3.00 Credits
This course is an introductory course in veterinary technology. Lectures will include clinical sanitation, the profession of veterinary technology, veterinary technology ethics, communications, clinical and hospital recordkeeping, breed identification, patient history, and physical examinations of of dogs, cats, cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats. Laboratory sessions will cover restraint and physical examination of domestic species and veterinary instrument identification. Students will be assigned dates to be responsible for care of the dogs, cats, and large animals kept by the Veterinary Technology Department. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.