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VET 211LB - Veterinary Nursing Procedures Lab:Avian,Exotic,& Lab Animals

1 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
0 lecture periods 3 lab periods

The lab portion of VET 211 . Veterinary nursing techniques for avian, exotic and laboratory animals. Includes care and management of laboratory animals and exotic companion animals; husbandry; nursing procedures; preventative health care; and restraint. Also includes mentoring techniques; teamwork; communications; and health problem assessment involving kennel management.

Prerequisite(s): Within the last two years: VET 114  VET 120  VET 150  VET 205  VET 210  
Corequisite(s): VET 121 VET 200 VET 211 VET 230 VET 291  
Information: Registration for this course is restricted to students who have completed the first year in the Veterinary Technician Program.
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate the effective and appropriate handling and restraint techniques for various laboratory. animals, reptiles, birds, pocket pets, and other exotics.
  2. Demonstrate the administration of medication, venipuncture, and nail trims in laboratory and exotic animals.
  3. Describe the restraint techniques of non-human primates.
  4. Explain the proper set up and maintenance of a freshwater aquarium.

Performance Objectives:
  1. Demonstrate the effective and appropriate handling and restraint techniques for various laboratory. animals, reptiles, birds, pocket pets, and other exotics.
  2. Complete nail trims in laboratory and exotic animals.
  3. Administer parenteral and enteral medication.
  4. Demonstrate proper collection of blood and cytological samples from laboratory animals.
  5. Describe the restraint techniques of non-human primates.
  6. Explain the proper set up and maintenance of a freshwater aquarium.

Outline:
  1. Restrain Lab and Exotic Animals
    1. Birds
    2. Rodents
    3. Rabbits
    4. Reptiles
    5. Other
  2. Trim Nails
    1. Birds
    2. Rodents
    3. Rabbits
    4. Other
  3. Perform Laboratory Animal Procedures
    1. Recognize lab animals and identification systems
    2. Restrain lab animals
      1. mice
      2. rat
      3. rabbit
    3. Determine sex
    4. Perform or supervise husbandry procedures
      1. Feeding
      2. Watering
      3. Enrichment
      4. Cleaning of cages
    5. Administer drugs or medications using appropriate sites and routes
      1. Topical
      2. Oral
      3. Intraperitoneal
      4. Subcutaneous
    6. Collect blood samples
      1. Rat
      2. Rabbit
      3. Other

 

  1. Principles of terminal and non-terminal study design
    1. Demonstrate anesthetic and recovery procedures
    2. Understand means of humane euthanasia in study design
    3. Demonstrate necropsy procedures and sample collection
  1. Principles of Non-Human Primate Care
    1. Compare restraint techniques
    2. Apply knowledge of zoonotic disease risk and transmission routes


Effective Term:
Full Academic Year 2021/22