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Approach to birds and reptiles in Webinar Plus: Backyard poultry A practical approach to rabbit Rabbits, rodents and ferrets
general practice online problems and solutions and rodent surgery – medicine and surgery
online

Monday 17th January Wednesday 27th April UPDATED Monday 3rd October
to Sunday 27th February to Tuesday 24th May Tuesday 24th May to Sunday 13th November
Are you perplexed by parrots, troubled by tortoises or stumped by Help, it’s a sick chicken! What advice can I give the owner? Is there Would you like to improve your confidence when performing small Do you frequently see rabbits and rodents in your practice but feel
snakes? Would you like to feel more confident when an unusual species any treatment? mammal surgical procedures in first opinion practice. ill-prepared to do so? Are you interested in these species and would
appears on your consult list? like to enhance your knowledge about them?
During this online course topics covered will include anatomy, husbandry, This course of recorded webinars will be followed by an all-day practical
Birds and reptiles have become popular pets in the UK. They are history taking, positive signs of health, correct handling, diagnostic tests, covering a variety of surgical conditions that can pose challenges for Rabbits, ferrets and rodents are becoming increasingly popular pets in
frequently presented for veterinary care, often as emergencies. This drug administration, reproductive problems, common medical conditions the small mammal surgeon. The focus of the practical day will be on the UK and continuing advances in diagnosis and treatment of disease
course aims to help clinicians build confidence in their approach to including external and internal parasites, notifiable diseases, nutritional procedures that are performed in general practice and will be on means clients’ expectations continue to increase. This course aims to help
the exotics case and to develop sound diagnostic and treatment plans disorders, poisons and toxins, fracture repair, vaccination, emergency and a variety of small mammal species. These will include dental and orofacial clinicians develop a logical, problem solving approach to exotic small
based on the most up-to-date evidence. The course is suitable for critical care, anaesthesia and analgesia, euthanasia and both pedigree procedures such as abscess resection, in addition to surgery of the mammal cases, and develop sound treatment plans based on the most
both experienced and new graduate vets. and ownership identification. An introduction to the poultry industry will be gastrointestinal, urinary and reproductive systems. up-to-date evidence.
discussed for completeness and how it impacts and supports the
Why do this course? backyard keeper. Why do this course? Why do this course?
If you are seeing birds and reptiles on an occasional or regular basis This course will be of interest to you if you see rabbits and other small If you are seeing rabbits and small mammal patients on a regular basis
and wish to build your confidence in approaching these cases. If you Why do this course? mammal patients on a regular basis and wish to update your knowledge and wish to update your knowledge and apply best practice to provide
want to update your knowledge and apply best practice to provide You will gain greater confidence in advising about poultry welfare and and improve your surgical skills. optimal care to these species.
optimal care for these species. correct handling as well as enhance your poultry medicine and surgery Key areas Key areas
skills. Species covered include chickens, pheasants, turkeys, domestic
Key areas waterfowl and ornamental waterfowl. • Update on current techniques in anaesthesia and analgesia, including • Rabbit medicine and surgery – recent advances and clinical techniques
• Identification, husbandry requirements and handling of the most intubation techniques • Current techniques for anaesthesia and critical care of small mammals
commonly presented species Key areas • Common surgical conditions and how to deal with them • Update on options for reproductive control of ferrets and approach to
• Common presentations in birds and reptiles and how to approach • Understanding reasons for, and resolving, welfare pitfalls • Approach to dental abscesses and extractions including dental common endocrinopathies and neoplasia
them, including case-based scenarios • Welfare, husbandry and health nerve blocks • Common case presentations and how to deal with them
• How to successfully anaesthetise a bird or reptile • Normal attributes and relevant anatomy of poultry species • Flank ovariohysterectomy/ovariectomy in rats and guinea pigs, • Approach to clinical care of unusual small mammal species
• Surgical techniques, critical care and analgesia • Diagnostics abdominal castration of guinea pigs Previous participants have commented...
• Common diseases, treatment, prophylaxis and vaccines • Liver lobe torsion surgery
Previous participants have commented... • Relevant medicines legislation including notifiable diseases • Partial ear canal ablation and bulla osteotomy “I now feel much more confident and feel like I can do a better job for
“This is a great course for vets new to the field of exotics.” my rabbit, ferret and rodent patients! Thank you!”
• Emergency and critical care, euthanasia • Nephrectomy, ureterostomy
Course details • Anaesthesia and analgesia Previous participants have commented... Course details
Course type: e-CPD • Surgery “Very informative and good tips when asking about cases in general Course type: e-CPD
Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience. Previous participants have commented... practice. Good to practice on a variety of species and sexes. Learnt new Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience.
Resources include online presentations, electronic course notes, case “Very knowledgeable tutor and great materials for referencing to in practice.” techniques I will be trying.” Resources include online presentations, electronic course notes, videos
studies, videos and discussion forums with colleagues and the tutors and discussion forums with colleagues and the tutors
Course length: 6 weeks “Has been very informative in an area which is not particularly well taught Course details Course length: 6 weeks
CPD hours: Up to 42 at university.” Course type: Recorded webinars and onsite CPD hours: Up to 42
Course fee: £725 Course format: Recorded lectures, case-based discussions and Course fee: £725
Course details
Tutors Course type: Webinar Plus practical sessions Tutors
Course length: 1 day and 6 hours of recorded webinars
Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Lecturer in Course format: A mixture of weekly webinars (which can be viewed live CPD hours: Up to 14 Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Lecturer in
Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC and/or as recorded versions throughout the course), comprehensive notes, Course fee: £849 Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC
Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DipECZM (Herpetology) case studies, quizzes and tutor-moderated online discussion forums Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DipECZM (Herpetology)
MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine Course length: 4 weeks Tutors MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal
and Surgery, RVC CPD hours: Up to 16 Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Lecturer in Exotic Medicine and Surgery, RVC
Course fee: £379 Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC
Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DipECZM (Herpetology)
Tutor MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine
Victoria Roberts BVSc MRCVS, Backyard Poultry Vet, Vicvet
and Surgery, RVC
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