Anaesthesia, Analgesia & Critical Care for Rabbits
A four week online tutored CPD course with Claire Speight
Week 1
Making Rabbit Anaesthesia Safer
- Pre-op advice for clients
- ASA grading – what increases the risk?
- Monitoring under general anaesthesia
- Post-operative care
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Recap rabbit anaesthesia and how you can help build up your confidence, including pre op, intra op and post op care
- Identify signs to be monitoring under anaesthesia – including CO2, SPO2, reflexes, HR, RR and BP readings
- Use the ASA grading system, to look at why rabbits may be at a higher risk, compared with dogs and cats when placed under GA
- Understand the options for intubation and maintaining an airway
Week 2
Analgesia – Taking the Pain Away
- The signs of pain
- Causes of pain
- Knock on effects of uncontrolled pain
- Analgesia options
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Identify the signs that rabbits show when in pain – these can be easily missed!
- Learn how to use with the ‘Rabbit Grimace Scale’ in conjunction with clinical signs
- Appreciate the secondary problems that pain can lead to, when it is not managed correctly
- Know what analgesia options can be used in rabbits
Week 3
Preparing for an Emergency
- Preparation at the practice
- Triaging rabbits
- Obtaining a capsule history
- Assessment
- Managing owner expectations
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Appreciate that when the phone rings it is important to be prepared for the emergency rabbit case. Know what to do and what equipment to set up to be ready
- Understand how to triage rabbits and when continuing to do so may be detrimental
- Obtain a quick and useful history from the owner to enable treatment to commence
- Conduct a full assessment of the rabbit – from head to toe
- Communicate with clients, managing their expectations and keeping them informed
Week 4
Critical Care - Keeping them Alive!
- What is and what isn’t an emergency
- What to do when faced with a rabbit emergency
- Stabilisation and oxygen therapy
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Identify rabbit emergencies – they are not always obvious, and knowing what is and what isn’t an emergency is important
- Understand the health conditions which are emergencies in rabbits, including gastrointestinal stasis/blockages, flystrike, liver lobe torsion and respiratory distress
- Achieve the important goal of keeping stress to a minimum
- Identify the signs of improvement and deterioration
CPD Course Content
Modules
Status
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Welcome
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Week 1 - Making Rabbit Anaesthesia Safer Available on: 30/09/2024 12:00 am
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Week 2 - Analgesia: Taking the Pain Away Available on: 07/10/2024 12:00 am
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Week 3 - Preparing for an Emergency Available on: 14/10/2024 12:00 am
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Week 4 - Critical Care: Keeping them Alive! Available on: 21/10/2024 12:00 am
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