Rodents

Hamster

Rodents

Information dedicated to species commonly kept as pets – including hamsters and chinchillas.

November 2018

Kate Forshaw and Livia Benato outline the perioperative and nutritional management required by these animals, with a focus on ferrets and skunks.

28 mins

October 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli takes a look at the husbandry and nutritional needs of this complex species.

42 mins

Richard Jones recounts the story of how a male gyrfalcon that flew away before surgery was able to be found safe six days later.

12 mins

Elisabetta Mancinelli takes a look at some of the research in this area in her latest Exotic Encounters.

41 mins

September 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli delves into some of the latest studies and research conducted into gastrointestinal health in mammals and birds.

29 mins

August 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses the important topic of effective use of analgesics in small mammals.

55 mins

Richard Saunders looks at aetiology, epidemiology, treatment, prevention and management for patients with RVHD.

45 mins

June 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses an option that has demonstrated efficacy in dogs for vomiting from multiple causes, and discusses potential use in exotic species.

29 mins

May 2018

A Case Notes article from Sonya Miles takes the less-usual case of a three-year-old male, captive bred Brazilian rainbow boa.

8 mins

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at a microsporidian parasite that affects many mammalian species, including rabbits.

45 mins

April 2018

Sonya Miles presents her latest Case Notes on a two-year-old female green iguana that presented with a two-week history of anorexia and lethargy.

10 mins

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses a microsporidian parasite with a worldwide distribution – and zoonotic potential – that may infect several mammalian species.

27 mins

March 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at evidence-based medicine advances in some of the most common species of rodents kept as pets – guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rats and chinchillas.

22 mins

Sonya Miles describes the case of a 75-year-old spur-thighed tortoise that presented with the reproductive condition.

16 mins

February 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli continues her Exotic Encounters series with a look at latest research into an increasingly kept UK pet.

27 mins

Sonya Miles details the examination, surgery and treatment of a five-year-old corn snake with multiple desiccated follicles and retained infertile eggs.

8 mins

January 2018

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses some of the latest improvements in knowledge regarding the third most common mammalian pet in Europe.

26 mins

December 2017

Sonya Miles details a case where a budgerigar was infested with the burrowing mite, and methods used to identify and treat it.

19 mins

November 2017

Agata Witkowska details the case of a reptile with an abdominal mass, from its diagnosis to treatment and removal via surgery.

24 mins

Elisabetta Mancinelli presents the third part of a her series on spontaneous mammary tumours, this time focusing on hamsters and hedgehogs.

23 mins