Exotic Pets to be featured at Community Pet Care Seminar

(October 22, 2008 Stillwater, OK) – The Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) Center for Veterinary Health Sciences will host a Pet Care Seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in McElroy Hall Auditorium at the corner of McFarland and Farm Road on the Stillwater campus. Dr. Cornelia Ketz-Riley, Clinical Assistant Professor in Exotic Pets and Zoological Medicine, will present “Health Care of Pocket Pets.”

Ketz-Riley will share tips on basic care (husbandry and nutrition) of pocket pets, such as rodents, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, hedgehogs and more. She will also talk about what makes these animals good, or not so good, pets as well as common diseases to look for. Some of these “critters” will be in attendance!

Pet Care Seminars are open to the public at no charge with complimentary parking and light refreshments.

The OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences is one of 28 veterinary colleges in the United States and is fully accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The Center’s Veterinary Medial Teaching Hospital is open to the public and provides routine and specialized care for small and large animals. It also offers 24 hour emergency care and is certified by the American Animal Hospital Association. For more information, visit www.cvhs.okstate.edu or call (405) 744-7000.

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