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  • 2.00 Credits

    Orientation to career opportunities available in veterinary technology. Professional ethics, public relations and the psychological adjustment of the student in terms of understanding the need for physical treatment and care of animals. Client relations, vaccination programs, regulatory organizations, receptionist duties, breeds and breed characteristics neutering, puppy care, diets and hospital management. 2 hrs. lecture/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Principles of handling, housing and management of animals. Basic dietary and sanitation requirements. Restraint and handling, administration of medications, bathing, skin scraping, and basic laboratory tests. Emphasis on animal physiology including the cell, muscle, nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Introduction to anesthesia and general animal nursing. 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: Admission into the Veterinary Technician Program Vocabulary. Metric and apothecary conversions. Drug and dosage calculations. Preparaction of solutions based on percents, ratios and drugs. Infusion flow rates and constant rate infusion. 1 hr./wk. Course taught at Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KSAH 101 Anesthesia and the physiology of the digestive, urinary, endocrine and reproductive systems. Blood and specimen collection, basic bandaging and introduction to surgical preparation and radiographic processing. 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Introduction to microorganisms, sanitation, disinfectants, sterilization and Zoonotic diseases and public health problems. Introduction to parasitology, vermin control, specimen preservation, instrument identification, cleaning and sterilization, and sanitary procedures in patient care. 1 hr. lecture, 2 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: KSAH 101 and KSAH 110 Administration of anesthetics and surgical assisting, bandaging, casting, blood transfusions, surgical preparations and postoperative procedures, parenteral fluid administration, and intravenous hookups. Introduction to orthopedics, electrocardiography, bone marrow cytology, and pharmacology. 1 hr. lecture, 4 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Introduction to laboratory procedures including preparation of blood smears, cell identification, fecal analysis and parasitology. Urinalysis and urine sediment valuation. 1 hr. lecture, 6 hrs. lab. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: BIOL 101 (Maple Woods) or BIOL 127 and KSAH 101 and 110 Basic principles of anatomy using a systemic approach. Physiology as it relates to anatomy and applicable pathology involving the animal body systems. Comparison of the animal species using the cat for dissection. 3 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: KSAH 101, KSAH 110 and KSAH 201 Restraint and handling of laboratory animals and birds. Blood collection, restraint, identification, medicating, anesthesia and specimen collection. Technical skills for laboratory animal research. 1 hr. lecture, 2 hrs. lab /wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KSAH 212 Breeds and types of horses and their use. A study of conformation as it relates to soundness, horse psychology, fitting, conditioning, first aid and restraint. Parasites and their control, farm management for safety, nutrition, mare care, breeding, foaling, hoof soundness, equine diseases and their prevention. Laboratory procedures. 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Maple Woods Community College. Students should contact the Maple Woods coordinator of veterinary technology about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-437-3000.
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