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Dietotherapie in Cats and Dogs

Course Code	: VİH526
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 1
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 1
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

Diet plans in allergies, cardiomyopathy, gastritis and enteritis acuta, colitis, chronic hepatopathy, chronic renal failure, and diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats, general and specific criteria in treatment with diet and principles will be given.

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Learns the role of diet therapy in allergies, gastrointestinal, dermatological, cardiovascular, urinary and endocrine disorders in dogs and cats.
2.	Adopts the general and specific criteria in diet therapy.
3.	Provides a sense of prophylactic protection from various diseases with this learned information in animals via nutrition.
4.	Regulates the diets of clinical patients.
5.	Gains knowledge of total parenteral nutrition.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
2.	J. D. Bonagura, D. C. Twedt; Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIV: Small Animal Practice. WB Saunders, 2009
3.	Nelson, Richard W., C. C.Guillermo. Small Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008
4.	S. J. Ettinger, E. C. Feldman; Textbook Of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Diseases Of The Dog And Cat. WB Saunders, 2003
5.	C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

foods and dietary patterns that cause allergies in dogs and cats

Week 2 - Theoretical

dietary patterns which should be accompanied to medical treatment of allergie in cats and dogs

Week 3 - Theoretical

The importance of diet shape and nutrition in dogs cardiomyopathy

Week 4 - Theoretical

gastroenteritis due to nutritional problems in dogs and cats

Week 5 - Theoretical

The Role of Diet in the prevention and treatment of acute and Chronic Gastritis

Week 6 - Theoretical

The role of proper nutrition in diarrhea treatment

Week 7 - Theoretical

The Role of Diet in the Treatment of Colitis

Week 8 - Theoretical

The Role of Diet in the Treatment of Colitis (midterm exam)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Foods that can cause Hepatopaty

Week 10 - Theoretical

Proper Nutrition in Hepatopathy

Week 11 - Theoretical

Proper Diet and Nutrition models in Chronic Kidney Disease

Week 12 - Theoretical

Role of Nutrition in Diabetes Mellitus

Week 13 - Theoretical

Nutrition Proper Diet in Diabetes Mellitus

Week 14 - Theoretical

General and Specific Criteria in dietary treatment

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Attending Lectures	1	%5
Presentation	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	1	14
Assignment	4	0	10	40
Reading	14	0	2	28
Midterm Examination	1	5	1	6
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	5	4	4	3	3	3	4
OÇ-2	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
OÇ-3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5

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