Cat Courses & Seminars

Kitten Kinder - Private, Group Classes (NSW) & Online

An early socialisation program for you and your kitten is essential.

Sydney-based Pet Nurture offers private, group and online classes that will help you understand your kitten and its natural behaviour, help you build a strong relationship through enrichment and training, prepare your kitten for adult life and set you both up for success! Topics covered include:

✔️ Understanding your Kitten & Cat body language
✔️ Kitten potty training
✔️ Socialisation and proper handling
✔️ Kitten health
✔️ Environmental Enrichment
✔️ Cats and Kids
✔️ Good manners
✔️ Preventative health care
✔️ Kitten training
✔️ Stress free veterinary visits and much more

Cost: Normally $200 but Australian Cat Lover readers will receive a $50 discount (simply mention ACL when enrolling).

Private / Online courses are open to everyone at any time until Christmas 2020 and will resume again mid-January. 2021 dates & locations for Group Classes to be advised soon.

For details and to enrol, visit www.petnurture.com.au/kitten-kindergarten/ or email enquiries@petnurture.com.au

Kitten Neonatal Care Webinars (Online)

Learn how to care for neonatal kittens (kittens zero to four weeks old). This Alley Cat Allies webinar series (4 modules) was developed to make sure anyone who cares for orphaned kittens is ready to provide the food, love, and care they need. The series of 60-minute online presentations includes sessions geared toward rescue organisations, fosters, shelter staff, veterinary staff, and others who want to help save kittens.

This kitten webinar series is presented by National Kitten Coalition Co-Founders:

• Rosemarie Crawford, a licensed veterinary technician who has worked in high-volume shelters and large veterinary practices and regularly fosters ill kittens.
• Susan Spaulding, who has fostered thousands of neonatal kittens and advises numerous shelters on neonatal kitten care.

For more details, please click here

Any time - Cat Psychology & Training (Online)

This Animal Psychology home study course will help you understand cat psychology and apply that knowledge to manage and influence the behaviour of your cats.

• Cat communication - domestic and wild cats
• Cat behaviour training - domestic cats
• Cat behaviour
• Cat business management 

Course duration and pace: 100 hours of self paced study. Start the course at any time and study at a pace to suit you. Take 12 months to complete the course with as much or as little tutor guidance or support as you need.

Course Code: BAG222
Qualification: Statement of Attainment

Cost: $647.90 (inc. GST) at www.acs.edu.au/

Any time  - Responsible Cat Ownership Course (Online)

The Responsible Cat Ownership Course gives you some basic information about your legal responsibilities as a cat owner.

It will also help you be a better companion to your cat, teaching you about the best food, how to keep your pet entertained, dealing with scratching and yowling, and making sure your cat stays safely at home.

The course covers three main topics:
Section 1 – Rights and responsibilities
Section 2 – Cat welfare and management
Section 3 – Cat behaviour

You can do this course online in your own time by downloading the training manual:
Responsible Cat Ownership Training Course Manual (PDF - 2.7 MB)
Responsible Cat Ownership Training Course Manual (WORD - 64.3 KB)

For more details, click here

From February 2021 - Feline Medicine Distance Education

If cats could talk, they'd be the first to tell you that they require refined, particular and focused care.

An unwell cat poses many unique challenges to the small animal practitioner and the difference between managing canine and feline patients (in both the art and the science of veterinary medicine) is well recognised.

This course is designed to reinforce, deepen and broaden your knowledge of feline medicine in a practical, interactive and enjoyable way. In addition, it will provide you with valuable information to make your practice more feline friendly. Cement your knowledge with the case-focused workshop.The Feline Medicine Distance Education course is truly an international course. Depending on your location once you enrol you will join a cohort of participants in your part of the world. 

For more details on all Small Animal Medicine courses offered by the University of Sydney (Centre for Veterinary Education), click here


An integrative approach to behaviour cases with Dr Kate Lindsey (Free Podcast)

Dr Kate Lindsey is a veterinarian who has had a lifelong fascination with animals and their behaviour. After feeling confused and uncomfortable with the high rates of euthanasia due to behavioural reasons seen in veterinary practice, Kate pursued further studies in this field and founded Kalmpets in Perth, WA. 

Dr Sarah Howard discusses with Dr Kate Lindsay emerging research in the field of behavioural medicine and the crossover between canine and human mental illnesses. We then jump into the specifics of how she uses diet and supplements to aid in the management of her cases.

To listen to this free podcast, click Pure Animal Podcast (Apple Podcast)

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