Learning objectives
At the end of the clinical training period, students will have learned how to:
1- administer an intramuscular injection to a dog;
2- administer an intramuscular injection to a cat;
3- administer an intramuscular injection to a horse;
4- administer an intramuscular injection to a bovine animal;
5- administer an intravenous injection to a dog;
6- administer an intravenous injection to a cat;
7- administer an intravenous injection to a horse;
8- administer an intravenous injection to bovines;
9- take a blood sample from a dog;
10- take a blood sample from a cat;
11- take a blood sample from a horse;
12- take a blood sample from a bovine animal;
13- catheterise the bladder of a male or female dog;
14- catheterise the bladder of a male cat;
15- catheterise the bladder of a male or female horse;
16- catheterise the bladder of a male or female bovine animal;
17- take the body temperature of a dog;
18- take the body temperature of a cat;
19- take the body temperature of a horse;
20- take the body temperature of a bovine animal;
21- perform orotracheal intubation on a dog using an appropriate McGill tube;
22- perform orotracheal intubation on a cat using an appropriate McGill tube;
23- perform orotracheal intubation on a horse (if possible) using an appropriate McGill tube;
24- perform orotracheal intubation on a bovine animal (if possible) using an appropriate McGill tube;
25- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a dog;
26- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a cat;
27- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a horse;
28- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a bovine animal;
29- medicate wounds in dogs;
30- medicate wounds in cats;
31- medicate wounds in horses;
32- medicate wounds in bovine animals;
33- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a dog;
34- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a cat;
35- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a horse;
36- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a bovine animal;
37- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a dog;
38- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a cat;
39- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a horse;
40- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a bovine animal;
41- medicate the “foot” of a dog;
42- medicate the “foot” of a cat;
43- medicate the “foot” of a horse;
44- medicate the “foot” of a bovine animal;
45- prepare themselves following sterile procedure for an operation;
46- prepare the patient for an operation (trichotomy and shaving);
47- preparation of a sterile operative field (preoperative asepsis);
48- assist the surgeon during an operation;
49- correctly tie surgical sutures;
50- create an inverting suture for hollow organs;
51- create a fascial suture;
52- create a capsular suture;
53- create a cutaneous suture;
54- create a tendon suture;
55- perform preoperative haemostasis (white field);
56- perform intraoperative haemostasis.
Prerequisites
Students must be enrolled in their fifth year.
Course unit content
At the end of the clinical training period, students will have learned how to:
1- administer an intramuscular injection to a dog;
2- administer an intramuscular injection to a cat;
3- administer an intramuscular injection to a horse;
4- administer an intramuscular injection to a bovine animal;
5- administer an intravenous injection to a dog;
6- administer an intravenous injection to a cat;
7- administer an intravenous injection to a horse;
8- administer an intravenous injection to bovines;
9- take a blood sample from a dog;
10- take a blood sample from a cat;
11- take a blood sample from a horse;
12- take a blood sample from a bovine animal;
13- catheterise the bladder of a male or female dog;
14- catheterise the bladder of a male cat;
15- catheterise the bladder of a male or female horse;
16- catheterise the bladder of a male or female bovine animal;
17- take the body temperature of a dog;
18- take the body temperature of a cat;
19- take the body temperature of a horse;
20- take the body temperature of a bovine animal;
21- perform orotracheal intubation on a dog using an appropriate McGill tube;
22- perform orotracheal intubation on a cat using an appropriate McGill tube;
23- perform orotracheal intubation on a horse (if possible) using an appropriate McGill tube;
24- perform orotracheal intubation on a bovine animal (if possible) using an appropriate McGill tube;
25- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a dog;
26- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a cat;
27- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a horse;
28- administer initial treatment for an accidental wound, before stitches are applied if necessary, in a bovine animal;
29- medicate wounds in dogs;
30- medicate wounds in cats;
31- medicate wounds in horses;
32- medicate wounds in bovine animals;
33- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a dog;
34- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a cat;
35- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a horse;
36- apply a protective bandage to the leg of a bovine animal;
37- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a dog;
38- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a cat;
39- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a horse;
40- apply an external fixation device to the leg of a bovine animal;
41- medicate the “foot” of a dog;
42- medicate the “foot” of a cat;
43- medicate the “foot” of a horse;
44- medicate the “foot” of a bovine animal;
45- prepare themselves following sterile procedure for an operation;
46- prepare the patient for an operation (trichotomy and shaving);
47- preparation of a sterile operative field (preoperative asepsis);
48- assist the surgeon during an operation;
49- correctly tie surgical sutures;
50- create an inverting suture for hollow organs;
51- create a fascial suture;
52- create a capsular suture;
53- create a cutaneous suture;
54- create a tendon suture;
55- perform preoperative haemostasis (white field);
56- perform intraoperative haemostasis.
Bibliography
Recommended readings: AUER J.: Chirurgia del cavallo, Essegivi-Edagricole, 1995.
BOJRAB M.J.: Le basi patogenetiche delle malattie chirurgiche nei piccoli animali, Giraldi editore, 2001.
BRAUND K.G.: Manuale di neurologia dei piccoli animali, Giraldi editore, 2002.
CHELI R.: Clinica Chirurgica Veterinaria, UTET, 1988.
DENNY H.R.: Compendio di chirurgia ortopedica del cane e del gatto, Giraldi editore, 1998.
FACKELMAN G.E., NUNAMAKER D.M.: Manual of Internal Fixation in the Horse, Springer-Verlag, 1982.
FOSSUM T.W.: Chirurgia dei piccoli animali, Masson editrice, 2004.
GELATT N.: Small Animal Ophthalmic Surgery, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2001.
GIBBONS W.J., CATCOTT, E.J., SMITHCORS J.F.: Bovine Medicine and Surgery, American Veterinary Publications, 1970.
GOURLEY I.M., GREGORY C.R.: Testo atlante di chirurgia dei piccoli animali, UTET, 1995.
GUANDALINI A., PERUCCIO C., PIZZIRANI S.: Oftalmologia, Poletto editore, 2006.
MENSA A.: Patologia chirurgica veterinaria, UTET, 1947.
PIERMATTEI D.L., GREELEY R.G.: An Atlas of Surgical Approaches to the Bones of the Dog and Cat, W.B. Saunders
Company, 1979.
ROSENBERGER G.: Malattie del bovino, Essegivi, 1975.
STASHAK T.S.: Adams’: la zoppicatura nei cavalli, SBM edizioni, 1990.
Teaching methods
Practical clinical activity