Just Cats Veterinary Services has an ABVP approved residency program for feline practice and is equipped to handle externships. Exposure to feline internal medicine and some surgery with focus on cats with multiple coexisting disease processes, critical care, imaging. We also perform at least 10 dental procedures per week, with exposure to digital radiography, extraction techniques, some endodontics.
2 ABVP diplomates on staff, 4 licensed technicians, all staff CVA certified. Dr McManis is a consultant for VIN in the feline internal medicine folder and the student will have access to VIN.
40 hours per week, some Saturday hours, with a staff veterinarian through the day. The student will be required to perform work ups along side the staff veterinarian and perform rounds to present their findings and treatment decisions. They will be required to have owner contact, including some call backs regarding labs and progress reports. As cadavers present, they will be required to perform some procedures such as esophagostomy tube placement, tooth extractions, thoracocentesis, approaches for surgery. They will assist in surgery and may perform some minor procedures pending owner approval under staff veterinarian supervision.
Home stay available.