Just Exotics

26/07/2024

We are ready a rearing to go for our first zoom CPD! Looking forward to discussing nursing of exotic patients with all our delegates from all around the world ❤️🌍🐢🐍🦎🐠🐟🐑🐁🐀🐇🦔

15/07/2024

✨ Vet talk fundraiser: How to care for your guinea pig ✨

💙 Our next Vet talk is on the 9th August at 7pm on Zoom. It costs £10. If you’d like to book in please send us a message or an email: [email protected]

The talk will include:

- General overview of guinea pig care
- Information on specific breeds
- Specific areas of care that should be focused on

There will be a chance to ask questions at the end ☺️

Huge thank you to Sonya Miles 💙 Highcroft Exotic Vets Just Exotics

07/07/2024

An excellent day at Bristol Zoo Project running the BVZS British Veterinary Zoological Society Summer Gathering. An excellent turnout of students, new grads and nurses and some brilliant discussion and engagement, followed by a zoo tour.

The summer gathering is well underway with a fantastic turnout at Bristol Zoo. Our meetings organiser Dr Sonya Miles welcomed an excited crowd to a day full of collaborative talks covering a fantastic range of topics. Our first talk covered tips and tricks on succeeding in exotic practice given by another council member, Dr Agata Witkowska with collaboration with Dr Darren Docherty. 🐅🐆🦧

24/06/2024

🐰 It's day one of Rabbit Awareness Week 2024 - Healthy Diet, Happy Bunnies! and they're diving straight into the importance of a healthy diet for rabbits!

Whether one is a well-seasoned rabbit owner, just a bunny lover, or bunny vet, there's something for everyone! So let's spread the word and make sure all bunnies are well-fed and thriving🥬

Stay tuned for more tips and info throughout the week, and don't forget to show your support by liking, commenting, and sharing their posts. Let's make the best one yet!💚

19/06/2024

NEW ON-DEMAND CONTENT

Common Conditions in Terrapins and Turtles has been created by experienced exotic species clinician . The viewer will be taken through common species seen in practice, invasive species regulations, handling, clinical exam & stabilisation, husbandry & diet, as well as a wide variety of common conditions. These will include common dermatological conditions, respiratory conditions, reproductive issues, ophthalmic conditions, and nutritional disorders. Run time: 1hr

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=518

As with all our on demand content, once purchased, you will have access to webinar for 12 months, and will be provided with a certificate of completion.

08/06/2024

NEW ONDEMAND CONTENT - Practical Acupuncture for Gastrointestinal Stasis in Rabbits

We have an exciting new OnDemand webinar, thanks to the amazing Dr Krissy Green and Exotic Animal Acupuncture from The Ark Veterinary Clinics LTD.

This webinar provides an excellent over view of what acupuncture is, how acupuncture works, how to perform acupuncture, and how acupuncture can be applied to cases of gastrointestinal stasis in rabbits, a condition that many will come across in clinical practice.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=515

Run Time: 35 mins

For those of you who want to know more about acupuncture in exotics check out https://longviewcpd.co.uk/event/acupuncture-for-the-exotic-a-case-based-day-exploring-western-veterinary-acupuncture-in-exotics-species/

17/05/2024

Our CPD days are back!!!

This year, due to popular request, we will be running our CPD days online, via zoom!

NURSING THE EXOTIC PATIENT

Exotic species are becoming more frequently presented to veterinary practices, with the expectations of owner being incredibly high. The care of these species whilst hospitalised can be dramatically different to the requirements of domestic species. These lectures will take you through the best possible ways we can hospitalise these exotic species, basic nursing techniques of small mammals, reptiles, birds and aquatic species, and finally the safe anaesthesia of a variety of exotic patients.

DURING ANY PLACES WILL BE DISCOUNTED TO £100 inc VAT DURING THE MONTH OF MAY!

To book, or with any questions please email [email protected]

13/05/2024

NEW ON-DEMAND CONTENT

CRESTED GECKO CARE

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=512

It is important to understand they way a reptile is kept, in order to offer our owners accurate advice. This webinar by exotic species vet Dr Sonya Miles, an advanced practitioner in zoological medicine, who has owned crested geckos for many years, takes the viewer through how to keep this species, as well as providing details on their natural history. Run Time 32 mins

As with all our content, it is totally free to sign up and become a member, once purchased you will have access to the content for a year, and a CPD certificate will be provided upon completion.

06/05/2024

NEW ON-DEMAND CONTENT

The Approach to a Chicken with a Swollen Coelom

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=513

This fantastic webinar, created by exotic species clinician Michaela Betts, takes the viewer through the definition of a coelom, differential diagnoses, how to take an appropriate history, perform diagnostics, including an effusion analysis, what supportive care can be considered, and finally she discusses egg yolk coelomitis. Run time: 17 mins

As with all our content it is totally free to become a member and once purchased you have access to the webinar for a whole year, and will be provided with a CPD certificate upon completion.

