Alternative Diets
A four module Flexi CPD course with Georgia Woods-Lee
Module 1
Grain Free Diets
- What is a grain free diet?
- Why might owners choose a grain free diet?
- What are the benefits of a grain free diet?
- What are the risks of a grain free diet?
- How can we improve safety and support the owner’s choice?
- Considerations for feeding a pet whilst in the veterinary hospital who receives a grain free diet at home
Module 2
Home Prepared Cooked Diets
- Key nutritional aims
- Complete and balanced
- Palatable
- Digestible
- No fed in excess
- Safe
- Achievable
- Sustainable
- What is a home prepared cooked diet?
- Why might owners choose a home prepared cooked diet?
- What are the benefits of a home prepared cooked diet?
- What are the risks of a home prepared cooked diet?
- How can we improve safety and support the owner’s choice?
- Considerations for feeding a pet whilst in the veterinary hospital who receives a home prepared cooked diet at home
- How to make use of online nutritional tools
Module 3
Raw Meat Based Diets
- What is a raw meat based diet?
- Why might owners choose a raw meat based diet?
- What are the benefits of a raw meat based diet?
- What are the risks of a raw meat based diet?
- How can we improve safety and support the owner’s choice?
- Considerations for feeding a pet whilst in the veterinary hospital who receives a raw meat based diet at home
Module 4
Plant Based Diets
- What is a plant based diet?
- Why might owners choose a plant based diet?
- What are the benefits of a plant based diet?
- What are the risks of plant based diet?
- How can we improve safety and support the owner’s choice?
- Considerations for feeding a pet whilst in the veterinary hospital who receives a plant based diet at home
- Sustainability