2023-2024 / VETE0479-1

Emergencies, hospitalisation and intensive care in zoological medicine (unconventional mammals, birds, reptiles)

Duration

4w Clin.

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in Veterinary Sciences: Clinical Internship4 crédits 

Lecturer

Kris Gommeren, N..., Stéphanie Noël, Elodie Roels

Coordinator

Kris Gommeren

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Thorough emergency and hospitalization course for vet willing to develop a practice dedicated to new companion animals mainly non conventional small pet mammals and free-living indigenous wild mammals. Main common emergencies and hospitalization techniques of pet birds, free-living indigenous wild birds and reptiles are also included in the course. Students take part in examinations and treatments of animal species described above either sent directly by owners or by veterinarians for specialized examinations .

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course students will be able


  • to face emergencies
  • to settle hospitalization protocols
for non conventional small pet mammals (rabbit, guinea-pig, rat, chinchillas, ...) and main free-living indigenous wild mammals.
He will also be able to face emergencies and to settle basic hospitalization protocols for pet birds, common free-living indigenous wild birds and reptiles.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Notions dedicated to birds, rabbits, and new companion animals that are developed during the theoretical courses from previous years (anatomy, physiology, propaedeutics, parasitology, bacteriology, virology, ...) are of the uppermost importance. A thorough knowledge of the course " Medicine of birds, rabbits and rodents " (VETE0439-1VETE0027-1) is mandatory.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Individual discussion with veterinarians in charge of clinical examinations, complementary examinations or treatments of inpatients and outpatients in the bird, rodent and rabbit clinic.
For the practical activities of this UE, the student will have to know and apply the biosecurity rules available at the following address: https://www.fmv-biosecurite.ulg.ac.be/CARL

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

4 weeks of clinical activities.

Recommended or required readings

During the weeks spent in the Clinic, students are strongly advised to read articles or book chapters linked with the clinical cases on an evidenced-based vet medicine choice framework. As an indication, the following books are recommanded.
Multispecies


  • BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets, Fifth revised edition, 2010, ISBN: 978 1 905319 16 9
  • Diagnostic Imaging of exotic pets. Birds, small mammals, reptiles, 2010, ISBN: 978-3-8999-3049-8
  • Skin diseases of exotic pets, 2006, ISBN: 9780632059690
  • Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, 2012, ISBN : 9780813810270
  • Ophthalmology of Exotic Pets. 1st edn. 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4443-3041-0
  • Clinical Radiology of Exotic Companion Mammals, 2008 ISBN: 9780813810492
Small mammals


  • Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Fourth edition, 2020, ISBN: 9780323484350
  • BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging, 2013, ISBN: 9781905319411
  • BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-905319-49-7
  • Dentistry in Rabbits and Rodents, 2015, ISBN : 978-1-118-80254-0
  • Rabbit and Rodent Dentistry Handbook, 2005, ISBN: 0-97006395-1-1
  • Ferret medicine and surgery. 1st ed. 2017, ISBN : 978-1-4987-0787-9
Pets birds and backyard poultry


  • BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds, 2008, ISBN : 9781905319046
  • BSAVA Manual of backyard poultry medicine and surgery, 2016, ISBN: 9781905319435
  • Avian Medicine, 3rd edition, 2016, ISBN : 0-7234-3955-9
  • Current Veterinary Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery, 2016, ISBN : 1-4557-4671-1
  • Avian Physiology, 6th edition, Elsevier, Boston, 2015, ISBN : 0-12-407243-7
  • Clinical Avian Medicine, 2006, ISBN: 00-9754994-0-8
Reptiles


  • Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery 3rd Edition, 2019, ISBN: 9780323676618

Permanent evaluation by the staff of the work, the behaviour, the knowledge during the clinic.
A written work on a clinical subject may be required.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

During the year students must live in the Faculty (room provided) and must take part in the emergency duty.

Clinical works include teaching to students in Vet Medicine Master.
The attendance at the clinic is compulsory. Absences have to be justified by official certificates. The unjustified absences will be taken into account at the time of deliberations.


Administrative rules of the clinic are available in the Service.
Students must use their official email address of the ULg to contact the service.

Contacts

Chairman
Professor Dr (DVSc, DVM) D. Marlier, Dip. ECZM (small mammals), Clinic for Birds, Rodents and Rabbits, B42, Sart-Tilman, B4000 Liège, dmarlier@uliege.be


Assistants
Dr (DMV) N. Thilliez, Natacha.Thilliez@uliege.be

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