Natural Health Care For Animals 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 8 lessons:

1. Introduction to Natural Animal Health Care
   • Normal Vital Signs
   • Recognising ill health
   • Disease Diagnosis
   • Homeopathic Remedies
   • Signs of Shock
   • Signs of Internal Bleeding
   • Signs of Poisoning
   • First Aid
2. 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)
3. 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
4. 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)
5. 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); cytoparasites (Mites)
   • Pneumonia
   • Fish
   • Cage Birds
6. Animal Diseases & Health Problems (Livestock)
   • Notifiable Diseases
   • Control of Internal Parasites
   • Horses (Tentnus, 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)
7. 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.