Episode 9 - Exotics Anatomy

This week on The Passionate Pawedcast, we're joined by Brooke Malley, LVT — a licensed veterinary technician with 6 years of experience who now spends her days as an educator, training the next generation of vet techs on the exotic animal medicine most clinics still shy away from. Brooke breaks down why treating a rabbit, a leopard gecko, or a sugar glider like a "small cat or dog" is exactly the mistake that gets patients hurt — from why fasting a rabbit before surgery can be dangerous instead of routine, to why a bird's lack of a diaphragm changes everything about how you restrain and anesthetize it, to the husbandry mistakes quietly causing the most common diseases she sees in clinic. We talk the detective work of exotic patient history-taking, the emotional toll owners carry when their "weird" pet is treated with disgust instead of care, and why every clinic — not just specialty exotic practices — has a responsibility to learn this material. Packed with hard-won clinical detail, real compassion, and a reminder that "exotic" often just means "we haven't learned enough about them yet." Don't miss it! https://www.exoticpetvet.com/ https://reptifiles.com/ https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/