Pet Care

Pet Care

Course info

A course for pet owners or anyone working with pets, providing a sound introduction to caring for a wide variety of different pets including dogs, cats, fish, birds, rabbits, rodents, reptiles and amphibians. If you love animals this is a course for you!

What will you achieve from this course?

The Pet Care course covers the general principles of pet care, as they relate to a wide range of different types of pets. You will compare the characteristics of different breeds of cats and dogs. As well as covering routine care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, rodents, reptiles and amphibians.

Lessons:

• Introduction to Animal Care - Laws and licenses, Animal Charities and Societies, Pet Care Needs, Maintaining Health, Hygiene .
• Cats  - Breeds, Selection, Allergies, Containment, Sexing, Desexing, Breeding, Newborn Kittens, Exercise, Behaviour, Hygiene, Feed and nutrition, Amount of food, Watering, Grooming, Travelling, Care for a sick cat, Cats and wildlife.
• Dogs  - Selection, Breeds, Varying size and temperament, Grooming, Skin care, Inherited traits, Containment, Breeding, Desexing, Exercise, Behaviour, Feeding, Canine Nutrition, Bones, Watering, Training, Travelling, Identifying sickness, etc.
• Birds  - Selection, Breeds, Sexing, Desexing, Containment, Feed, Feeding, Watering, Grooming, Hygiene, Catching and Restraining, Travelling, Caring for the Sick Bird, Signs of illness, Temperature, Supportive therapy, Common Ailments, Safety in the Home.
• Fish  - Selection, Inside or Outside, Warm or Cold water, Number of fish, Types of fish, Costs, Size, Equipment, Tanks, Ponds, Pumps, Aquariums, Night lights, Water quality, Changing Water, Feed, Illness.
• Rabbits - Breeds, Selection, Legality, Containment, Environment, Feeding, Nutrition, Watering, Feed quantities and routine, Grooming, Handling, Malting, Transporting, Sexing, Breeding, Identifying illness, Care of sick rabbits, etc.
• Reptiles and Amphibians - Types, Selection, Legal Issues, Housing, Environmental requirements, Terrariums, Problems, Feed and feeding, General Care.
• Rodents, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Mice  - Varieties, Selection, Containment, Sexing, Breeding, Grooming, Feeding, Watering, Illness

Course Delivery

This course is able to be completed either online or by correspondence.

Work Load | Full time: 12 hours per week | Part time: 6 hours per week

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