3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of the VTTK-2610 course. It will focus on the causes, clinical appearance, treatment, and handling of noninfectious diseases in domestic animals, both companion and livestock. The areas of instruction to be covered include traumatic, metabolic, nutritional, immune mediated, neoplastic, congenital, toxicological, and physical causes of noninfectious diseases. The laboratory portion of the course will allow students to interact with patients thus allowing them to observe diagnosing of disease and all surgery will be performed by a veterinarian. This course is required for the completion of the A.A.S. degree program in Veterinary Technology. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.