Exoticvetnursetraining

All Courses, Rabbits and small mammals, Birds, Reptiles and amphibians

Emergency and Critical Care of Exotic Species

Emergency and Critical Care and Australian Exotic Species covers the species commonly seen in Australia. Learn what actions to take in both respiratory and cardiac arrest.

All Courses, Rabbits and small mammals, Birds, Reptiles and amphibians

Appropriate Feeding of Exotic Species

This CPD aims to explain what an appropriate diet is for the most commonly seen species here in Australia, whilst explaining why other diets are not sufficient and how to assist feed a debilitated animal.

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Triage and First Aid of Australian Flying Foxes

This one hour webinar will cover; The issues affecting these unique animals, handling, PPE, clinical exam, fluid therapy, injection routes, analgesia, antibiotics and commonly seen conditions.

All Courses, Rabbits and small mammals, Birds, Reptiles and amphibians, Wildlife

Improving Animal Welfare Through Behavioural Enrichment Recording

This presentation will outline the basic fundamentals of this captivating subject and aims to spark your interest to discover more. Presented by a guest speaker-Cathy Cooper of Perth Zoo.

All Courses, Reptiles and amphibians

Metabolic Bones Disease in Bearded Dragons

This webinar discusses what MBD is, the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

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Koala Care in the General Practice Setting

Covers phone triage, handling, husbandry, anaesthesia, fluid therapy, injection sites, release etc

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Handrearing-Preparing for the wild

This webinar will take a deeper look at the challenges faced when preparing a handreared animal for life in the wild

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Freshwater Turtle Shell Repair and Wound Management

A guide for vets and nurses on modern and simple techniques for freshwater turtle shell fracture triage, stabilisation, repair and wound management.

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Reproductive Disease in Reptiles

Brief overview of the differences between the problems and their causes, the ways to try and distinguish between them and treatment options.

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Reptile Husbandry and Mental Health

By looking at the natural environment of the reptiles that are commonly kept as pets, we can give owners simple but effective ways of providing enrichment through husbandry and novel techniques.

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Marine Turtle Biology and Triage

Learn basic biology on Australian Marine Turtles including species identification and diet preferences. This lecture will also review the essentials of marine turtles triage focusing on the dos and donts for the first 24hours after presentation.

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Introduction to Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery

The aim of this presentation is to familiarise veterinary staff with keeping and raising of backyard poultry flocks with an introduction to common diagnostics, procedures and diseases seen in practice.

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Weight Management in Rabbits

This webinar covers what diet options are available and what should be offered to rabbits to help maintain a healthy weight.

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It Ate What?...Reptilian Foreign Bodies

With the help of the international veterinary community the following is just a small example of the cases that have been seen by reptile vets around the world.

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Lets Not Wing It: Planning for the Best Bird Behaviour

Join Chad as he shares over a decade of learnings in the world of avian behavioural management and key examples of what can be achieved with clear planning and a solid focus on the science of animal behaviour.

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Reptiles in the Vet Clinic

This presentation is designed to help anyone gain a little more perspective on caring for reptiles in the clinic, how to handle and restrain them and also touching on some different species and different problems.

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My Kid Wants a Turtle...Advocating for Better Welfare

Covering: * Common barriers and complications * Who really is responsible for this animal ? * Creating more knowledgeable and empathetic exotics clinics - encouraging individual passions ! * Pre-empting problems and improving QOL for exotic species

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Macropod Care in the Clinical Setting

An almost 2 hour discussion in the identification, triage, handling, diagnosis and treatment of various species brought into the vet clinic. Covers animals brought in for trauma, illness or abandonment.

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Humane Euthanasia of Exotic Pets and Wildlife

Knowing how to humanely euthanase an exotic pet/ wildlife is so important. Do you feel that exotic pets and wildlife receive the same compassion when it comes to euthanasia as cats and dogs? ​ This webinar will explains the hows whens and whys.

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Seabird Triage, Stabilisation, Treatment and Rehabilitation

When in care Sea birds require specialised considerations to accommodate individual species requirements including but not limited to housing, diet and treatment choices, all while reducing stress levels.

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Basic Triage of Australias Smallest: The Microbat

This webinar will introduce you to the specialized life of a microbat, and how best to approach nursing this species through initial trauma, for the best possible outcome for your tiny micro patient.

