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  • Thursday, Sep 26th
    5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    It's a Gut Thing I: GI Anatomy, Physiology & Nutrition of Exotic Companion Herbivores - Rabbits, Guinea Pigs & Chinchillas
    Location: 104
    Micah Kohles, DVM, MPA – Oxbow Animal Health/Compana Pet Brands
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Thursday, Sep 26th
    6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    It's a Gut Thing II: GI Anatomy, Physiology & Nutrition of Exotic Companion Mammals - Ferrets, Hedgehogs, Hamsters, Rats & Everyone Else!
    Location: 104
    Micah Kohles, DVM, MPA – Oxbow Animal Health/Compana Pet Brands
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Thursday, Sep 26th
    7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    Exotic Companion Mammal Critical Care Nutrition: How to Know When, What, & How Long...
    Location: 104
    Micah Kohles, DVM, MPA – Oxbow Animal Health/Compana Pet Brands
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Thursday, Sep 26th
    8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    The Senior Bun: Common Diseases and How to Address Them
    Location: 104
    Micah Kohles, DVM, MPA – Oxbow Animal Health/Compana Pet Brands
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    Hot Topics in ECM Medicine: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2): What You Need to Know About the U.S. Outbreak
    Location: 104
    Micah Kohles, DVM, MPA – Oxbow Animal Health/Compana Pet Brands
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    Nutrition for Companion Birds: The Science of Eating Well
    Location: 104
    Micah Kohles, DVM, MPA – Oxbow Animal Health/Compana Pet Brands
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    Habitats of Wild & Exotics Creatures
    Location: 104
    Alice Blue-McLendon, DVM – Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    Husbandry and Health Go Hand in Hand
    Location: 104
    Alice Blue-McLendon, DVM – Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    They’re Living in Their Own Toilet: Water Quality 101
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    Snakes Alive! Introduction to Snake Medicine – Anatomy, Physiology, Common Ailments
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    Snakes Alive! Introduction to Snake Medicine – Clinical Techniques and Diagnostics
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    Clinical Approach to Feather Destructive Behavior
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    Avian Respiratory Disease: Tackling the Tail Bob
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    Avian Diagnostic Imaging: Curing the Coelomic Confusion
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    Quarantine Strategies for Adding Reptiles to a Collection
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    Reptile Cardiology I: Anatomy and Physiology
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    Reptile Cardiology II: Diagnostics
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    Gastric Cryptosporidiosis in Snakes
    Location: 104
    James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS, DABVP – Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    Exotic Animal Emergencies: Where to Start and What to Expect
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    Exotic Animal Emergencies: Where to Start and What to Expect (continued)
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    Diagnostic Clinical Pathology in Avian Medicine: From Blood Sampling to Interpretation
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Sunday, Sep 29th
    8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    Avian Reproduction: Common Problems and How to Solve Them
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Sunday, Sep 29th
    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    Navigating Avian Analgesia, Anesthesia and Sedation Successfully
    Location: 104
    Lauren Thielen, DVM – Cornell University
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Sunday, Sep 29th
    10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    Preventative Medicine and Common Heath Issues in New World Primates
    Location: 104
    Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice) – Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS
  • Sunday, Sep 29th
    11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    We've Got to Move It, Move It: The Importance of Exercise in the Companion Parrot
    Location: 104
    Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice) – Texas Avian & Exotic Hospital
    NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS