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

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.

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.

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