Vet
200 Small Animal Nutrition
Course Syllabus & Class
Schedule
Number/Title: Vet 200, Small Animal
Nutrition
Instructor: Dr. Geneva
Email: VT_nutrition@hillspet.com
(Classroom
Facilitator)
Telephone (785) 368-5779 Office phone 423-869-6278
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Class Meeting: Monday
5:00 – 7:00 PM, Central Standard Time (EST)
Textbook: Pocket Companion to
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition,
4th Edition, Hand & Novotny
Prerequisite, co-requisite: Determined
by the school.
Credit Hours: 3 credit hour.
Attendance: The attendance policy of the
school is applied to this course. The class facilitator will discuss the
attendance requirements. The following is recommended as a general attendance
policy.
Students are expected to
attend all scheduled classes. Make up
tests or work will be allowed for excused absences only. There is no make up for laboratories.
Unexcused absences will result in a zero grade for that missed test or
work. An excused absence is illness or
accident requiring a doctor’s care (a receipt or note will be required), or the
death of an immediate family member. The
instructor may recommend administrative withdrawal of a student with absences
in excess of 15% of scheduled class meetings.
Students are required to
wear the Veterinary Technology Program uniform, nametag, safe footwear, and
restrict jewelry to a watch, wedding or plain finger rings, and ear studs. No
dangling jewelry will be permitted for safety reasons. Students are also
required to maintain hair and nails at a length that provides for safety of the
student and allows maintenance of sterility in classroom procedures. Students
that do not conform to the required safety procedures will be considered absent
for that class.
Students are requested
to notify the instructor in writing of an anticipated absence when possible.
With prior approval, the instructor may excuse absences for certain school activities
and community service.
The student should refer
to the student handbook for dates for dropping a class with a refund, last day
to withdraw from a class with a grade of “W” and scheduled holidays. The
Syllabus and Class Schedule are guidelines for Small Animal Nutrition, but are
subject to change as needed.
Course Description: An introductory course for students accepted in the veterinary technology program providing identification and function of nutrients, understanding pet food labels, and applications for wellness, life stage, and therapeutic nutrition (prescription foods) for dogs and cats. The course will be an Internet based web seminar with simultaneous visual and audio presentation in the classroom.
Course Objectives: The course provides
information required to evaluate nutrient needs for the dog and cat during life
stages. The course introduces basic nutrition information related to the dog
and cat and prepares the student to calculate energy needs, convert to amount
of food and cost of feeding. The course will include practical application of
the role of the technician in interacting with pet owners to enhance
understanding of the veterinarian’s recommendations for wellness and principles
of management of nutrients as an aid to in specific conditions.
Grading: Grades will be based on self-assessment quizzes, midterm and final exams
and on the Student Project, Laboratory Exercises, and attendance and
participation in the class discussion boards. The point distribution is as
follows:
|
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Points |
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Quizzes (10) |
100 |
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Midterm |
100 |
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Student Project |
50 |
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Laboratory Exercises
(2) |
20 |
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Final |
200 |
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Attendance |
10 |
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Discussion Boards |
20 |
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Total |
500 |
A letter grade will be
assigned consistent with the college policy manual.
Course Competencies: At
the completion of the course the student will have competence in the following:
1. List the six common nutrients.
2. Calculate the energy needs for the dog and cat.
3. Identify the major minerals and vitamins and the physiologic role.
4. Identify health consequences of nutrient deficiency and excess.
5. Explain the standard nutrient profile and the role of AAFCO.
6. Discuss pet food label information and regulation.
7. Calculate the cost of feeding for common canned and dry pet foods.
8. Explain the differences in nutrient profile for growth, adult, senior, obesity prone, active, and reproduction and lactation.
9. Understand the physiologic and pathologic basis for recommendation of therapeutic pet foods in allergic, cardiovascular, cancer, skeletal, gastrointestinal, digestive, renal, urolithiasis, and acute and critical care conditions.
10. Demonstrate the role of the veterinary technician in client education and counseling for nutrition recommendations in the small animal practice.
.
Class Requirements:
Reading Assignments:
The student is responsible for information in the recommended reading in the Pocket
Companion to Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 4th Edition and
any information provided in brochures and class handouts.
Student Project: Using the principles of nutrition learned in class and the recommended reading, the student will prepare a patient assessment and nutrition recommendation for a dog or cat that the student owns or can access easily. The patient assessment will be recorded on a representative patient record form and will include the patient description, current weight, target or desired weight, body condition score, current pet food and treats both brand and amount, RER & DER, calculation of volume of current food based on DER, recommendation for feeding, and other general recommendations such as weight monitoring.
Quizzes: The student is encouraged to complete the
self-assessment quizzes each week, but no later than two weeks prior to the end
of the semester. Quizzes are available on Blackboard and are completed by the
student on their own.
Written Tests: There will be a midterm and a final examination consisting of multiple-choice questions.
Discussion Boards: The student is responsible for reading the discussion boards on a weekly basis. Four postings are required of each student: two in the first half of the semester (prior to the midterm) and two in the second half of the semester (no later than one week prior to the final).
