Exotic Pets 2:
Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Surgery, Endoscopy
20 - 24 October 2025 | China
General Overview
General Overview
The ESAVS Exotic Pets Medicine and Surgery courses cover the core of the exotic pet medicine and surgery curriculum over a three year period, with particular emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of captive reptiles, birds and small mammals from an advanced care perspective.
This program is designed specifically for veterinarians wishing to gain advanced experience in exotic pet medicine and to deepen further expertise in the practical management of patients (reptiles, birds and small mammal).
This course gives an overview of advanced methods of anaesthesia and analgesia in reptiles, birds and small mammals, and advanced surgical procedures in exotic pet patients. The participant will learn how to deal with orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery (ovariectomy, salpingotomy, salpingectomy, enterotomy, and spaying methods). Further subject covered in this course is exotic pet endoscopy.
The successful management of difficult-to-treat problems will be discussed. Wet labs will provide practical approaches.
This course covers the introduction to clinical anatomy of reptiles, birds and small mammals. It is focused on advanced radiographic and ultrasonographic assessments of reptiles, small mammals and birds. It also focuses on the importance of clinical cardiology in exotic pet patients. Reptile, avian and small mammalian radiography, ultrasonography and cardiology are clinically very important subjects and are covered in the practicals.
Language
All modules will be held in China, in English language with consecutive translation in Chinese.
Monday, 8 April 2024
08:00 – 09:00 Registration Welcome and course goals
09:00 – 10:30 Reptile anaesthesia, analgesia (Prof. Knotek)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Surgery in reptiles I (Prof. Knotek)
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:30 Surgery in reptiles II (Prof. Knotek)
15:30 – 17:30 Practical training – surgery in reptiles (group A) (Prof. Knotek)
Practical training – surgery in birds (group B) (Dr. Monks)
Practical training – surgery in small mammals (group C) (Dr. Carmel)
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
08:00 – 09:30 Anaesthesia, analgesia in avian medicine (Dr. Monks)
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 Surgery in birds I (soft tissue surgery) (Dr. Monks)
11:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Surgery in birds II (orthopaedics) (Dr. Monks)
15:00 – 17:30 Practical training – surgery in reptiles (group B) (Prof. Knotek)
Practical training – surgery in birds (group C) (Dr. Monks)
Practical training – surgery in small mammals (group A) (Dr. Carmel)
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
08:00 – 09:30 Anaesthesia, analgesia in small mammals (Dr. Carmel)
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 Surgery in small mammals I (Dr. Carmel)
11:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Surgery in small mammals II (Dr. Carmel)
15:00 – 17:30 Practical training – surgery in reptiles (group C) (Prof. Knotek)
Practical training – surgery in birds (group A) (Dr. Monks)
Practical training – surgery in small mammals (group B) (Dr. Carmel)
Thursday, 11 April 2024
08:00 – 09:30 Endoscopy in reptiles (Prof. Knotek)
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 Avian endoscopy (Dr. Monks)
11:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Endoscopy in small mammals (Dr. Carmel)
15:00 – 17:30 Practical training – endoscopy in reptiles (Prof. Knotek)
Practical training – endoscopy in birds (Dr. Monks)
Practical training – endoscopy in small mammals (Dr. Carmel)
Friday, 12 April 2024
08:00 – 09:30 Interactive - cases (Prof. Knotek)
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 Interactive - cases (Dr. Monks)
11:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Interactive - cases (Dr. Carmel)
15:00 – 15:30 Q + A, discussion (Prof. Knotek, Dr. Monks, Dr. Carmel)
Course Masters
Prof. Dr. Zdenek Knotek
MVDr. CSc. Dipl ECZM (CZ)
Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic
Dr. Deborah Monks
BVSc (Hons) CertZooMed, FACVSc (Avian Health) DECZM
Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Service, Brisbane, Australia
Course Location
Lectures: 1st floor Baotun Road No.328, Baotun Road No.328 (Xizang South Road Subway Station Entrance & Exit 2 Pedestrian 460 Meters), Huangpu. Shanghai China
Practicals: Birkenfeld Pet Hospital Shanghai, No.1745 South Xi Zang Rd., Huangpu District, Shanghai
Registration and Fees
Discount tuition fee for Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam: EURO 1.400,–
Early registration: Euro 1.300,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 7th January 2024)
Discount tuition fee for Macao, South Korea and Taiwan: EURO 1.850,–
Early registration: Euro 1.750,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 7th January 2024)
Tuition fee for Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Canada, USA and Japan: EURO 2.350,–
Early registration: Euro 2.250,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 7th January 2024)
Related Courses
| Exotic Pets 1: Methods of Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Cardiology , TBA/China, Prof. Dr. Knotek | 16. - 20. Jun 2025 | |
| Exotic Pets 2: Anaesthesia, Analgesia and Surgery, TBA/China, Prof. Dr. Knotek | 20. Oct 2025 |
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