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
Dosage Calculator
Click Here if you need to convert a weight Animal’s Weight X Dosage Amount รท 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