The Pavilion of Small Animal Clinics features a modern lecture hall with a capacity of 220 seats, barrier-free access, and the latest projection technology. Additionally, the Dog and Cat Clinic includes six training rooms with capacities ranging from 12 to 36 seats for students. These rooms are used for clinical and demonstration teaching, as well as housing a newly built Simulation Centre.
However, the majority of practicals are conducted directly in general and specialized outpatient clinics, inpatient clinics, and operating theatres.
Care of Injured Animals (guaranteed by Prof. Nečas)
It is a one-semester course taught to BSP students in the 5th semester (H6PE), scheduled for 2/0 lessons per week.
The course focuses on the emergency treatment of injured animals. Individual lectures cover the treatment of animals with trauma to the axial and appendicular skeleton, head, thorax, and abdomen. Some lectures also address infusion therapy, wound surgery, anaesthesia, analgesia, and patient monitoring after trauma. Teaching is conducted in the form of lectures only. The course concludes with an examination consisting of a written test with 30 questions.
Prof. Nečas is responsible for teaching this subject. Other teachers from the clinic include Assoc. Prof. Crha, Dr. Fichtel, Dr. Raušer, Dr. Nováková, Dr. Trojanová, and Prof. Knotek from the Clinic for Birds, Reptiles and Small Mammals.
General Surgery and Anaesthesiology (guaranteed by prof. Nečas)
It is a one-semester course taught to FVHE students in the 6th semester (H1OC) and to FVM students in the 7th semester of the Czech (V1CHA) and English (VACHA) study programmes, scheduled for 2/2 lessons per week.
The content of the discipline focuses on animal anaesthesiology, acute medicine, and basic surgical principles and techniques, especially dressing techniques, sutures, and wound surgery. Teaching is conducted through lectures, mass demonstrations, practicals, and in-clinic teaching. The discipline concludes with an examination consisting of a written test, a practical examination, and a theoretical examination.
Prof. Nečas is responsible for teaching this discipline. Among other teachers of the clinic are Assoc. Prof. Crha, Dr. Fichtel, Dr. Fedorová, Dr. Lorenzová, Dr. Raušer, Dr. Nečasová, Dr. Srnec, and Dr. Urbanová.
Diagnostic Imaging (guaranteed by Dr. Nečas)
This one-semester discipline is taught to students of FVM, FVHE, and the English study programme, scheduled for 1 lecture and 2 practicals per week, comprising 15/30 lessons in the 8th semester. The course content focuses on radiology and ultrasonography of small and large animals. Teaching is conducted through lectures, practicals, and seminars, led by staff from the Equine Clinic and the Dog and Cat Clinic.
In the 5th year, teaching occurs in the form of a clinical internship, comprising 4 lessons at the Dog and Cat Clinic. Dr. Proks is responsible for teaching this discipline.
Clinical Propaedeutics of Pet Animals (guaranteed by Assoc. Prof. Crha)
Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics (guaranteed by Prof. Nečas)
For FVM and English students, this subject is taught in a two-semester format:
Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics I (V1CM1) is scheduled for 1 lecture and 1 practical per week, totalling 12/12 lessons in the 9th semester.
Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics II (V1CM2) is scheduled for 1 lecture and 2 practicals per week, totalling 15/30 lessons in the 10th semester.
For FVHE students, the subject Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics is taught in a shortened one-semester format:
Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics (H1OM) is scheduled for 1 lecture and 1 practical per week, totalling 12/12 lessons in the 9th semester.
The course focuses on orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and small animal ophthalmology. Teaching is conducted through lectures and practicals. A special component of the teaching is internships for students in clinical practice, which they must complete for a total of 15 hours. The discipline is concluded with an examination consisting of a written test, a practical examination, and a theoretical examination.
Prof. Nečas is responsible for teaching the course Small Animal Surgery and Orthopaedics. Other teachers from the clinic involved in teaching the course include Dr. Crha, Dr. Fichtel, Dr. Lorenzová, Dr. Raušer, Dr. Nečasová, Dr. Srnec, Dr. Urbanová, Dr. Novák, Dr. Mrázová, and Dr. Šabatová.
Internal Diseases of Small Animals (guaranteed by Assoc. Prof. Crha)
It is a three-semester course taught at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in both the Czech and English study programmes, following the credit system with the following scope:
Internal Diseases of Small Animals I (V1MZ1) – 1 lecture and 1 practical per week, comprising 15/15 lessons in the 8th semester.
Internal Diseases of Small Animals II (V1MZ2) – 1 lecture and 1 practical per week, comprising 12/12 lessons in the 9th semester.
Internal Diseases of Small Animals III (V1MZ3) – 2 lectures and 2 practicals, comprising 30/30 lessons in the 10th semester.
