Companion Animal Sciences Institute

Course Title: Canine Digestion - 304

Credits: 2

Instructor: Susan Dillon, Dip.NS., Dip. C.N., Dip.ACBS., Dip.CFNA.

Course Description

This course is an extensive, foundational examination of the canine digestive system. It explores all the major structures and organs involved in digestion while keeping terminology as simple to understand as possible. It starts by examining the canine mouth and dentition and works its way through the stomach and intestines. This course contains important information in how dogs ingest ingredients and digest their constituent nutrients and then how those nutrients are absorbed by the body.

Students should emerge from this course with a foundational understanding of:

• functions of saliva
• major structures involved in digestions
• enzymes
• functions of the stomach
• factors affecting gastric emptying
• functions of the small intestine
• pancreas, liver and gall bladder participation in digestion
• absorption of nutrients
• function of large intestine

Course Texts

• Canine and Feline Nutrition A Resource for Companion Animal Professionals 2nd Edition by Case, Carey, Hirakawa, and Daristotle (This text is available through CASI for $30 USD, which covers only the cost for shipping from publisher and shipping to you)
  

Schedule

The course begins as soon as your enrollment is complete and you receive your enrollment package. Although we allow 3 months for this course, you are free to complete the course sooner if you can, and we do allow extensions if need be.

Prerequisites

301 & 302 & 303

Tuition

$200 Cdn. (Currency Converter) + 4% fee for for online payments. Textbooks not included in tuition. They may be purchased through http://www.dogwise.com, http://www.amazon.com, http://www.abebooks.com or http://www.half.com in most cases. Also check the Student Library. Canadian Residents 5% GST.

Enrollment

Visit the "ENROLL" page and follow the application instructions.