Learning Outcomes

Pet Nutrition: Food Types, Pet Labels and Digestion

Feeding Stages, Pet Weight and Pet Food

Snacks, Treats, Herbs and Toxic Foods

Lesson Summary

This module introduces you to pet nutrition, exploring diverse food types, diet classifications, food labelling, and more. Gain valuable insights into pet weight management, including digestion in cats and dogs. We’ll teach you when and how to provide treats to your pets, including how herbs and green foods can be helpful to them.

Specific Nutrients: Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Specific Nutrients: Mice, Hamsters, Rats, Fish and Birds

Specific Nutrients: Reptiles

This module explores using essential oils on pets, including oils to avoid. We’ll dive deep into the specific nutrients for cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals. You’ll learn about the nutrition of mice, rats, guinea pigs, birds, and reptiles. We’ll also teach you how to keep food diaries to track your pets' nutrition.

Course Assessment - Pet Nutrition: Essential Principles & Practices

Empower yourself to make conscious dietary choices that optimise your pets' well-being with this free online course.

Pet Nutrition: Essential Principles & Practices

With so many pet food options at the pet store, it can be difficult to determine what to feed your pet. The easiest way to get started is to study the fundamentals of pet nutrition. This course explores the essential principles and best practises that contribute to the well-being of dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals. You’ll learn about types of food, food labels, digestion, snacks, species-specific nutrients, and more.

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