29/04/2024

NEW ON-DEMAND CONTENT

As with all our content it is free to become a member and when the webinar is purchased you will have access for a whole year as well as be provided with a CPD certificate of completion.

RABBIT AND RODENT DENTISTRY: THE DOS AND DON'TS

This webinar, by RCVS Recognised Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine, Dr Sonya Miles, takes the viewer through all they need to know about the relevant species differences of anatomy and physiology where it pertains to dental disease. Specific details on coronal reductions, extractions of both incisors and cheek teeth as well as abscess management are discussed in length. Providing the viewer with a broad overview of how to manage dental disease in clinical practice in rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and other rodents. Run time:1.5hrs

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=514

12/04/2024

Worked with an exciting species? Seen an interesting case? Want to impart your knowledge or spark discussion? If so please consider submitting an abstract for this years BVZS conference ❤️

Dear Members,

The BVZS conference will take place at Conference Aston from 22nd-24th November 2024. All delegates will be welcome across all streams. The final program will depend upon abstract on submissions, but it is expected that content will be organised as follows:
• Zoo health and a parallel nursing focused stream on the Friday (22nd)
• Wildlife health and a parallel zoo/exotic pets (NTCAs) stream on the Saturday (23rd)
• Exotic pets (NTCAs) and a parallel student stream on the Sunday (24th)

Submissions of abstracts for the conference are invited on all aspects of exotic pet (non-traditional companion animal), free-ranging wildlife, and zoo animal health, their relevant nursing and related disciplines.
This year we plan to continue expanding our conference content
submissions based on last year’s overwhelmingly positive feedback, and request content on the following:

• Original research/ case reports: allocated 15 minutes (12 minutes plus questions).
• Posters: to be displayed throughout the conference, with designated poster sessions. Please note that posters will need to be available at the venue by first coffee break on the Friday morning and not removed until the Sunday lunchtime.
• Round table discussions: 30-45 mins discussions on topics to get the room talking with audience participation encouraged
• Master classes: 30-45min talks on specific topics (across all stress, NTCA, wildlife, zoo, student, nursing) to provide a general overview on a focused topic. Please note there are no practical facilities at the venue so master classes must be theory only.

Abstracts should be submitted following BVZS Guidelines (available here:
https://bvzs.co.uk/conferences/conference-2024/).

Abstracts not correctly formatted will not be accepted.

All abstracts, prior to assessment will be blinded to the assessors.

In support of our Neuro-divergent colleagues we ask that all presenters to let us know if they are willing or not to be recorded or allow their slides to be shared with delegates after the conference via the BVZS website.

Abstracts must be submitted by email no later than Midnight on Friday 14th June 2024. Submissions should be sent to: [email protected]
Please state talk, poster, round-table or master class in your covering email and if you give permission for presentation slides to be shared and/ or recorded.

The BVZS Meetings Committee will review blinded submitted abstracts, and successful contributors will be informed by 5th July 2024. Those asked to present will be required to submit a short biography by 5th August 2024, as well as registering for the conference by the end of August (a small presenter discount will be given).

01/03/2024

It is the season sadly for post hibernation issues. These problems are often multi-factorial and linked to issues with either the care of the tortoise prior to or during hibernation

As with all our content, the webinar is accessible on demand and once purchased you will have a year to use the content. Once completed you will be able to download a certificate of completion for your CPD records

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=12

28/02/2024

Prolapses in reptiles are a common emergency prevention for reptiles. It is vital that the underlying cause be discovered to allow appropriate treatment to be started. Take a look at our webinar that will take you through the best way for you to manage these sorts of cases

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=6

26/02/2024

Something a little more niche! Amphibians are fanatic animals but often confusing patients. Dermatological changes are one of the most common issues you are likely to see, so hopefully this webinar on Amphibian Dermatology will give you an insight into how best to treat your amphibian patients.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=109

23/02/2024

Pododermatitis is a common issue in rabbits, and can be caused by many issues. This webinar by exotic mammal specialist Elisabetta Mancinelli takes the viewer through everything they could need to know about how to approach this condition in rabbits

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=74

21/02/2024

Dental disease is incredibly common in rabbits, and will be one of the main reasons rabbits present to veterinary practice! Rabbit Dentistry - The Basics, found in our knowledge bites section, will give you an outline on how to manage your dental cases in the best possible way.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=31

19/02/2024

Are you looking for some general exotic species CPD? Well check out our A-Z of Exotic Pet Medicine! Covering a wide range of species, conditions and important diagnostic skills.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=222

Once purchased, you will have access to the webinar for one year, during which you can watch the content on demand, as many times as you want. After completion you will be able to download a certificate of completion.

16/02/2024

Toxins and poisons in birds are commonly seen in clinical practice. This webinar will take you through the clinical signs, the diagnoses and treatment of the relevant toxins.

