Otitis, diseases of special anatomical areas and dermatology of small mammals

Otology, video-otoscopy, diseases of special areas and dermatology of small mammals.

This course consists of three distinct teaching blocks. The first block is devoted to otitis externa and otitis media/interna. Pathophysiology, clinical signs, subtypes, diagnosis and management of otitis will be examined in detail.

The second block is devoted to diseases affecting special anatomical areas such as the claws, anal sacs, paw pads and eyelid skin. These anatomical areas differ in structure and function from the rest of the skin and present specific problems.

The third block is devoted to common dermatological diseases of small exotic mammals (ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and rats).

Programme by day

Day 1

  • Lecture: Structure and function of the dog and cat ear (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Approach to acute otitis externa in dogs (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Otitis externa in cats (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Aural haematomas (12:30–13:15)
  • Lecture: Ear canal cleaning (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Lecture: Treatment of acute otitis externa in dogs: theory and clinical cases (15:00–16:15)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:15–16:30)
  • Lecture: Approach to chronic otitis externa in dogs (16:30–17:30)

Day 2

  • Practice: Practical session: Otoscopic examination of the normal dog and cat ear (10:00–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Indications and technique for ear flushing under anaesthesia. Preparing the patient for video-otoscopy (11:45–12:30)
  • Practice: Practical session: Video-otoscopic examination, myringotomy and flushing of the tympanic bulla (12:30–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Self-assessment: Cytology and bacteriology quiz on clinical cases: find the correlation (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 3

  • Lecture: Otitis media and interna: a neurologist’s view (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Ear imaging: methods (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Breed-related features and the middle ear (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Medical treatment of otitis media in dogs (12:30–13:15)
  • Lecture: Otitis media in cats (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Lecture: Surgical treatment of otitis: indications, techniques and postoperative complications (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 4

  • Lecture: Claw diseases (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Anal sac diseases (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Paw pad diseases (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Various skin diseases by location and breed (12:30–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 5

  • Lecture: Skin diseases of ferrets (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Skin diseases of guinea pigs (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Skin diseases of small rodents (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Skin diseases of rabbits (12:30–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases: Dermatology of small mammals (15:00–16:30)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:30–17:30)