Explore husbandry and care of exotic pets, pocket pets, birds and animals used for research. Topics covered include housing requirements, sanitation, nutrition, radiology, restraint and handling. Learners will practice hands on skills including administering medications, diagnostic sampling techniques and physical examinations of rats, mice, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals. This course may also work with reptiles. This course is only offered in fall semester.

Conditions

Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing any of the following course(s): ANIMALHU 10091193 - Animal Nursing, VET 10098140 - Animal Nursing with grade greater than or equal to C (Post Secondary Grading Scheme).] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing any of the following course(s): ANIMALHU 10091196 - Veterinary Clinical Pathology1, VET 10098130 - Veterinary Clinical Pathology 1 with grade greater than or equal to C (Post Secondary Grading Scheme).] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing any of the following course(s): ANIMALHU 10091200 - Animal Management, VET 10098120 - Animal Management with grade greater than or equal to C (Post Secondary Grading Scheme).] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing any of the following course(s): ANIMALHU 10091174 - Veterinary Office Procedures, VET 10098110 - Veterinary Office Procedures with grade greater than or equal to C (Post Secondary Grading Scheme).] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci: Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Technician]