Course Content (Syllabus)
Companion Animal Medicine II
Theory
1st-2nd hour Canine endocrinologic emergencies
3rd hour Diagnostic approach and treatment of the cat with concurrent endocrine and non-endocrine diseases
4th hour Diagnostic approach of canine liver diseases
5th hour Diagnostic approach of canine and feline chronic enteropathies
6th hour Diagnostic approach of chronic vomiting in the dog and cat
7th hour Feline idiopathic cystitis
8th hour The dyspneic dog and cat
9th hour Feline chronic kidney disease
10th hour Diagnostic approach of bleeding tendency in the dog and cat
11th hour Cytologic diagnosis of common canine neoplastic diseases
Practical part (Wet lab)
2 hours Collection and shipping of blood samples for endocrinological testing
2 hours Demonstration of gastrointestinal endoscopy and liver biopsy
2 hours Video-assisted evaluation of clinical cases with dyspnoea and basic principles for the management of the dyspneic animal
2 hours Case presentation
2 hours Evaluation of platelet numbers in blood smears. Demonstration of oral mucosa bleeding time. Cytological evaluation of common neoplastic diseases.
Keywords
Endocrinology, chronic vomiting, feline idiopathic cystitis, respiratory distress, bleeding tendency, diagnostic cytology