • Flea Control
   • Disease Prevention in Livestock
   • Preventing Disease in Poultry
   • Avian Influenza
5. Holistic Health Care - Treating Health Problems
   • Naturopathic Treatment
   • Homeopathic Treatment
   • Herbalism
   • Treating Common Ailments (Arthritis, Skin Problems, Digestive Complaints, Diabetes, Dental Problems )
   • Pain Management
   • Identifying Pain
   • Pain Relief Medication
   • Herbal Treatments
   • Homeopathy
   • Flower Essences
   • Physical Therapy
   • Equine Tactile Therapy
   • Bowen Therapy
   • Canine Myofunctional Therapy
   • Behavioural Problems (Dogs-excessive barking, digging, aggression, phobias; Cats; urine spraying, scratching furniture, aggression)
   • Birds
6. Animal Diseases & Health Problems (Domestic Animals)
   • Dogs; Distemper, Heartworm, Parvo virus, Hydatid Disease
   • Cats; Ringworm, Feline Aids - Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Hairballs, Feline Herpes Virus or Cat Flu;
   • Rodents; Respiratory problems and Mycoplasma, Abscesses
   • Reptiles; Mouth Rot or Canker (Stomatitis); cyto parasites (Mites), Pneumonia,
   • Fish
   • Cage Birds, etc
7. Animal Diseases & Health Problems (Livestock)
   • Notifiable Diseases
   • Control of Internal Parasites, Horses (Tetanus, Lock Jaw, Strangles, Parasites, Colic, Equine Influenza)
   • Cattle (Parasites, Mastitis)
   • Pigs (Exudative Epidermitis of pigs (Greasy Pig), Leptospirosis, Parasites)
   • Sheep (Enterotoxemia (Pulpy Kidney), Cutaneous Myiasis (Blow Fly strike))
   • Poultry (Newcastle Disease (NCD), Yolk Sac Infection, Infectious Bronchitis (IB))
8. Animal Health Care Case Study Research Project
   • Evaluate symptoms of ill-health displayed by an animal, determine the problem and decide on a natural course of treatment for the specific health problem suffered by the animal.
   • Develop a management plan that the owner of the animal can undertake to help treat the problem and relieve associated pain and discomfort.

Aims

• Explain the principles and benefits of natural animal health care
• Recognise common signs of ill health in different animals
• Explain the principles of natural nutrition for animals.
• Describe requirements for preventative health care in animals.
• Recognise common diseases, health problems and natural treatments for those problems in domestic animals
• Develop an understanding of natural treatments for health problems in animals
• Recognise some common diseases, health problems and natural treatments for those problems in livestock.
• Develop a natural treatment plan for a specific health problem of an animal