And has anyone taken a RACE-approved anesthesia/analgesia course that’s truly practical for reptiles and small birds? I split time between a small exotics practice and a wildlife rehab center (two mornings a week), so field-ready monitoring (e.g., portable capnography) and welfare- plus conservation-focused case discussions are a big plus — what courses or instructors improved your patient care?
And > plus conservation-focused case discussions are a big plus — what courses or instructors improved Same here — ARAV’s RACE webinars and the anesthesia wet lab were the most practical for me; after their capnography demo I started using a Masimo EMMA inline with a shortened sampling line right at the mask on small psittacines and finally got stable traces. Small caveat: some ARAV/AAV sessions skew lecture-heavy unless you grab the hands-on lab; details at https://arav.org. Which rehab species are you monitoring most?
ExoticsCon’s RACE anesthesia lab with Dr. Joerg Mayer was the most field-ready I’ve done — portable capnography in the stations — and the tip that stuck was using a very short sidestream line with a pediatric water trap so ETCO2 doesn’t flatline on about 150 g birds; seats go fast: https://exoticscon.org. @jameson_w94 which rehab species are tripping you up most?