Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 August 1, 2008
By:Douglas R. Mader, MS, DVM, DABVP
Reptiles take a very long time to get sick. By the time they show signs of disease, their condition is usually advanced.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Mark Mitchell, DVM, PhD
Clinicians working with "exotic species" should establish consistent anesthetic and analgesic protocols to manage cases that require diagnostic or surgical procedures.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Mark Mitchell, DVM, PhD
The majority of the reptile cases presented to veterinarians are dehydrated as a result of a chronic disease.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Douglas R. Mader, MS, DVM, DABVP
Reptiles take a very long time to get sick. Likewise, amphibians tend to hide disease for prolonged periods.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Mark Mitchell, DVM, PhD
With the growing popularity of exotic pets in the United States, the incidence of zoonotic diseases attributed to these pets should be expected to rise.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Douglas R. Mader, MS, DVM, DABVP
It has been well established that the majority of bacterial pathogens affecting reptile patients are of the gram negative type.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Mark Mitchell, DVM, PhD
There are two ways to approach a disease issue in fish: 1) ante-mortem tests and 2) post-mortem tests.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
The ferrets are mammals in the Mustelid family.
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