Exotic Animal Care and Diseases
VTS-258-S01
Ulster County Community College
- Semester
- Spring 2025
- Instructor
- Paula Turner
- Start Date
- 01-27-2025
- Total Credits
- 1
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This course is aimed to teach the basic medicine, anatomy, physiology, and husbandry of exotic pet species for the licensed veterinary technician. Students will be expected to identify normal healthy behaviors, as well as abnormal clinical signs. This course will cover recognition and treatment of common diseases (including zoonotic diseases), species differences, husbandry, as well as a variety of nursing skills (diagnostics, restraint and handling, venipuncture, anesthesia, and more) for both healthy and unhealthy exotic animals. Species to be discussed are species of birds, reptiles, ferrets, rabbits, rodents, amphibians, and other small mammals.
Course Area: Veterinary Science
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Dates: 01-27-2025 - 05-22-2025
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- Local Course ID: 25SP_ULS_VTS258_1
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