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Source: Dr. James Carpenter, 785-532-4260, carpentr@vet.k-state.edu
http://www.k-state.edu/media/mediaguide/bios/carpenterbio.html
News release prepared by: Nellie Ryan, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Monday, Oct. 27, 2008

K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HOSTS THE MID-WESTERN EXOTIC ANIMAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE

MANHATTAN -- The College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University will be host of the 15th annual Mid-Western Exotic Animal Conference, Nov. 1-2, at K-State.

"Although the conference is geared toward the veterinarian, we also are directing it toward the veterinary student," said Dr. James Carpenter, veterinarian and K-State professor of zoological medicine. "As a teacher and a mentor, I want students to become more interested and excited about the field of exotic animal medicine."

This year's conference is focused on companion birds, reptiles and small exotic mammals like rabbits and ferrets. Experts will present updates on medicine, diagnostic techniques, anesthesia and analgesia, and surgical procedures used in a variety of exotic animals.

"Exotic animal medicine is the most rapidly growing field in veterinary medicine, and one that is rapidly becoming an integral part of many companion animal practices," Carpenter said. "While traditional veterinary medicine is concerned with approximately eight species, exotic animal veterinarians are generally expected to be proficient in the care, husbandry and medicine of hundreds of species."

The conference will feature classroom learning combined with interactive discussion and hands-on activities. Attendees will have the opportunity to either participate in a wet lab where selected surgical procedures will be performed on lizards, or join in on a master class that will focus on normal and abnormal behavior of small mammals like rabbits, ferrets and guinea pigs.

This year's guest speakers include the following veterinarians: Dr. Doug Mader, consulting veterinarian for the Key West Aquarium, the Marathon Sea Turtle Hospital and the Monroe County Zoo; Dr. Teresa Bradley-Bays, private practitioner from Belton, Mo., who specializes in the medicine, surgery and analgesia of exotic pets; and Dr. Connie Ketz-Riley, clinical assistant professor and head of the zoo, exotic and wild animal medicine service at the Oklahoma State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Along with Carpenter, veterinarians from the K-State faculty who will speak at the conference include Dr. Judilee Marrow, intern in zoological medicine; and Dr. Gary West, assistant professor of zoological medicine.

More information about the conference is available at http://www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/2008/exotics.htm