Grades: 4th to 7th
Instructor: Jacki Fox

Full Day: 9 am to 4 pm
Days: Monday – Friday

Cost: $395

Do you have an aspiring veterinarian walking around your home? This camp is a camper’s ticket to the world of Veterinary Medicine.  Our experiments and projects will give young people the opportunity to investigate the real and exciting field of Veterinary Medicine.

• LEARN HOW TO PERFORM A PHYSICAL EXAM on a pet which is essential in evaluating an animals’ condition. Our activity guide includes an animal vital sign chart and a heartworm cycle diagram. Each camper includes a real stethoscope, a well–supplied first aid kit (10 items), along with an AVMA Pet First Aid brochure for those family pet emergencies.

• BATTLE AGAINST DISEASES that veterinarians face every day. Explore animal ear infections. Construct an origami microscope (The Foldscope) and discover how to collect specimens and prepare dry and wet mount slides. Hunt for yeast in your pet’s ear and observe the fungi under the microscope. Formulate a pet ear solution from our secret formulas!
• THE SUTURING WORKSHOP provides a basic understanding of suturing techniques. We include a needle driver (Hemostat) and disposable scalpel –Handle with caution! tissue forceps (Pickups), and non–latex gloves. Start learning to suture on fruits such as oranges, bananas, and grapes.  Take things to the next level as we go to the butcher shop for some chicken legs or pigs’ feet!BUILD AND DISCOVER HOW A HEART PUMP WORKS, in our engineering/technology build. Discover how pigs share several traits with humans. Using our included dog bone cookie cutter and amazing recipe, you can bake up some of your own dog treats for your furry friends.

• DISSECTIONS: We will be dissecting all week long! Sheep hearts, crayfish, and Owl pellets! Includes a veterinary coloring book.    **Please discuss the dissection aspect of this camp with your young vet!

• ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Strawberry DNA extraction, Pet CPR with Casper the CPR dog, and drawing blood with our Life/form Canine IV leg.  This will be an unbelievable experience for your child!

Each week, we invite a local Veterinarian, Vet Tech, or Breeder, or  Groomer to be a guest speaker for our campers. However, these professionals are very busy, and alternate activities are planned in case they cannot get away from their office.

Camp Tuition includes the $40 Lab Fee due to extraordinarily high costs of supplies for these labs.