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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.9 - handling animals S6.9.7 - providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals Prescribe physical therapy to animals
Description
Prescribe physical methods for therapy in animals, such as modification of exercise, massage, heat treatment, electrical and other wave based treatments.
The physical therapy may be performed by non-veterinarians as prescribed by the veterinarian.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Specialised veterinarianSpecialised veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical, and personally responsible …
- General veterinarianGeneral veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical, and personally responsible capa…
Optional for
- Animal therapistAnimal therapists are professionals who rehabilitate animals that have had surgery, amputation, have been injured or suffer from chronic pain so that they may enjoy a higher qualit…
- Alternative animal therapistAlternative animal therapists investigate sick or injured small and large animals and provide an alternative healing treatment. They may use homeopathy or acupuncture and other alt…
Related skills
- Animal therapy
- Environmental enrichment for animals
- Deal with challenging people
- Assess animal behaviour
- Biosecurity related to animals
- Manage animal welfare
- Maintain veterinary clinical records
- Develop an animal handling strategy
- Assess animal nutrition
- Understand the animal’s situation
- Make decisions regarding the animal’s welfare
- Manage animal biosecurity
- Safe work practices in a veterinary setting
