ACUTE WILDLIFE MEDICINE AND CARE

Undergraduate

This rotation involves acute care of wildlife cases that present to the Wildlife Service. Students will perform emergency care and stabilization, triage, diagnostic work-up, and medical and surgical intervention of injured and acutely ill wild animals. Developing and ensuring hospitalization husbandry requirements appropriate for the species will also be required as will formulating and conducting rehabilitation plans for the patients. PREREQUISITE: Fourth year standing in the DVM program One week in duration