Class Schedule: The
Class Schedule is a guideline for Small Animal Nutrition, but is subject to
change as needed. The meeting time is Wednesday,
Laboratory Exercises: Application of class material is provided in two laboratories: Life Stage Feeding Laboratory and Therapeutic Laboratory. The laboratories will require some advance set-up. Answer sheets for the laboratories will be provided and are required to be turned in for credit.
Participating
Colleges and Class Facilitators:
Tracy Cochran, CVT Patty
O’Rourke, CVT Mary Hatfield,
LVMT
Liz Brass, CVT Eloyes Hill, CVT
Technology:
Lecture & Laboratory Classes: Sessions are provided on a weekly schedule consistent with the school calendar. The sessions are a combination of PowerPoint slides on PlaceWareÒ and audio through the telephone. The sessions are live and not recorded so attendance is important. A laminated card with instructions on connecting to the Internet classroom is provided to each school. Students as well as the Classroom Facilitator should be capable of connecting to the PlaceWareÒ lecture.
The telephone directions for the audio connection are also provided on the laminated card and on the PlaceWareÒ screen in the upper left corner when you are connected to the Internet classroom. As with a traditional class, you are encouraged to ask questions and participate in activities. Everyone in the course including other schools can hear you, so be courteous and mute the telephone when not in use.
Blackboard Supplement: Supplemental materials are available on the class BlackboardÒ site. Resources include duplicates such as the syllabus and class schedules, lecture slides, and calculation worksheets. Participation in the BlackboardÒ site is required for grades on the self-assessment quizzes and discussion board posting. Students are encouraged to use the information provided on the site. There is no special software or connection and the site is available to the student from any computer with an Internet connection at any time. The Classroom Facilitator will provide the individual student ID and logon for access to the BlackboardÒ site at hills.blackboard.com. Note that there is no www. for this URL.
Please note that resources in this course are ã2004 Hill’s
Pet Nutrition, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of the slides by any individual
must be approved in writing by Dr. Geneva Keene Acor, Veterinary Affairs
Manager,
Recommended
Spring, 2004
Date
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Session
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Topic |
Recommended
Pocket Companion SACN 4
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0 |
Pet Food Manufacture & Video |
Chapters 3 & 4, pp. 69 – 84 |
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Jan 26 |
1 |
Orientation |
Table of Contents, Appendix Contents, pp. 839 – 877 |
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Feb 2 |
2 |
Basic Nutrition, CHO, Lipids, Proteins; Calculating Energy |
Chapter 2 pp. 23 – 32; Chapter 1 pp. 14 – 15 |
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Feb 9 |
3 |
Basic Nutrition, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants |
Chapter 2 pp. 33 – 68 |
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Feb 16 |
4 |
Pet Food Labels |
Chapter 5 pp. 85 - 99 |
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Feb 23 |
5 |
Life Stage Feeding |
Chapter 9 pp. 127 – 174 Chapter 11 pp. 197 – 257 Chapter 17 pp. 390 – 408 |
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March 1 |
6 |
Life Stage Lab |
Review Above |
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March 8 |
7 |
Midterm Exam |
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March 15 |
8 |
Introduction to Therapeutic Nutrition & History Video Weight Management |
Chapter 13 pp. 304 – 326 |
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March 15 |
9 |
Adverse Reactions, Recovery (Acute and Critical Care), |
Chapter 14 pp. 327 – 348 Chapter 12 pp. 258 – 303 |
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March 29 |
10 |
Brain Aging, Cancer/Neoplasia, Cardiovascular |
Chapter 25 pp. 776 – 796 Chapter 18 pp. |
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April 5 |
11 |
Diabetes mellitus, Gastrointestinal Disease, Liver Disease |
Chapter 22 pp. 570 – 691 Chapter 23 pp. 692 – 731 Chapter 24 pp. 732 – 748 |
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April 12 |
12 |
Renal Disease & LUTD |
Chapter 19 pp. 439 – 462 Chapter 20 pp. 463 – 534 Chapter 21 pp. 535 – 569 |
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April 19 |
13 |
Therapeutic Lab |
Review Above |
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April 26 |
14 |
Special Needs including Oral Health |
Chapter 16 pp. 368 – 390 |
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May 3 |
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Final Exam |
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Small Animal Nutrition Course
Spring, 2004
Monday Afternoon Session
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Date |
Session |
Topic |
Alfred |
Johnson |
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Manor |
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# Students |
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18 |
18 |
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9 |
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Jan. 12 |
0 |
Pet Food |
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1st Class |
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1st Class |
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Jan. 19 |
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Jan. 26 |
1 |
Orientation |
1st Class |
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1st Class |
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1st Class |
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Feb. 2 |
2 |
CHO, Fats,
Proteins |
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Feb. 9 |
3 |
Vitamins, Minerals,
Antiox |
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Feb. 16 |
4 |
Labels |
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Feb. 23 |
5 |
Life Stage |
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Mar. 1 |
6 |
Lab |
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Spring | ||