Category: Rehabilitation Information
Vitamin and Mineral Content Sources
Vitamin A: liver, eggs, fish liver oils Vitamin B1: brewers yeast, grains, molasses, meats, poultry, fish, eggs Vitamin B2: Brewers yeast, molasses, eggs Vitamin B6: Meats, yeast, molasses, wheat germ, green vegetables Vitamin B12: fish, eggs Biotin: egg yolks, liver, brewers yeast, whole grains Choline: egg yolks, brewers yeast, wheat germ, soy beans, fish Folic … Continue Reading
Metabolic Bone Disease
Metabolic bone disease, or MBD, is a preventable problem that can occur in animals we rehabilitate. MBD has also been seen in wild animals with no prior human contact, though this is rare. A knowledge of this condition, and it’s causes, can help us care properly for those species particularly at risk. MBD is most … Continue Reading
Symptoms of Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency
Functions Symptoms (Bird and Mammal) Vitamin A: Growth, alimentary tract and respiratory mucosa Ruffled feathers, inflamed eyes, bulging and watery eyes, muscle incoordination, roughened coat, cloudiness of the cornea, nasal discharge, Vitamin B1: Carbohydrate metabolism, nerve or neuro-muscular impluse transmission Anorexia, weakness, diarrhea, lethargy, seizures and other neurological disorders, weight loss, leg weakness, ruffled … Continue Reading
Milk Replacer Calculator
Additional calculators: Wildlife Again Calculator The Formula Calculator 1. Choose a Milk Replacer: EsbilacZoologic 30/55Zoologic 20/20Zoologic 23/30Zoologic 25/13Zoologic 30/40Zoologic 42/25Zoologic 20/14Wombaroo Possum >.08Wombaroo Possum
Dosage Calculator
Click Here if you need to convert a weight Animal’s Weight X Dosage Amount ÷ Strength of Medication = Amount to Administer (in grams) (mg per kg) (mg per cc) **The Dosage Calculator is provided for use at your own risk.
Fluid and Electrolyte Basics
Osmosis — passive transport of water across a semipermeable membrane. Water tends to move across the membrane until the solute concentration (the amount of solids) on both sides are the same. When water concentration is high in one compartment, there will be a net diffusion of water into the other compartment and also a diffusion … Continue Reading