february, 2023

Course Details
Week 1 Nutrition and Husbandry at Home Dietary requirements Environmental needs Incorrect feeding problems Obesity Tempting rabbits to eat hay Learning
Course Details
Week 1
Nutrition and Husbandry at Home
Dietary requirements
Environmental needs
Incorrect feeding problems
Obesity
Tempting rabbits to eat hay
Learning objectives
We will discuss the nutritional requirements of rabbits and why these are important
Recognising problems related to incorrect or poor diet and the implications these have on health and welfare
Rabbits need large enclosures, which allow them to exhibit normal behavioural patterns. These are important from a health and welfare perspective. We will examine what rabbits need to be happy
Obesity and how to implement a weight loss programme for rabbits
Methods to encourage picky rabbits to eat hay!
Week 2
Preventative Healthcare
Neutering – when and why
Vaccination – myxomatosis, RVHD1 and RVHD2
Endo and ectoparasites
Flea treatment
Worming treatment
Learning objectives
When is the best time to neuter rabbits – why we should be neutering all rabbits – health, welfare and behavioural benefits
Latest vaccination information and background on these fatal viruses
Which endo and ectoparasites can affect rabbits and the clinical signs
If rabbits require prophylactic flea and worm treatment and if so when
Week 3
Implementing Rabbit Clinics and Client Evenings in Practice
Setting up rabbit clinics
Running client evenings
What to discuss
Health checking
Benefits to the practice
Learning objectives
Client education is imperative but there is more than one way to deliver this
Discover the benefits of both rabbit clinics and clients evening
What should be discussed and the clinical examination to help detect problems
Why being a rabbit friendly practice is of benefit to you!
Week 4
Common Medical Diseases
Gastrointestinal stasis and blockages
Dental disease
Urinary tract disease
E. cuniculi
Myxomatosis and RVHD
Learning objectives
Common conditions that rabbits are presented to veterinary practices for and require hospitalisation
Ascertaining if a rabbit has gastrointestinal stasis or a blockage – differences and treatments
The clinical signs and causes
Treatment options
Preventative measures to help ensure rabbits remain healthy
Week 5
Rabbits in the Practice
Reducing stress
Hospitalisation
Gold standard rabbit nursing
Medicating
Fluid therapy and blood sampling
Supportive feeding
Learning objectives
Everything that we do to rabbits whilst they are hospitalised induces some degree of stress. There are ways to reduce this, which is easily achieved in practice
Hospitalised rabbits can require in-depth care which can be daunting. Learn how to effectively nurse rabbits to ensure optimum care
Being able to medicate rabbits in an effective and safe manner is imperative, as well as how to syringe feed, deliver fluid therapy and acquire successful blood samples with minimal stress to the rabbit or nurse!
Week 6
Rabbit Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Signs of pain
Analgesia options
Making rabbit anaesthesia safer
Monitoring under general anaesthesia
Learning objectives
Anaesthetising rabbits can be overwhelming, but doesn’t need to be. We will recap rabbit anaesthesia and how you can help build up your confidence, including pre op, intra op and post op care
Rabbits do demonstrate signs of pain – although these can be missed. Learn what clinical signs rabbits show, to use with the Rabbit Grimace Scale, and the analgesics used in rabbit medicine
Signs to be monitoring under anaesthesia – including CO2, SPO, reflexes, HR, RR and BP readings
The course will be fully tutored by Claire Speight and will consist of 15 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.
Time
February 20 (Monday) - March 31 (Friday)
Location
Online
Speaker
Claire SpeightA1 Clinical Coach, C&G Cert Nursing Exotic Species, RVN Senior Nurse, Kettering Vets4Pets
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