Scalpel vs Medication
Common Dilemmas in Exotic Mammal Medicine
Ferrets Oncological Problems
* Lymphoma - therapy or surgery
* Adrenal glands disorders - therapy or surgery
* Insulinoma
Live Webinar + Q & A session
27th of August, 7:00 pm
Speaker: Polina Maratkanova DVM, Master Degree in Exotic and Wild Animals (“Vetathome” Stockholm, Sweden)
• The course will consist of 5 separate lectures.
• Each around 90 minutes long.
• Designed and dedicated to practitioners who may encounter common health issues in popular exotic mammal species.
• Each episode will focus on different practical dilemmas between invasive surgical procedures or conventional treatments and aim to break down and brainstorm these crucial decisions.
1. 'Rabbit Therapeutic Problems”
2. 'Rabbit Oncological Problems’
3. 'Rats Problems’
4. 'Ferrets Oncological Problems’
5. 'Guinea Pigs Problems’This time we will talk about the most common oncological problems in ferrets.
Often we stand between difficult choices: to provide surgery or stay on palliative treatment.
Or maybe there are some effective conservative methods of curing these pathologies?
Classic and targeting chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation and surgical techniques.
Let’s discuss it in our next online training « Ferrets Oncological problems »!
• The fourth webinar of the series is „Ferrets Oncological Problems” -> Live presentation + Q&A session on August 27th, 7 p.m. with Polina Maratkanova on ZOOM Platform. Recording available from August 28th, 7:00 pm on vetproakademia.myvod.pl
• All lectures in English
Speaker
Maratkanova Polina
Leg. veterinarian, «Vetathome», Stockholm;
Master degree in Exotic Pet and Wild Animals (UCM, Madrid) with more than 17 years of experience.
International lecturer, author of articles/books on exotic animals.
Specialization: exotic animals (rabbits, rodents, ferrets, hedgehogs, sugar gliders,
racoons, primates, reptiles and ornamental birds).
Field of interests: exotic animals oncology (including chemotherapy and
radiotherapy), internal medicine (including critical care), anaesthesia, soft tissue
surgery, dentistry, X-ray and CT.
Over 17 years of practice, she has completed a large number of training programs
and advanced training courses in the treatment of exotic animals, ultrasound,
radiology and anaesthesiology from world experts: Peter Fisher (USA), F. Harcourt-
Brown (Great Britain), Brian Spear (USA), David Williams (Great Britain), Marty Chu
(Taiwan), Charles Pignon (France), Kevin Eatwell (Great Britain).
She takes an active part as a lecturer in scientific and practical conferences and
webinars with reports on exotic animals in Europe, Asia and USA. Regularly attends
advanced training courses, veterinary congresses and conferences.
One of the few veterinarians in the world who has successful experience in the use of
radiation and photodynamic therapy in different species of exotic animals.
Interests: traveling, sport, reading books, spending time with my kids.