Practitioners are invited to learn more about the challenges and opportunities associated with caring for rabbits, ferrets, pocket pets and other companion mammals at a symposium to be held at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in March.
The Oxbow Exotic Companion Mammal Symposium will take place at OVC March 23. Speakers include Dr. Hugues Beaufrère, chief of the OVC Health Sciences Centre’s avian and exotic service.
Topics to be covered include:
• Exotic companion mammal gastrointestinal function and nutrition
• Update on adrenocortical disease in ferrets
• Ferret gastrointestinal function and nutrition
• Sedation as an alternative to general anesthesia in exotic companion mammals
• Cardiovascular disease in exotic companion mammals
• Update on medical topics in rabbit medicine
• Managing rabbit gastrointestinal stasis syndrome (RGIS)
• Critical care of exotic companion mammals
• Building your exotic client caseload
Sponsored by Oxbow Animal Health, the symposium takes place March 23 from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the OVC Lifetime Learning Centre Room 1714. Participants receive 7 CE credits.
Registration is $125 ($50 for students). For more information, see the registration form and agenda.