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Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital is an exotic exclusive practice that serves as a referral hospital, but also acts as a primary care and emergency facility. We are fully equipped with a surgery suite, CT, radiology, ultrasound and some in-house laboratory equipment. We see a variety of species including birds (parrots, poultry, raptors), small mammals (rabbits, ferrets, rodents, etc), reptiles (lizards, snakes, tortoises), new world primates and even some small to medium-sized exotic cats.
All roles and resposibilites expected of a general practioner.
Two doctor, small animal practice. We do a lot of appointments and surgeries three days a week! Lots of great learning experiences.
Heather Walker will work under the State Public Health Veterinarian at the Minnesota Department of Health, as we wind up our COVID response and re-establish our normal surveillance and outreach activities. She will also participate in veterinary checks of thousands of sheep and goats entering the state fair.
Student is welcome to house with staff members and immerse himself in local culture.
Externship with our 24 hr small animal Emergency/Referral/Specialty hospital
Cow – Calf Herd Health Program – conception to marketing Heifer development Breeding Soundness – cows & bulls Ultra-sound pregnancy diagnosis Calving Fluid therapy regimes in scouring calves Pasture management Rotational grazing Preconditioning Weaning and Backgrounding calves Profit-Loss analysis of the cow-calf enterprise Feedlot Procurement history of calves entering feedlot Cattle identification programs Diagnostic intervention – parasites, PI-BVD, BRD Vaccination programs Carcass Ultrasound evaluation Starting cattle on feed Calculating breakeven projections How to handle a “wreck”. Beef Quality Assurance Equine Preventative Vaccination Program Soundness evaluation Radiographic analysis of lameness Ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis Managing the BLM wild horse program Foot care and corrective horse shoeing. Small Animal How a Large Animal Practice incorporates small animal services for their clients.
Observe, Assist, learn: from our Surgeons/Internist/Rehabilitation Therapist/Technical Staff and all others within our space.
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Laboratory Animal Medicine externship program is designed to be an introduction to Comparative
Medicine and/or Comparative Pathology. The experience can be matched to the extern's interests and culminates in a short project and presentation.
The student will gain hands on experience with veterinary medical skills commonly practiced in a small animal practice. Under the supervising veterinarian the student will prepare treatment plans and wellness strategies for small animal patients. The student will also be exposed to and particpate in small animal wellness and sick appointments where the student will particpate in client discussions that help the pet owner make financial and medical decisions for their pet. The art of discussion in getting client approval on critical laboratory diagmnostic testing will be a prt of the experience. In addition, the student will interpret diagnostic testing and prepare a summary to be shared with the pet owner. Lastly the student will assist in surgical procedures that present themselves during the Elective Experience. Embedded in all of the experience, the student will gain awareness to the business side of managing a small animal veterinary practice.