In this course, you’ll learn about parasites and parasitology, the different types of animal parasites, and how to diagnose, treat, and prevent parasites. You’ll also learn how to monitor and observe an animal’s habits and behaviors. You’ll learn the requirements, routes, procedures, and concerns of fluid administration. You’ll study the most common procedures used in veterinary sample collection and diagnosis, the treatment procedures involved in veterinary nursing, and the physical therapy concerns and methods most relevant to the duties of a veterinary assistant. You’ll also study the principles and procedures of dog and cat dental prophylaxis, as well as the concerns and procedures of pediatric, geriatric, and routine animal health care. Finally, you’ll study veterinary drugs, where they come from, and who regulates them. You’ll learn how drugs enter the body and how to ensure that the right amount enters, and you’ll identify drugs used for infection, inflammation, vital organs, body systems, disease prevention, and hormone regulation.
Objectives:
- Understand parasites and parasitology.
- Identify the different types of animal parasites.
- Diagnose, treat, and prevent parasites.
- Know how to monitor the animal.
- Observe the animal’s habits and behaviors.
- Learn the requirements, routes, procedures, and concerns of fluid administration.
- Understand the most common procedures used in veterinary sample collection and diagnosis.
- Identify the treatment procedures involved in veterinary nursing.
- Know the physical therapy concerns and methods most relevant to the duties of a veterinary assistant.
- Understand the principles and procedures of dog and cat dental prophylaxis.
- Know the concerns and procedures of pediatric, geriatric, and routine animal health care.
- Explain what veterinary drugs are, where they come from, and who regulates them.
- Understand how drugs enter the body, and how to ensure that the right amount enters.
- Identify drugs used for infection, inflammation, vital organs, body systems, disease prevention, and hormone regulation.
Additional Unit Material:
Video: Small Animal Nursing