GOOD VIBES MOBILE VETERINARY SERVICES, INC.

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Scope of Services: Good Vibes Mobile Veterinary Services Consultant shall perform services as set forth below. General Consultant Requirements Routine and emergency services include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Establish and maintain a schedule for Consultant to be on zoo grounds a minimum of two days per week, totaling at least eight hours, preferably Tuesday or Wednesday and Friday or Saturday, in order to successfully implement and perform the zoo's program of care. 2. Maintain veterinary care coverage on a seven-day per week, twenty -four -hour -per day basis in the event of emergencies or needs outside of regularly scheduled visits. 3. Arrive to zoo promptly in response to notification of need for emergency services (defined as a situation in which an animal is sick or injured and in need of immediate treatment in order to relieve pain or sustain life). 4. Provide an RVT to support the zoo's program of veterinary care 5. Coordinate with city staff to establish a schedule of physical and visual wellness exams. 6. Plan with animal care staff in advance of routine immobilization of animals. 7. Practice effective written and oral communication including clearly, compassionately, and respectfully engaging in discussion, and preventing and resolving conflict with a diverse staff in a team setting. 8. Support the animal wellbeing program by contributingto annual assessments. 9. Perform routine and emergency consultations, as needed, with city personnel. 10. Perform tasks for blood tests and parasite checks. 11. Monitor the effect of prescribed treatments. 12. Establish and maintain procedures for disease containment, quarantine, parasite control, vaccination programs, and tuberculin testing. 13. Perform periodic reviews of dietary and husbandry techniques. 14. Remain up-to-date and well -versed in flight or fight signals and capture/restraint techniques for exotic animals in orderto perform all examinations and treatments safely and in keeping with industry practices. 15. Perform administration of all appropriate medications. 16. Conduct scheduled fecal examinations on all individuals or groups in the zoo population and more frequently on those groups recognized to be most susceptible to facilitate the detection and treatment of parasites before clinical signs appear.