
iCatCare launches new behaviour course to assist these working with cats enhance feline wellbeing
Individuals who take care of cats as a part of their work, together with veterinary professionals and people working in homing centres, boarding catteries or as cat groomers, are properly positioned to supply recommendation to optimise their wellbeing. With over 70% of homeowners reporting that their cat experiences behaviour issues,1 the Cat Behavioural Health Programme from International Cat Care (iCatCare) goals to considerably enhance cat welfare and assist stop these issues from creating within the first place. Upon completion, learners will be capable of champion cat wellbeing by offering preventative and behavioural first help recommendation, figuring out downside behaviours and dealing underneath the supervision of medical animal behaviourists.
Written by 16 internationally famend cat welfare specialists and endorsed by the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology (ESVCE), the programme is the beginning of a journey to turning into an iCatCare Behavioural Health Practitioner and replaces the Advanced Feline Behaviour for Veterinary and Cat Professionals programs. With versatile pay-per-module on-line and on-demand supply, the programme is designed to suit simply right into a busy schedule and options up-to-date cat welfare science (together with areas of behaviour, cognition, feelings, human-animal interactions and genetics).
Learners will earn a certificates upon finishing every module constructing as much as the Level 1 Cat Behavioural Health Practitioner, which includes 4 studying modules and a closing challenge module. Planning is presently underway for Level 2, which is able to construct on the abilities acquired in Level 1 with a concentrate on people-centric abilities, comparable to communication, professionalism and ethics, and can embody sensible case research.
Featuring participating and interactive course classes, the programme may also help these curious about turning into an ABTC Animal Behaviour Technician by contributing to the data and understanding necessities.
Sarah Ellis, Head of Cat Mental Wellbeing and Behaviour at iCatCare and course director mentioned:
‘Across the world are cats which might be misunderstood as a result of an absence of caregiver understanding of their behaviour. Sadly, this will result in inappropriate husbandry and interactions, which may, in flip, result in downside behaviours. Preventative recommendation and early recognition of downside behaviours are each key to enhancing cat welfare. This programme permits anybody who works with cats, both straight or in a distant advisory function, to achieve the data and understanding required to assist promote cat behavioural well being.’
Modules 1 and a pair of (Level 1) of the Cat Behavioural Health Programme are actually obtainable to finish on demand at https://go.icatcare.org/catbehealth, with extra modules coming in 2025.
References
1. PDSA. Paw Report 2024 [Internet]. [Cited 11 October 2024] Available from: https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/pdsa-animal-wellbeing-report/paw-report-2024/cats