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Clinical Nursing of Companion Rats

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Clinical Nursing of Common Cold and Tropical Fish

The presentation is focusing on cold water and tropical fish environments in a home and clinical setting, how to reduce stress to their environment in a clinical setting , and evaluating water quality etc.

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Behind the Feathers-The Language of the Avian

Join me as we pull back the feathered curtain to assess bird behaviour, both in a wild and housed setting.There are so many clear markers for a birds planned response to a stimuli in their environment, we just have to look for them.

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Wildlife Tips and Tricks

Be sure to join this 1 hour chat as we discuss useful tips and tricks to triaging and treating wildlife and exotic patients. Handling, Diagnostics, Anaesthesia and Treatments tips will be discussed.

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The Introduction to Wound Care and Management of Flying Foxes

Introducing the care and treatment of wound management in the flying fox, where their unique anatomy and metabolic physiology may not always follow the general principles of wound care found in other species.

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Nursing Penguins

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Tips and Tricks of Guinea Pig Sampling

A guide to collection of blood, urine, skin samples and nasal and ocular discharges, the clinical signs that indicate collection of these samples, tests that can be performed on them and methods of restraint of the patient.

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Avian Anaesthesia

Covers fasting times and anaesthesia preparation, premedications and doses that a vet may choose and why, induction agents, anaesthesia planes, maintenance and monitoring, IPPV, recovery pain and analgesia options

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Help! Theres an Echidna in our Consult Room

This webinar will cover the basics of anatomy, handling, common reasons for presentation, triage/diagnostics, anaesthesia and housing within the veterinary hospital.

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Reptile Anaesthesia

This webinar recording covers pre anaesthesia, induction, intubation, maintenance, anaesthesia planes, injection sites, IPPV, recovery etc

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Triaging Sea Snakes

Come join us for this one hour lecture to learn about the basic needs of Sea Snakes in a hospital setting.

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Triaging Raptors

Raptors are frequently brought in as emergencies for a wide variety of conditions and problems. This webinar will overview some of the more common reasons for presentation, alongside steps to take to stabilise etc

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Guinea Pigs 101: How to Approach the Guinea Pig Patient

Guinea pigs are popular, friendly, social pets. This webinar will cover the common guinea pig problems and diseases, and those skills and techniques required to care for them

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A Nurses Guide to Necropsy

Necropsies are one of the most useful, but underutilized diagnostic pathology tools available to the veterinary team.

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Dental Disease-An Ever Growing Problem

This talk will give you an overview of some of the common dental problems in rabbits and guinea pigs, underlying causes, treatments etc

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Fight or Flight: Triaging and Treating WIld Birds in the Clinic

Ever had a wild bird brought into the clinic and you have no idea what to do? Do you leave an angry cockatoo in a box and pray that someone else is willing to go anywhere near it?

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But its Just a Bird, What Can You Do? Demystifying Avian Clinical Pathology

In this webinar, participants will learn about the important role of avian clinical pathology in practice and understand that even in a clinical setting where the avian patient is not common

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E Cuniculi-The Protozoan Terror

Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a protozoan parasite that bears remembering if you are working with rabbits and other exotic animals.

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Psittacine Beak and feather Disease

PBFD is the most common viral disease in parrots. With legal and illegal trading, climate change and more and more species becoming endangered, PBFD is becoming more of a problem in wild and captive collections.

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Mums and Bubs: Pregnancy and Neonatal Care for Exotic Pets

The information about care for expectant mothers and their neonates in general practice, particularly for dogs and cats, is quite extensive. However, similar information for exotic pets can be limited or conflicted.

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Phlebotomy and IV care of Exotic Pets

Exotic species provide a variety of opportunities for blood sampling and IV placement. This presentation will go into various techniques which can be applied across a range of species

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Crop Feeding in Birds

Birds are hospitalised for a variety of reasons and providing supportive nutrition is often vital for their recovery and treatment. As such the ability to provide such support is integral and this presentation will go over the basics required

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Lets Talk about SEX! Sexing of Exotic Pets

Do you know how to check the sex of a rabbit? How about the sex of a ferret? A guinea pig? A lizard? A snake? A fish? A rat? A spider? A turtle?........ This webinar will cover: - Principles and concepts of sexing - Species-specific sexual characteri