A sneezing or dyspnoeic ferret can be concerning, so be prepared by knowing what common respiratory diseases occur in ferrets.
Gut Stasis – Dont forget to keep things moving!
Don’t let your rabbits suffer from gut stasis
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COVID-19 – No Evidence of Domestic Animal to Human Transmission
There is no evidence currently of transmission from ferrets, cats or dogs, into humans.
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Mice respiratory disease
Mice are renowned for respiratory disease, when you are confronted with a sneezing mouse, with nasal or ocular discharge, here is what you can do.
Ferret Analgesia
If you need to provide pain relief for your ferret friend, then look no further!
COVID-19 in the veterinary clinic
Keep yourself and clinic safe with these tips and resources to help reduce your exposure to COVID-19 and keep yourself and your clinic safe.
Ferret Handling Edit #2
After being bitten by a ferret, again, my PSA for this week is to be careful when handling ferrets. Continue reading “Ferret Handling Edit #2”
What is Snuffles?
What is Snuffles? Continue reading “What is Snuffles?”
Bunny Bonding
If you are bonding two new rabbits, or are advising a client to bond two rabbits, the best advice is:
Before your rabbit has surgery – for Rabbit Owners
Before you bring your rabbit in for surgery, and after you bring your bunny home, there are a few things that you can do to improve your rabbits health and speed of recovery.
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Chicken Antibiotics
Chickens are flocking to your clinic in increasing numbers. Many folks have a few pet chooks or a backyard setup, which flies under the radar of major hen operations and chicken or avian vets. If you are unfamiliar with chooks, check out the exotics vets examination page here:
Summer Series – Ovarian Cysts
Last week I saw a “pregnant” guinea pig, unfortunately there aren’t happy little guinea pigs on the way. Instead there’s large fluid filled cysts.
Summer Series – Ferret Exam
Furry Ferrets Slip through Flimsy Fingers – Examine them well!
Summer Series – Antibiotics
Struggling to treat your rabbits summer ailments? Good news! They’re the same as the winter ones!
Summer Series – Chook Handling
Make sure you keep your chooks stress free and relaxed this summer!
Summer Series – Chicken Exam
This summer we are revisiting a few favourites, so check out our post on handling your chooks correctly this summer!
Need more fluids!
Make sure you drink lots of water this new years day! Continue reading “Need more fluids!”
Your Christmas Rabbit
Merry Christmas!!!
Its Heating Up!
After a slow start Summer is here with a bang! Make sure your rabbits are safe from the heat!
Handling Mice and Rats
If you are struggling to handle rats and mice you aren’t alone!
Rabbit Renal Disease
Rabbits get renal disease! It is surprisingly common and relatively under diagnosed!
Hay there! What hay is best for your bunny?
Hay there! What hay is best for your bunny?
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Collecting Urine from a Rabbit
So you need your rabbits’ urine, maybe you are suspicious of a urinary tract infection?
Maybe urolithiasis?
Or possibly kidney disease.
Ferret Nutrition
When you see a ferret occasionally, you may have a rough idea of what ferrets eat.
As a rule, if rabbits are tiny horses, ferrets are tiny cats. Use this as your guide to advising what your ferret should eat.
Ferret Antibiotics
In the mental, emotional and perhaps physical journey of administering antibiotics to ferrets, one may fear that like rabbits and guinea pigs there a huge list of antibiotics to avoid in ferrets. (Think gut dysbiosis and death in rabbits)
Ovarian Cysts in Guinea Pigs
They’re more common than you think, read on!
Ferret Handling Edit
Following on from last week, I’d like to share an experience i’ve had in the past few days. It’s quite ironic given last week I wrote a post on ferret handling.
Ferret Handling
When handling your ferret, use the gentlest hold that you can, whilst controlling your ferret for examination. This will help you avoid any nasty bites and annoyed ferret companions.
Chicken Handling
When examining a chicken, eventually you or the chickens’ carer will need to hold them. Your backyard chickens may vary exposure to handling. From none, to beloved pet that the kids carry around all the time. This changes the stress levels (for you, the chicken and the carer) and the level of control you may have whilst examining the chicken.
Exotics Vets
Hi Exotics Vets,
Rabbit Intubation
Intubating rabbits for anaesthesia can be tricky, and a worrying task for the general practice veterinarian who doesnt see many rabbits. A review by Molly Varga walks through all the options, with pictures included.
What not to feed your rabbit!
You know WHAT to feed your rabbits, here’s what NOT to feed your rabbit or guinea pig!
Vertebral Luxation – Paralyzed Rabbits
Unfortunately, rabbits are prone to accidental trauma and injury. A common traumatic event if vertebral fracture and luxation. Rabbits have STRONG muscles in their hindlimbs, and can kick out and break their own vertebrae, resulting in fracture or luxation. Commonly occurring at the lumbosacral junction.
Rabbit Handling
Handle your rabbits wisely!
Handling Rabbits
Chicken Examination
Check out your chickens!
Guinea Pig Exam
Make sure you can examine your guinea pigs!
Rabbit Examination
Check out how to examine your rabbit patients here!
Sneezing rabbits
Check it out
Chicken Analgesia
Keep your chickens pain free!
Rabbit Anaesthesia
Today we talk about Rabbit Anaesthesia
Seizures
Rabbits have seizures uncommonly, your job is to find out why. Seizures can be a clinical sign of many diseases.
How to deal with Emergencies – Rabbits
You may be faced with a sudden rabbit emergency. For many vets, sick rabbits leads to treating for gut stasis with enrofloxacin and meloxicam. However, read on because you want to be the best exotics vet that you can.
Rabbit Gut Stasis Flowchart
Just a little bit of help for deciding whether your rabbit has gut stasis or a life threatening GI obstruction
Analgesia in Rabbits
There’s always time to reduce pain and improve quality of life, if you have before, check out ways to limit rabbit pain.
Antibiotics Flowchart
Do you often wonder what you can use to treat infections in rabbits?
Rabbit Arthritis
Arthritis is really common in dogs, cats and rabbits! As with our stoic furry friends cats, rabbits are great at hiding pain. Being prey animals, showing pain is WEAKNESS.
Bearded Dragon Examination
Reptiles often represent a few categories for vets
1. Love them, i know so much about reptiles!
2. They’re okay, but I don’t know too much
3. Get them away from me!
Rabbit Parasite Flowchart
Check out our new parasite flowchart for rabbits
Chicken wounds
Predation of chickens is unfortunately quite common, whether it is from a stealthy fox sneaking into your chicken coup in the dark of night, or a large bird swooping down to snatch your chicken! It’s important to know what your options are, as a vet, with treating these unfortunate chooks.
Happy Easter Exotics Vets!!
May your bunnies be safe, and the other bunnies chocolate!
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