Register an account, confirm registration and once you have purchased the webinar you will have access to it for 365 days. Once completed you will also be able to down load a certificate for your CPD records

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=240

14/02/2024

Fish anaesthesia is often a very daunting thought for many vets and nurses. But it doesn’t have to be. This webinar by WAVMA certified aquatic species vet, Sonya Miles, with take you through how to perform safe anaesthesia in fish.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=18

12/02/2024

Does the thought of a reptile being booked in for a consult fill you with dread? Check out our knowledge bites section filled with short but sweet webinars that will help you feel confident, with even the most exotics of reptiles.

The Lizard Consult webinar will take you through how to approach your patient. How to take the best clinical history and how to perform a clinical examination in these fantastic animals.

https://justexotics.co.uk/enrol/index.php?id=4

11/02/2024

Proud sponsor and speaker for this years conference. It’s such a privilege to be involved with the forefront of veterinary and rehabilitation care of our British Wildlife!

09/02/2024

At Just Exotics, we have something for everyone. We have content that covers many of the basics skills needed to work with exotic species, as well as mote advanced content, suitable for vets and nurses wanting to build on their pre-exisiting exotic species knowledge. We are constantly uploaded and updating our content.

Don’t forget to sign up and browse the courses we have available. Once you are signed up, you can purchase webinars and will have a whole year to watch that webinar as many times as you like, fully on demand. At the end of the webinar you will be given a certificate as proof of completion and evidence for your CPD record.

www.justexotics.co.uk

07/02/2024

Many of us are fortunate to see some utterly fantastic mammals in practice. This webinar by our friend and colleague Louise Ash from Quantock Veterinary Hospital, will take you some of the not so commonly seen mammalian species, their care and some of the common diseases seen in these species.

Register an account, confirm registration and once you have purchased the webinar you will have access to it for a whole year. Once completed you will also be able to download a certificate for your CPD records

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=100

05/02/2024

Did you know we have an extensive library of free content, that is continuously being uploaded? To access this free content, you just need to create an account (which is also free) and you will have immediate use of 100s of care sheets, fact sheets and instructional videos.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=30

10/01/2024

We are incredibly humbled to have been nominated for Burgess Excel's RAW campaign of the year award, and even more so to be a finalist from 100s of votes. Congratulations to all the winners this year, and a massive thank you to those who voted for our Rabbit Awareness Campaign.

04/12/2023

This on-demand webinar, created by Gemma Graham BVMS CertAVP (ZooMed) MRCVS, exotic species clinician from Battle Flatts Veterinary Clinic is the perfect webinar for anyone seeing birds of prey in practice. This webinar covers many common conditions seen birds of prey, including oral less, trauma, lameness, dyspnoea, wing tip oedema and neurological signs. A thorough discussion on the possible etiological agents, diagnostic and treatment options will be provided. Run time: 1hr 16 mins

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=461

Once purchased, as with all our webinars, you will have a full 12 months to access the content and on completion will be provided with a certificate of completion.

02/12/2023

We are very proud to be presenting at the SecretWorld WildlifeRescue conference in 2024 alongside Highcroft Exotic Vets. Alongside exotic species and wildlife nurse Josie Nott, we will be discussing the roles veterinary surgeons and nurses play in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

Tickets are currently at a discounted rate and can be accessed via the following link: https://events.secretworld.org/event/swwr-caring-for-british-wildlife-conference-2024/

If you work with wildlife, this conference held at East Huntspill Village hall on the 10th and 11th Feb 2024 is a must!

20/11/2023

ANOTHER ON DEMAND WEBINAR

As clinicians in practice we are obligated to see wildlife in the UK. At the very least, to triage these cases with the aim of moving to facilities that are able to rehabilitate and release. This webinar by exotic species and wildlife vet Clarissa Wu, will take you through the essentials of undertaking a wildlife consult. This webinar perfectly complements many of the wildlife webinars you can access in the veterinary surgeon, veterinary nurse and knowledge bites sections. This webinar takes you though some of the legal aspects you need to consider, as well as possible zoonoses, triage, stabilisation, the clinical examination for various wildlife species, euthanasia techniques, hospitalisation and an overview of commonly seen conditions.

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=460 -0

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06/11/2023

We cannot thank exotic species vet, Becky Mott BSc(hons) BVetMed MRCVS enough for creating this guide to lidocaine CRIs in rabbits. Something that can baffle even the most competent of exotic clinicians.

This straight forward, but still incredibly helpful webinar covers why CRIs are used, why Lidocaine is used in rabbits, and how to work through the horrible maths to make your patient comfortable in an easy to follow, step by step way.

Only £15!!!!!

https://justexotics.co.uk/course/view.php?id=458

03/11/2023

Looking forward to seeing many of you at this years British Veterinary Zoological Society conference. Just Exotics very own Sonya Miles will be presenting throughout out the conference, so please do come on over and say hi!