Earn Hands-On CE in Exotic Animal Care!

Take your veterinary skills to the next level with NAVC SkillShop! Whether you're passionate about exotic companion mammals, reptiles, or avians, we’ve got the perfect course for you.

🔬 Learn from top experts in small, interactive classes designed for hands-on training.

📍 Exclusive location: Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, May 25-30.

💰 Bundle & Save: Register for all three courses and get 10% off!

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Your NAVC SkillShop course registration is all-inclusive! It covers your hotel stay, most meals, course notes, VMX 2026 registration, a VetFolio subscription and more!

Exotic Companion Mammal Emergencies — How to Keep them Alive

Join us at NAVC Skill Shop for an exclusive, hands-on course with Karen Rosenthal, DVM, a leading expert in exotic animal medicine! Dive into cutting-edge diagnostics, advanced treatment strategies, and real-world case studies covering both common and rare species. From life-saving interventions to long-term prognoses, this course will equip you with the skills and confidence to handle even the most unexpected emergencies.

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Avian Clinical Techniques and Surgery

Join Brynn McCleery, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice) for a hands-on deep dive into avian reproductive disease, surgical prolapse, and emergency care. This interactive course will equip you with the skills to confidently diagnose, treat, and manage critical conditions in birds.

🔥 Get real-world experience and expert guidance in a live, small-group setting!

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🚀 Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your expertise in exotic animal care! Secure your spot today!

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Growing Your Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Toolboxes for Reptiles

Step into an interactive, live animal procedure setting with Eric Klaphake, DVM, DACZM, and take your reptile care skills to the next level! This hands-on course will teach you how to maximize your physical exams, master essential diagnostic tests, and develop effective treatment plans for chelonians, lizards, and snakes.

🔥 Gain practical experience, sharpen your expertise, and elevate your confidence in reptile medicine!

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Exotic Companion Mammal Emergencies - How to Keep them Alive

1- Day Course

Note: This program requires 2–4 hours of course pre-work through VetFolio in order to maximize your time in the workshop with the instructors

Course Description

ECM emergencies happen commonly. In this course, we will discuss what these look like so you can recognize them early. We will go over diagnostics and how to interpret the diagnostics. We will discuss treatment options- medicine or surgery or both! We will also discuss prognosis of these emergencies. We will focus on the most common emergencies in the most common species seen in practice. But we will also discuss the less common ECM so you are prepared even when that sugar glider or hedgehog comes in the door.

8 CE CREDIT HOURS | $1,750

Course Date: May 27

Check-in: May 26 • Check-out: May 28

Avian Clinical Techniques and Surgery

1- Day Course

Note: This program requires 2–4 hours of course pre-work through VetFolio in order to maximize your time in the workshop with the instructors

Course Description

Avian clinical techniques will allow participants to learn hands-on approaches to reproductive disease, surgical prolapse, and avian emergencies. Most avian patients are prey species and hide evidence of illness for as long as possible. By the time they are presented to the veterinary clinic, birds are often much more debilitated than the owners realize. Appropriate triage and stabilization is required for birds presenting on emergency. Techniques covered in this workshop are essential for any veterinary practitioner working with birds. This review will cover clinical techniques applicable to both elective and emergency cases. The clinical techniques covered in this workshop will include appropriate grooming methods of the nails, beak, and wings; injection site location and tips for intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous medications; venipuncture; intravenous catheterization; intraosseous catheterization; crop sampling, lavage, and gavage feeding; and more!

Other topics covered will include, prolapse reduction techniques and reproductive disease. The placement of transverse sutures for temporary fixation. Special focus will be given to vent and cloacal surgical procedures including single-site and bilateral traditional ventplasty, asymmetric right ventplasty of psittacine birds, and multiple cloacopexy techniques.

Reproductive disease is one of the most common causes of avian patients presenting on an emergency. Workshops will discuss coelomic surgical approaches in birds, including the flank approach, ventral midline, and variations of ventral midline. Step-by-step coverage of an avian salpingohysterectomy will be reviewed including tips and tricks for performing this surgery on birds with reproductive disease.

8 CE CREDIT HOURS | $1,750

Course Date: May 28

Check-in: May 27 • Check-out: May 29

Your Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Toolboxes for Reptiles

1- Day Course

Note: This program requires 2–4 hours of course pre-work through VetFolio in order to maximize your time in the workshop with the instructors

Course Description

Participants will have the opportunity to work with reptile veterinary specialists to learn how to get even more out of their physical examinations, basic and advanced diagnostic tests, and coming up with rational and cutting edge treatment plans for all three common reptile groups--chelonians, snakes, and lizards in an interactive, live animal procedure setting.

8 CE CREDIT HOURS | $1,750

Course Date: May 26

Check-in: May 25 • Check-out: May 27

Earn Hands-On CE in Exotic Animal Care!

Your NAVC SkillShop course registration is all-inclusive! It covers your hotel stay, most meals, course notes, VMX 2026 registration, a VetFolio subscription and more!

Exotic Companion Mammal Emergencies — How to Keep them Alive

Avian Clinical Techniques and Surgery

Growing Your Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Toolboxes for Reptiles

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Exotic Companion Mammal Emergencies - How to Keep them Alive

1- Day Course

Avian Clinical Techniques and Surgery

1- Day Course

Your Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Toolboxes for Reptiles

1- Day Course