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Spring 2027
Small Animal Surgery Laboratory
Small Animal Surgery Laboratory covers basic skills for surgical management of small animals at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
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Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and describe the function of common surgical instruments
Identify and describe the important properties of common suture materials and understand the indications for their use
Perform a comprehensive physical examination of a small animal patient and determine pertinent differential diagnoses, if any based on that physical exam
Perform a complete surgical station set-up, including selection and knowledge of appropriate intra- operative patient monitoring equipment and thermoregulatory units
Demonstrate proper aseptic surgical technique including open and closed gloving, re-gloving, gowning, draping, rough and sterile patient surgical preparation
Demonstrate proficiency with various surgical techniques, including but not limited to the creation and closing of an incision, proper tissue handling techniques, and instrument handling and appropriate suture patterns and knot tying
Perform post-operative incision care and recognize and differentiate post-operative complications
Maintain proper medical records for a routine surgical case
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing
- Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing
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- Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing
Professors
Spring 2027SC
Sara Colopy
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
MARIA VERBRUGGE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARA COLOPY is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 100 | 0 |
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the class
Basic skills necessary for participation in the surgical management of small animals in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
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Topics
- Surgical instruments
- Suture materials
- Surgical station set-up and patient monitoring
- Aseptic surgical technique
- Post-operative care and complications
Skills
- Identify and describe the function of common surgical instruments
- Identify and describe the important properties of common suture materials and understand the indications for their use
- Demonstrate proper aseptic surgical technique including open and closed gloving, re-gloving, gowning, draping, rough and sterile patient surgical preparation
- Demonstrate proficiency with various surgical techniques, including but not limited to the creation and closing of an incision, proper tissue handling techniques, and instrument handling and appropriate suture patterns and knot tying
- Perform post-operative incision care and recognize and differentiate post-operative complications
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Small Animal Surgery Laboratory
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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