VETCE ON DEMAND: WHAT DO CATS WANT? TWEAKING TECHNIQUE AND ENVIRONMENT CAN MAKE EVERYONE PURR
Continuing Education Credits |
Course meets the requirements for 1 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery.
RACE Subject Category: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1311572 .

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Content Presenter |
Margie Scherk, DVM, DipABVP (feline practice)
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Course Focus and Learning Objectives |
VetCE on Demand: What Do Cats Want? Tweaking Technique and Environment Can Make Everyone Purr utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name.
By rethinking how we interact with felines and trying to see things from their point of view, life becomes less stressful for them, for the practice team and for clients. This course shares share information about what triggers to avoid, as well as practical applications, tips, and techniques to manage cats’ environment to support their emotional health and wellbeing.
After completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- explain how cats perceive the world and discuss how this affects their responses and reactions
- access threats in the clinic and outline a plan to reduce those threats
- explain how to interact with cats in ways that make the hospital experience less stressful for felines
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Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling |
This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information.
This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting.
Completion Deadline:
Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.
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Completion Requirements |
The completion requirements for this course are:
- complete the quiz with a score of 80% or better - multiple attempts are permitted
- submit the course survey
Upon submission of the final completion requirement, the participant will automatically be marked as completed and the course completion email will be sent out. The participant will have immediate access to the certificate.
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Course Fee |
Price: $10.00 USD
Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page.
Please use this link to view the Withdrawal Policy for this course.
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