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Rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas in clinic

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  • keep away from possible predators
  • may take a bonded companion to massively decrease the stress
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Handling rabbits

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  • gentle and scooping
  • one hand on the scruff, the other supporting the rump
  • DO NOT just lift by the scruff
  • always place backwards in the cage
  • do not put on their backs, causes teh fear response hypnotism
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Handling guinea pigs

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  • do not grab around their abdomen
  • pick up around chest and around rump
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Handling chinchillas

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  • Do not grab at it (fur slip)
  • cup and support
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Assisted feeding

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  • Needs training
  • make up syringe nice and thick to stop it dribbling back out
  • administer slowly to avoid inhalation
  • remember that cavies and chinchillas will need vitamin C supplementation
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Blood sampling and IV injection in rabbits

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  • lateral ear vein (best for injection/catheterisation/small samples)
  • make sure not to go in the middle artery
  • clip and prepare with AMLA cream (LA)
  • don’t use cephalic
  • jugular in females can be tricky because of dulap
  • lateral saphenous - best for blood sampling in concious rabbits, causes a haematoma fairly often
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Blood sampling and IV injection in cavies and chinchillas

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  • jugular can be difficult concious, and quite difficult to get to
  • thoracic (vena cava) - will ideally need sedation with isoflurane to avoid stress, use the smallest needle possible
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Small furries

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Rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, degus, duprasi
Generally bite quite a lot

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Hospitalisation of small furries

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  • sometimes they come in their own cage
  • may come with cage mates
  • replicate some of their environment
  • provide shelter, but ensure not too secure so you can still get to it
  • can scruff them
  • can inject into scruff
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Assisted feeding of small furries

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  • they are all omnivores except Degus
  • several support diets available
  • otherwise various baby food can be used
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Hospitalisation of ferrets

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As with cats

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Handling of ferrets

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  • if they’re going to bite, they don’t warn you as a cat usually does
  • if they bite they lock
  • very sneaky and clever
  • if the are getting frustrated, put them on the floor and they should calm down
  • if they are nice, cane just scoop or with a thumb under jaw if they aren’t
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Assisted feeding of ferrets

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as with cats

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Blood sampling of ferrets

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  • cephalic, saphenous, or jugular
  • probably need sedation
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Hospitalisation of birds

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  • own cage if possible
  • also useful for history/diagnosis
  • high up unless aggressive bird
  • away from predators like cats
  • partially cover cage to provide visual seclusion
  • heat lamp if necessary, some light at night to allow feeding and prevent night fright
  • isolation to prevent disease transmission
  • zoonoses
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Birds when hospitalised

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  • maybe leave radio on
  • feed their usual diet
  • weight twice a day
  • crop feed to maintain or increase weight
17
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Handling small cage birds

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  • can use a cloth
  • remove obstacles in cage
  • dim lights
  • handle for minimum time
  • shut windows and doors
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Handling larger birds

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  • use a towel
  • remove obstacles from cage
  • grasp gently around body, restraining the wings
  • be bold
  • gentle cupping
  • no diaphragm so if you squeeze them they cant breathe
    -restrain around neck rather than thorax
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Handling parrots

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  • don’t grip the head tightly, will cause bruising
  • let the parrot chew the towel
20
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Nutritional support for birds

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crop feed as soon as the bird is not eating enough to maintain BW
use metal gavage tubes

21
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Blood sampling birds

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  • jugular (use right as bigger)
  • superficial ulnar/basilic vein
  • superficial plantar metatarsal/caudal tibial vein
  • pressure afterwards to minimise haematoma
  • in aquatic species use the tarsal vein - bigger as the feathering is so dense
  • can take 1% of BW
22
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Why should you not have rubber in the syringe when taking blood from a bird?

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Can interfere with test for heavy metals

23
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Injections and fluid therapy in birds

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  • 25G or 27G needles
  • 0.3 or 0.5ml insulin syringes
  • fluids subcut (precrural), IV (brachial vein), or intra-osseus (ulna or tibia tarsus)
  • fluids must be warm
24
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Hospitalisation of reptiles

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  • heat
  • security
  • UV light
25
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Handling tortoises/terrapins

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  • never leave unattended on a table
  • terrapins WILL bite
  • be patient and sneaky when trying to get head out
26
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Handling lizards

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  • prevent autonomy (tail coming off)
  • most lizards will try to bite a predator that lifts them up
27
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Handling snakes

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  • quite fragile animals (single occipital condyle)
  • always support weight of body
  • bruising causes autolysis which can lead to death
28
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Assisted feeding of reptiles

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  • carnivores: use diet designed for obligate carnivores (not dogs)
  • herbivores
  • omnivores
  • rehydrate if necessary before feeding
  • use oesophageal tubes and lots of lube
    may need metal tubes for some so they don’t bite through it
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Blood sampling reptiles

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  • depends on species
  • can use jugular in tortoise, but not iguana

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