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HOLISTIC Veterinary Schools?
Alright, so I’ve been looking at colleges lately for Veterinary work. However, I don’t like the over-all topics addressed in these universities regarding nutrition. Are there any degrees relating to Holistic All-natural Veterinary Science, or even Holistic Nutrition? Can one get a degree in such a thing attending college? Does anybody know of any universities (not online) that offer such a thing?
Sorry if my question sounds childish and un-educated. You can look at some of my answers/questions to see that I do know what I’m getting into. But seriously – does such a thing exist? So many veterinarians I go to know SQUAT about nutrition.
There are only 28 schools of veterinary medicine in the country.
They all follow the same basic curriculum and course work. They have to in order to be accredited by the AVMA.
Your best bet? Do the schooling, if it is what you are seriously interested in. The nutrition work is only about a week long (honestly, I went through it in vet. tech. school, and it is the same basic course outline). Go through the motions, then throw all the crap out the back door as soon as the course is over with.
To get into vet school, you must first have a degree. Biology is your best bet, as it is basic biology that tells me dog food nutrition courses are full of sh*t. After you graduate, take a strong interest in holistic medicine. Again, basic biology and even ethology/zoology will play a big role in this. By understanding the wild counter-parts of our domesticated animals, we can better understand them and how they SHOULD live and eat. Do your internship under a holistic vet. After graduation, many vets opt to continue on a 1-2 year paid internship, and again, do this under a holistic vet.
There are no courses or schools for this. All veterinary and vet. tech schools are the same basic thing on paper. They have to be basically uniform in order to maintain their accreditation. But there are more and more CE courses geared towards holistic ways (for example, my school recently had one on animal acupuncture and massage). And a certain number of CE courses are required yearly for vets and techs in order to maintain certification/licensing.
The only way to learn is to take the initiative yourself. Attending CE classes, working under vets and professors that share your way of thinking. Attend lectures and meetings (they are EVERYWHERE), and read up on current papers and articles. A vet tech journal a few years ago did an excellent article on the pros of raw feeding, and I used it as a large basis for my second quarter thesis paper.
David Getoff on DETOXIFICATION ( holistic nutrition diet )