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Approach to birds and reptiles in general Recorded Webinar Series: Approach to Rabbits, rodents and ferrets – medicine Webinar Plus: Exotics ophthalmology
practice online wildlife casualties in practice and surgery online Monday 3rd to Sunday 30th November
Monday 3rd February to Sunday 16th March Recorded webinars with a live Q&A on NEW Monday 29th September Are you unsure how to manage a rabbit with a red eye? Do snakes with
Monday 22nd September to Sunday 9th November subspectacular abscesses make you skittish? Perhaps you have an
Are you perplexed by parrots, troubled by tortoises or stumped by interest in ophthalmology and would like to broaden your knowledge of
snakes? Would you like to feel more confident when an unusual species Do you see wildlife casualties in practice and wish you had more Do you frequently see rabbits and rodents in your practice but feel ill- exotic species. If so, this course is for you.
appears on your consult list? knowledge of these species? Would you like to feel more confident with prepared to do so? Are you interested in these species and would like to
Birds and reptiles have become popular pets in the UK. They are handling, triage and decision making? enhance your knowledge about them? With increasing numbers of small furry, scaly, and feathery friends gracing
the doors of vet GPs, we’re here to help you feel more confident about
frequently presented for veterinary care, often as emergencies. This Wildlife casualties are frequently presented for emergency veterinary Rabbits, ferrets and rodents are becoming increasingly popular pets in managing their eye problems.
course aims to help clinicians build confidence in their approach to care, and decision making and the approach to these cases can the UK and continuing advances in diagnosis and treatment of disease
the exotics case and to develop sound diagnostic and treatment plans be challenging. This series of webinars aims to help clinicians build means clients’ expectations continue to increase. This course aims to Course details
based on the most up-to-date evidence. The course is suitable for both confidence in their management of wildlife cases from species help clinicians develop a logical, problem solving approach to exotic small Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
experienced and new graduate vets. identification and triage through to stabilisation and treatment of common mammal cases and develop sound treatment plans based on the most Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429
Course details presentations. It is suitable for both experienced and new graduate vets up-to-date evidence.
and nurses.
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 Course details Tutors
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 Course details Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DipECZM (Herpetology)
MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine
Course type: Recorded webinars CPD hours: Up to 7 Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729
Tutors with live Q&A Course fee: £209 and Surgery, RVC
Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Course length: 6 hours of recorded Tutors Emily Jeanes BVSc MVetSci MVetMed BSAVA PGCertSAOphthal
Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC lectures plus 1 hour for Q&A Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Lecturer in Exotic DipECVO MRCVS, Veterinary Ophthalmologist, North Downs Specialist
Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DipECZM (Herpetology) Tutor Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC Referrals
MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DipECZM (Herpetology) Vim Kumaratunga BVSc MVetMed CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS,
and Surgery, RVC Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine Veterinary Ophthalmologist, North Downs Specialist Referrals
Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC and Surgery, RVC Serena Maini BVSc DipECVO MRCVS,
Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology, RVC

A practical approach to rabbit Webinar Plus: Help it’s a chicken consult!
and rodent surgery A comprehensive guide to backyard

Wednesday 2nd July chicken veterinary care
Would you like to improve your confidence when performing small Monday 8th September UPDATED
mammal surgical procedures in first opinion practice. to Sunday 5th October
This course of recorded webinars will be followed by an all-day practical
covering a variety of surgical conditions that can pose challenges for A vet’s guide to chickens – covering the spectrum from beloved pet to
the small mammal surgeon. The focus of the practical day will be on commercial backyard enterprises.
procedures that are performed in general practice and will be on a This course is aimed at general practice vets who want to broaden
variety of small mammal species. These will include dental and orofacial their knowledge and skills with backyard poultry. We will cover a
procedures such as abscess resection, in addition to surgery of the logical problem-solving approach to the sick chicken, discuss the most
gastrointestinal, urinary and reproductive systems. commonly seen cases and how to manage them, alongside a review of
basic husbandry, nutrition and preventative healthcare. Videos of common
Course details techniques will be shared, alongside details of diagnostic steps and Brilliant course with
Course type: Webinars and onsite CPD hours: Up to 14 therapeutic options which can be applied in a general practice setting. lots of information
Course length: 1 day onsite and Course fee: £949 An update on relevant current legislation will also be covered, as well as a
online lectures step-by-step approach to dealing with a suspected Avian influenza case. – it will definitely
Tutors Course details improve the
Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Lecturer in Exotic Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 standard of care
Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 small mammals get
Nadene Stapleton BVSc CertAVP (ZM) MRCVS, Veterinary Surgeon, RVC Tutors at our practice.
Proudly supported by Storz and Veterinary Instrumentation Vicki Baldrey BVSc BSc DZooMed (Avian) MRCVS, Lecturer in Exotic
Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery, RVC Rabbits, rodents and ferrets –
medicine and surgery online
Henry Lamb BVetMed MRCVS, Clinical Director, Crowshall Veterinary
Services LLP
Beth Reilly BVetMed PGDipVCP PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS, Farm Claude and Mabel, Short haired Agouti and Long-haired Lop cross
Animal Teaching Fellow, RVC