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Clinical Topic: Anatomy-Physiology GastroenterologyTaxonomy: Chinchilla Ferret Gerbil Guinea pig Hamster Hedgehog Mammals Mouse Rabbit Rat Rodent Sugar glider
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Clinical Topic: Analgesia & Anesthesiology Critical Care Supportive Care Wildlife RehabilitationTaxonomy: Avian Mammals Reptiles & Amphibians
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Katrina Lafferty, RLAT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia)
Katrina Lafferty received her degree in Veterinary Technology in 2005. She earned her veterinary technician specialty (VTS) in Anesthesia in 2009 and is one of less than 200 technicians worldwide to have that designation. Katrina is a technician in the Surgical Services Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. She is also involved in the education of veterinary and veterinary technician students at UW-Madison. Katrina is involved in the education of all members of the veterinary community and she has written numerous articles and textbook chapters.
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Quality Exotic Small Mammal Anesthesia
Exotic small mammals can be challenging to safely induce, maintain and recover from general anesthesia. View the recording of this RACE-approved webinar, which explores clinical anesthesia in exotic companion mammals from patient assessment and anesthetic induction to monitoring and recovery. The use of common premedications, induction agents, maintenance drugs, and post-operative analgesics will be compared and contrasted in exotic companion mammals. Multimodal anesthetic techniques, such as epidural anesthesia and constant rate infusions, will also be discussed.
Restraint & Handling of Small Exotic Companion Mammals Webinar
Manual restraint of exotic companion mammals is a challenging but necessary part of veterinary practice. The webinar recording of this live, interactive, web-based course is RACE-approved for veterinary technicians and veterinary nurses. Ms. McClellan reviews the approach to predator and prey species as well as the principles of capture and handling of several species of small exotic companion animals in a hospital setting including from rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas to small rodents, hedgehogs, and sugar gliders.