VETS 247 - Exotic Animal Nursing

Credit Hours: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): VETS 183 and BIOL 230 and [CHEM 120 or CHEM 180] with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This will be a lecture and fieldtrip oriented course presenting the basic medicine and nursing care of exotic animal species. Material covered will include anatomy, physiology, husbandry, common diseases, special equipment, anesthetic drug calculations, fluid therapy, common exotic animal procedures, and care of the exotic animal surgical patient before, during and after the anesthetic period.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: At the successful completion of this course, each student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of each of the following topics:

Anatomical and physiologic differences of common exotic species
Husbandry of common exotic species
Common techniques and procedures specific to exotic animal patients
Nutrition requirements of common exotic species
Proper restraint of common exotic species
Anesthetic techniques for common exotic species
Diagnostic sampling techniques for common exotic species
Medication Formulation for common exotic species