KSUCVM • Continuing Education
 
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Canine Care Workshop

Saturday, January 22, 2005

 

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Sponsored by College of Veterinary Medicine
 Kansas State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture APHIS, Animal Care

 

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Date and Time
Saturday, January 22, 2005
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison, Manhattan, KS
Frick Auditorium is located on the second floor of Mosier Hall. Enter at the Emergency Entrance. Signs will be posted to direct you to registration

Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail at Johnson@vet.ksu.edu, Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. If you have questions regarding registration information, call Rebecca at 785-532-5569

Workshop Objectives
This workshop is designed to assist and educate pet breeders in expanding their knowledge of raising, breeding and maintaining top quality pets. This course will offer information on preventive medicine, reproduction, kennel design, cleaning and sanitizing, and adequate veterinary care.
 

Schedule
8:30 am Registration
  

9:00 am Welcome and Workshop Overview
William Fortney, KSU CVM
Ralph Richardson, Dean, KSU CVM
USDA Representative 
9:15 am National Animal Care Update – Ed Slauter, USDA
 
 
9:30 am Preventive Medicine . . . The Rest of the Story – William Fortney
 
10:45 am Refreshment Break
 
11:00 am Canine Reproduction: Practical Approach to Breeding and Whelping – Jim Smart 
 
12:00 noon Lunch (provided with registration)
 
1:00 pm The Animal Welfare Act – Jeff Baker
 
1:45 pm Alternate, Unique and Innovative Kennel Design – Faron Greenough/Ben Flerlage
 
2:30 pm Refreshment Break
 
2:45 pm Cleaning and Sanitizing – Randy Coleman
 
3:15 pm Adequate Veterinary Care – Jeff Baker
 
4:00 pm Kansas Pet Animal Act Update – Debra Duncan
 
4:20 pm Question & Answer Forum with Panel of Speakers
 
5:00 pm Closing Remarks and Evaluation
 

KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Speakers

Jeff Baker, DVM, Veterinary Medical Officer
Dr. Baker received his DVM from Oklahoma State University. Following graduation, he practiced small animal medicine in Fayetteville, AR with an interest in internal medicine and dermatology. He joined the Animal Care team in January 2002 and is presently the Veterinary Medical Officer for western Arkansas.

Randy Coleman, RVT, Animal Care Inspector
Mr. Coleman graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Allied Health and worked as a paramedic in his home town for 9 years before joining the Army in 1995. He served in the Army for 7 years where he worked with military working dogs and in laboratory animal research. He is a Registered Veterinary Technician and a Laboratory Animal Technologist. He currently works part time at an emergency animal hospital in Youngstown.

Debra Duncan, JD
Ms. Duncan received her law degree from Washburn University in Topeka. Debra is the Director of the Animal Facilities Inspection Program in the Kansas Animal Health Department and has served in this capacity for the past eight years. Prior to that, she worked for the Legislative Research Department as a budget analyst.

Ben Flerlage, Animal Care Inspector
Mr. Flerlage attended Rend Lake College after his military duties and received an associate degree. He worked for the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension as a technician. He has an extensive agriculture background. He owned a hound kennel and trained a lot of sporting dogs. He joined USDA as an Animal Health Technician in 1987. He worked for Vet Services and joined Animal Care in 1990.

William Fortney, DVM, Assistant Professor
Dr. Fortney received his DVM from the University of Missouri in 1974. He completed an internship and residency at Purdue University prior to joining the Kansas State University clinical faculty in 1978. Dr. Fortney has been a national lecturer on geriatric dogs and cats issues since 1990. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology.

Faron Greenough, Animal Care Inspector
Mr. Greenough currently resides in central Nebraska and is the Animal Care inspector for western Nebraska as well as north central and northwest Kansas. He has been employed with the USDA since 2001. He and his wife have a small cow/calf operation in Nebraska where they are also involved in the horse business.

James Smart, DVM, Veterinary Practitioner
Dr. Smart received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1959. He practiced for a short time in Fredonia, KS before moving to Washington, KS where he was in general practice with specialization in commercial kennel work from 1960 to 1981. Dr. Smart currently travels to Abilene, KS twice a week provide greyhound veterinary services.

Ed Slauter, DVM, Animal Care Specialist
Dr. Slauter received his DVM in 1972 from Iowa State University. He was in private practice for a short time before starting a career in regulatory veterinary medicine. He has been working in USDA's animal care program for the past 15 years. He is currently a Supervisory Animal Care Specialist for USDA supervising 9 inspectors in three states.

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