PREVIOUSLY AT CUVZS…
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Lent Term 2013
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Michaelmas Term 2012
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Linton Zoo Trip! - Saturday 12th May 2012
How better to escape Cambidge for the day than a trip to the zoo!? That’s just what Cambridge students did this weekend. Head over to the Photo Gallery to see the animals!
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Tuesday October 18th 2011
Wildlife Emergency Care: Les Stocker
Les is the founder of the Wildlife Hospital Trust (aka St Tiggywinkles), one of the world’s busiest wildlife hospitals. Many wildlife cases are brought into small animal practices across the UK so this talk will be valuable a wide audience.
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Saturday October 22nd 2011
ALPACA DAY!
10:30am SEMINAR ROOMS, Pathology building: alpaca talk
11:30am-1pm, indoor riding school: alpaca handling session
The well anticipated Alpaca Day will feature 2 parts: a talk with lots of interesting information on alpacas and alpaca farming and a live animal handling session to get some hands on experience of examining these amazing creatures!
Talk admission will be free for CUVZS members (you can buy your yearly membership on the door) or £1 for non-members
The handling session and talk combined will be £4 for members and £6 for non-members
Due to restraints to number of alpacas that can be brought to the vet school, the handling session will be limited to 20 places, so if you’re keen you’ll have to be quick off the mark! Email cuvzsenquiries@gmail.com when tickets come out on FRIDAY 7th OCTOBER at 6pm. The first 20 people to do so will get the places and will be notified by email. Cheques must be made payable to CUVZS and posted by Fri October 14th to EMMA YOUNGS either in her pigeonhole at Pembroke or at the vet school.
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Tuesday October 25th 2011
An introduction to Lizard and Snake Medicine: Marie Kubiak
RCVS certificate holder in Advanced Veterinary Practice with distinction in both the Avian and Reptile examinations, Marie has a particular interest in reptile medicine and surgery. She will give an introduction to both these areas.
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Tuesday November 1st 2011
Coping with Parrots in the Practice: John Chitty
UK representative to the Board of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) and holder of certificate in Zoo Animal Medicine, John is always a lively and entertaining speaker. This time he is providing us with useful tips for dealing with parrots.
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Thursday November 3rd 2011
Vets and Wildlife EMS: Lorraine Scheepers
Lorraine has flown all the way from South Africa to tell us about exciting Wildlife EMS opportunities in Sri Lanka, India, Malawi and South Africa.
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Tuesday November 8th 2011
Exotic Eyes: David Williams
Our very own specialist in all things ophthalmic, and known publisher of countless articles covering an extraordinary number of species. Will talk to us with infectious enthusiasm about the weird and wonderful world of exotic eyes.
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Wednesday November 23rd 2011
A guide to small mammal and rodent consultations: Will Lewis
After a fantastic talk last year, William is back again to give us a fascinating guide to small mammal and rodent consultations.
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Monday November 28th 2011
Exotic case studies and UK Wildlife legislation: John and Margaret Cooper
Internationally renowned husband and wife team and patrons of CUVZS, with combined expertise in Veterinary Pathology and Wildlife and Conservation Law. John and Margaret are coming to provide a grand finale to this term’s talks.
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Tuesday 1st March 2011 6.30pm
“From cats, dogs and cows… to tigers, wolves and wilderbeest” by zoo vet Jane Hopper (Howlett and Port Lympe Wild Animal Park)
CUVZS present the final talk of Lent Term and it’s set to be a good one with INTERACTIVE handsets and the return of a PAST CUVZS PRESIDENT from the year 2000. Come along to take part in an interactive talk by applying your knowledge on dogs, cats, cows and other domestic animals to their wilder equivalents including wolves, tigers and wildebeest!
This will be the final talk organised by the CUVZS committee 2010-2011, and at the end of the talk we will welcome in the new CUVZS committee 2011-2012.
Hope to see lots of you there!
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Saturday, 26th February, 10am-1pm
“Raptor Morning” with Flight of the Falcon
Want some practical experience with raptors? Flight of the Falcon have kindly agreed to bring along some of their birds of prey for a talk in LT2 at the vet school followed by a practical hands on session with birds of prey in the indoor riding school.
Tickets are just £5 and there are only 30 spaces available! Tickets are now available for CUVZS members until Wednesday 16th February, after which the ticket sales will be opened to everyone on a first come first served basis.
To buy your ticket, simply write out a cheque for £5 payable to “CUVZS” and put it in Thom Jenkins’ pigeonhole at the vet school.
Hope to see you there!
