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What people say about us

Friendly, informative course tutor and just the right amount of detail.
Anon
2. This is a fantastic course, covering a wide range of small companion mammal species seen in practice. It gives a good introduction to all the species, their diet, husbandry and care. It also covers basic clinical techniques, work up, routine surgeries and anesthesia, as well as common disorders for the species, and emergency critical care. Dr Benato is an excellent tutor. Thank you very much for putting together and running such a great course.
Dr C Hudson BSc BVSc MANZCVS (Australia)
Gives a good background for dealing with these trickier species in practice. Did a great job covering a lot of species in only 3 weeks
Dr C Hudson BSc BVSc MANZCVS (Australia)

Small Mammal Medicine/Surgery

Suitable for Vets and Vet Nurses8 Hours

From £199.00 + VAT

Earn up to 209 points.
Tutored - Choose a course date

You get 12 months access to all our courses! The course dates listed below simply refer to the dates that the course tutor is available to answer your questions. So – the first three weeks of the course are tutored, and the following 11 months are self-directed learning. Book and start at any time during the advertised course dates!

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What people say about us

Friendly, informative course tutor and just the right amount of detail.
Anon
2. This is a fantastic course, covering a wide range of small companion mammal species seen in practice. It gives a good introduction to all the species, their diet, husbandry and care. It also covers basic clinical techniques, work up, routine surgeries and anesthesia, as well as common disorders for the species, and emergency critical care. Dr Benato is an excellent tutor. Thank you very much for putting together and running such a great course.
Dr C Hudson BSc BVSc MANZCVS (Australia)
Gives a good background for dealing with these trickier species in practice. Did a great job covering a lot of species in only 3 weeks
Dr C Hudson BSc BVSc MANZCVS (Australia)

Course Overview

Small Mammal Medicine/Surgery: Small mammal pets are growing in popularity in the UK and other countries, and they are increasingly seen in companion animal practice. In this course, common medical and surgical presentations seen in guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats and hamsters will be discussed.

Dental disease in hystricomorphs and myomorphs, surgical approach to mammary tumours in rats and how to treat possible parasite infections are some of the topics that will be covered.  Anaesthesia can be challenging when treating such small animals, and pain management can be difficult in species that tend to hide clinical signs of illness and pain. Becoming familiar with the anaesthetic procedures, available analgesic protocols, and the species-specific needs of these pets helps to be more confident and to achieve a successful outcome.

Module 1. Clinical examination
Module 2. Clinical techniques and support treatments
Module 3. Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Module 4. Common medical presentations
Module 5. Common surgical procedures
Module 6. Cases studies

Livia Benato

DVM MScR PhD Dip ECZM ( Small mammals) MRCVS
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Course format

Tutored
Untutored On Demand

This course is designed as a refresher CPD course and is composed of a series of modules, with each module containing a recorded video webinar, notes to download and keep, plus clinical cases to deepen your understanding. The webinars are not live and can be viewed whenever works best for you.

Tutored courses run with a tutor for three weeks (the advertised dates), plus you then get continued access for a further 11 months (so 12 months in total). You can do our courses at your own pace and at times that suit you. Nothing has to be done at set times, so the courses are perfect for a world-wide audience.

Tutored courses are supplemented by a discussion forum where you can ask the tutor questions and debate topics relevant to your daily practice – this forum operates for the three weeks of the advertised course dates. Total course access is 12 months. Courses are completed with an MCQ exam (giving you 8 hours of CPD) which can be taken at any time during the 12 months the course is running.

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