This subject aims to review the methodology of examining dogs and cats, focusing on individual organ systems as well as the patient as a whole. It covers the collection of biological materials, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of multisystem and organ diseases in small animals.
Teaching includes lectures, practical lessons with outpatient and hospitalized patients, and specialized classes in dermatology, cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology and urology, endocrinology, neurology, and behavioural disorders. The examination takes place at the end of the fifth year of study, after fulfilling all study requirements. To receive credit, students have to demonstrate mastery in examining, diagnosing, and treating a random patient and pass a credit test. The examination is both practical and theoretical.
Assoc. Prof. MVDr. Michal Crha, Ph.D., is responsible for teaching Internal Dog and Cat Diseases. Other teachers from the clinic include MVDr. Zita Vašáková (Filipejová), Ph.D., MVDr. Pavel Schánilec, Ph.D., MVDr. Miloš Vávra, MVDr. Robert Just, MVDr. Kateřina Chvátalová, Ph.D., and MVDr. Barbora Šenkyříková, Ph.D. Dr. Schánilec is responsible for teaching Internal Diseases of Small Animals for FVHE (H1CM1 and H1CM2). The examination is typically held at the end of the 9th semester. The same teachers are involved in practical teaching as for FVM.
Teaching takes place during the 7th and 8th semesters and generally concludes with an examination at the end of the 8th semester. The same teachers are involved in practical teaching as in the FVM.
Dog and Cat Diseases (guaranteed by Prof. Nečas)
The course Dog and Cat Diseases focuses comprehensively on the health problems of dogs and cats. The course is taught in 10-week blocks of 300 lessons. The content is a synthesis of knowledge and skills in the following specialities: internal medicine and dermatology, cardiology, infections including parasitoses, surgery and orthopaedics, neurology and neurosurgery, anaesthesiology, acute medicine and intensive care, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, dentistry, reproduction and diagnostic imaging. Their scope is relevant and up-to-date in terms of modern concepts of canine and feline medicine.
On the day practical training begins at the Dog and Cat Clinic (DCC), an informative meeting for students in the given block will take place at 08:00 in seminar room 1179.
Half of the students in the block will commence their 4-week practical training at DCC, while the other half will start with private veterinarians. After 4 weeks, these groups will switch. The ninth week is reserved for a stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of DCC, practical individual presentations of inpatients, and self-study. In the tenth week, students will prepare for the exam and the partial state exam on the subject of Dog and Cat Diseases.
To receive credit, students must meet the following requirements:
Completion of compulsory practical training during the block.
Preparation of medical records concerning 3 clinical patients (1x internal diseases of dogs and cats; 1x surgery and orthopaedics of dogs and cats; 1x reproductive disorders of dogs and cats).
Submission of a practice diary, verified by a qualified veterinarian.
Participation in internships at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the DCC as per the schedule, including evaluation by the ICU operating vet.
Delivery of a PowerPoint presentation on one treated inpatient before the assessment committee.
Credit will be granted by the block teaching instructor at DCC upon fulfilment of these specified requirements.
The examination is commission-based, with prominent representatives of the field serving as members of the examination committee. Students pick two questions from a menu focusing on canine and feline health issues within the taught specialities: internal medicine and dermatology, cardiology, infections including parasitoses, surgery and orthopaedics, neurology and neurosurgery, anaesthesiology, acute medicine and intensive care, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, dentistry, reproduction, and diagnostic imaging. Additionally, the student's final grade includes an evaluation of an inpatient PowerPoint presentation and a final assessment of the internship by the ICU operating vet. The length of preparation and the examination process follow the Study and Examination Regulations of the Credit System of Studies at the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, as of 10 December 2007.
Skills – Surgery and Orthopaedics of Small Animals (guaranteed by Prof. Nečas)
Skills – Internal Diseases of Small Animals (guaranteed by Assoc. Prof. Crha)
It is a two-semester discipline taught at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) in both the Czech and English curricula. The discipline follows the credit system and encompasses the following scope:
Skills – Internal Diseases of Dogs and Cats I: 13 practical lessons in the 9th semester
Skills – Internal Diseases of Dogs and Cats II: 14 practical lessons in the 10th semester
The aim of the subject is to teach and revise the basic practical skills that a graduate should automatically master. The teaching consists of seven block sessions covering dermatology, skin derivatives, cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology and urology, neurology, and oncology. Each block may include separate components or sessions labelled as Part I and Part II. The teaching is practical only and is supervised by a specialist in the specific organ system.
Programme Board for Diseases of Dogs and Cats and Pet Animals with accreditation for both Czech and English study programmes (Chairman of the Board – Prof. MVDr. Alois Nečas, Ph.D., MBA)
