24 lecture hours = 1.5 credits
This course will cover clinical conditions seen in small animals with an emphasis on soft tissue surgical treatment and prognosis. It will integrate and build upon the principles of surgery and surgical diseases covered in CVM 737A, applying and expanding anatomical knowledge acquired, and go beyond the genetic and developmental aspects of small animal conditions to address surgical interventions to consider when conservative and medical therapies alone are not appropriate or not producing satisfactory results. Case-based examples and exercises will be utilized throughout the course to improve students’ ability to apply the information to practical clinical situations.