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Wednesday 2nd February 2011, 6.30PM
“Zoo animal pathology: interesting case studies from London Zoo” by Edmund Flach
Come along to Lecture Theatre 2 at the vet school to hear all about common and interesting diseases in zoo animals from an expert in the field of zoo animal veterinary pathology, Edmund Flach (Zoological Society of London).
Free cakes, biscuits and drinks provided!
As usual, talks are free to CUVZS members and £1 for non-members.
Hope to see lots of you there!
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Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd January 2011
CUVZS Fourth Annual Symposium: “Experiencing Exotics / Working with Wildlife”
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Friday 14th January 2011, 6.30pm
“CAMELIDS: Quixotic clients, quirky physiology – the pleasures and the pitfalls” by Gina Bromage.
Come to the vet school Lecture Theatre 2 at 6.30pm on Friday 14th January to learn all you need to know about these highly interesting and increasingly popular animals. Gina is well known in the camelid veterinary field and we are very lucky to have her come to Cambridge vet school and hear her words of wisdom! Don’t miss out! There may even be some free food and drink …
Talks cost £1 for non-members and are free to members.
See you all there!
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Tues 23rd November 2010, 6pm
“Pet poultry, popular patients in general practice” by Victoria Roberts
Due to a growing trend for backyard poultry pets, these birds (normally in cat baskets/cardboard boxes) are now a common sight in vet practice waiting rooms. Come along to hear about how to handle these species in your consult room and the common problems that you are likely to be confronted with.
Victoria Roberts is an honorary vet to the Poultry Club, has published 3 books on poultry and has over 36 years experience of breeding and judging exhibition poultry and waterfowl. She is also currently President of the British Veterinary Zoological Society so it’s a great honour to have her speak to us.
Talks cost £1 for non-members and are free to members.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Tuesday 16th November 2010, 6pm
“Herptile husbandry: it’s all in the history” by Bruce Maclean
Reptiles and amphibians, collectively known as “herptiles” make up an important and exciting part of the case-load in small animal practice. Come along to Lecture Theatre 2 at the vet school to hear Bruce Maclean, a full time exotics-only vet, tell us all about how to approach the reptile and amphibian consultation, and take part in an interactive session on common herptile case studies! FREE CAKE PROVIDED!
As usual, talks are free to members and £1 for non-members. To become a member, simply go to the membership link on our website or bring along a cheque payable to “CUVZS” for £7 to one of our talks.
Hope to see you there!
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Tuesday 2nd November 2010, 6pm
“EMS abroad: exciting new opportunities in South Africa, India and Egypt” by Vets and Wildlife.
Come along to the vet school to hear Dawn, head of “Vets and Wildlife”, tell us all about exciting EMS opportunities for pre clinical AND clinical vet students! Projects you can choose from include working with wildlife vets, elephants, lions, vervet monkeys, and horses in South Africa, street animals in India, neutering clinics in Egypt and many more!
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Monday 18th October 2010, 6pm
“Rabbits: Common problems and how to deal with them” by William Lewis
From vaccinations and blood sampling to rabbit spays and sludgy bladders! Come along to the vet school Lecture Theatre 2 at 6pm on Monday 18th October to hear William Lewis’s step by step guide to dealing with the most common rabbit cases seen in small animal practice – essential knowledge for the new graduate vet! With pet rabbits being the third most popular pet in the UK, this talk should be useful to us all!
As usual, talks cost £1 for non members and are free to members.
Hope to see you all there! FREE FOOD AND DRINKS PROVIDED!
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Tuesday 5th October 2010, 6pm
“A Veterinary and Legal Odyssey: Wildlife and exotics at home and abroad” by John and Margaret Cooper
Come along to the vet school Lecture Theatre 2 at 6pm on Tuesday 5th October to hear about the exciting travels of John and Margaret Cooper! They have extensive experience working around the world as an exotics and wildlife vet – lawyer team, and will be giving us useful tips on getting into the exotics/wildlife/zoo veterinary world at home and abroad.
Talks cost £1 for non-members and are free to members.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
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Thursday 17th June 2010
CUVZS Garden Party
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Tuesday April 27th 2010
Fancy Rats!
Mary Giles
7pm, vet school lecture theatre 2
Know your bucks from your does? Know your American cinnamons from your American minks? Come along to hear Mary Giles talk to us about pet rats then meet the rats afterwards!
Mary is a fancy rat breeder from the Cambridge area and has a wealth of experience with fancy rat varieties, husbandry, health, diet, breeding and behaviour. This will be a fantastic opportunity to learn more about these increasingly popular pets!