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Welcome to our comprehensive resource bank designed to assist new graduates in tackling a wide array of general exotic cases. As you embark on your journey into the world of veterinary care, we understand the unique challenges that treating exotic animals can present. Our curated collection of resources aims to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and guidance necessary to confidently diagnose and treat a variety of exotic patients. This collection is part of BSAVA’s Graduate Resource Hub, a bank of resources we've carefully curated to support our new graduate members in your transition into your first job and beyond. 1st, 2nd and 3rd year qualified members should login via the BSAVA login button to access the full content.

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    • Analgesia
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024

      Analgesia in birds

      • Attendees will appreciate the range of clinical signs that may indicate pain in a range of species from different orders
      • Attendees will gain an appreciation of how different classes of drugs may act differently in different orders and species
      • Attendees will develop a practical strategy for evaluating and treating pain in a range of pet animals

      Analgesia in reptiles

      • Attendees will appreciate the range of clinical signs that may indicate pain in a range of species from different orders
      • Attendees will gain an appreciation of how different classes of drugs may act differently in different orders and species
      • Attendees will develop a practical strategy for evaluating and treating pain in a range of pet animals

    • Rabbits and exotics: friendly approaches
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024

      Rabbit friendly considerations

      • Understand the concept of behavioural first aid
      • Appreciate the most commonly presented behavioural issues and what questions to ask

      Exotics friendly practice tips

      • Appreciate the difference between training and behaviour: who and how to refer
      • Understand the basic rational for use of behavioural mediciations
      • Understand the relationship between medication and behaviour modification
      • Understanding the importance of client comms - including the barriers to medication use

    • Focus on…

      Common disease conditions in hamsters

      Ashton-Hollwarth1.gif  This second article, in a two-part series by of Great Western Exotics, provides a brief overview of a number of common disease presentations in hamsters that you may encounter and how to manage them.

    • Responsible prescribing for exotic pets
      BSAVA Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines (2023)

      Exotic pets, zoo and wildlife patients present unique challenges and there is a lack of authorized medicinal products. This chapter addresses the issues relating to prescribing and dispensing medications with these groups. Self-assessment questions are included. Last updated April 2024.

    • Practical anaesthesia for exotic species
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023

      Birds and reptiles

      • Understand the agents that can be used safely
      • Understand the best circuits and equipment to use
      • Understand how ventilation works and if pre oxygenation is sensible or needed

      Small mammals

      • Understand the agents that can be used safely
      • Understand the best circuits and equipment to use
      • Understand how ventilation works and if pre oxygenation is sensible or needed

    • Don’t panic: reptile basics explained for the GP vet
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2022

      Preventative healthcare in reptiles

      • Understand the value of performing diagnostic imaging early in disease presentation
      • Appreciate techniques to obtain diagnostic radiographs in exotic species
      • Identify common radiographic abnormalities in exotic species

      Common conditions in Chelonians

      • Understand the value of performing diagnostic imaging early in disease presentation
      • Appreciate techniques to obtain diagnostic ultrasound images in exotic species
      • Identify common ultrasonographic abnormalities in exotic species

    • The ethics of exotic pet ownership
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2022

      • Understand the motivation for exotic pet ownership and how this may affect client/vet communications
      • Compare differences In exotic pet and companion animal ownership
      • Based on the topics discussed, formulate an approach to the exotic pet consultation that could improve client bonding

    • Help, it’s an exotics emergency – what do I do?
      BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021

      Authors: John Chitty and Tom Dutton

      : While it is impossible to cover all triage and emergency assessment of all exotics in one talk (exotics can encompass several hundred species even in general non-zoo practice), there are important first principles that apply to emergency care of any animal. Unsurprisingly these are much the same as for dogs and cats. This talk covers a basic A,B,C approach for emergency care of exotics showing examples of how dog/cat emergency care can be applied to exotics (birds, reptiles, and small mammals) allowing any practitioner to fulfil their RCVS requirements and stabilise a patient before progressing to further diagnostics and treatment or referral to a more specialised center.

      An accurate triage assessment of a sick or injured reptile is vital to enable a clinician to instigate correct first aid and emergency care. This short presentation provides the primary care veterinarian with the knowledge to perform a brief but thorough assessment of a reptile presented urgently, and provide correct stabilisation and first aid.

    • Exotic imaging
      BSAVA Student Focus

      Michelle Barrows discusses avian radiography, including anaesthesia, positioning, normal views and common clinical presentations.

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