Rabbit nutrition—From what goes in to what comes outSeptember 20, 2022When it comes to feeding our pets, we know dogs are not wolves, and cats are not tigers. Domestic rabbits, however, have the same nutritional requirements as the wild European rabbit of which they are a subspecies, having been selectively bred over centuries.
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Deadly rabbit disease might soon have treatmentAugust 26, 2022A novel treatment for rabbits afflicted with a highly contagious and deadly virus may be on the horizon, according to virologists at Kansas State University’s (K-State’s) College of Veterinary Medicine.
Army veterinary corps supports warfighters on multiple frontsAugust 12, 2022Veterinarians have been a part of the United States military since the nation’s founding, when farriers provided informal veterinary care to the horses employed by George Washington’s Continental Army. The movement to establish a formal veterinary corps within the U.S. Army grew stronger during the Civil War, and it became reality in 1916 via the National Defense Act, designed to bolster American military preparedness as involvement in World War I grew more likely.
5 Questions With…August 4, 2022Doug Mader, DVM, literally wrote the book on reptile medicine. He has also volunteered for a sea turtle hospital and a petting zoo run by prisoners at a jail, and once rescued a mola mola (400-lb sunfish) on Super Bowl Sunday.
Meet the National Zoo's dietary Dr. DoolittleAugust 2, 2022As senior nutritionist and head of the department of nutrition science at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., Mike Maslanka has a lot of hungry mouths to feed each day: nearly 1,800 across 360 species ranging from Asian elephants to black pacus, a fruit-eating relative of the piranha.
Unique pets call for exotic monitoringJuly 29, 2022While some veterinarians will commonly treat birds, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, and fish, others might have a patient list where frequent visitors include bearded dragons, snakes, servals, chinchillas, and tortoises. Working with exotic patients is a very widespread area in veterinary medicine, and each doctor has their own species niche.
In conversation with L.A. Zoo's Ian RecchioMay 26, 2022As a lifelong fan of reptiles and amphibians, Ian Recchio has not only turned his interest into a profession, he is regarded as a leading expert in the field
COVID vaccine protects global zoo animalsMay 17, 2022COVID-19 doesn’t affect only humans—it can sicken and, in rare cases, kill animals as well.
Got spiders? An overview of potential invertebrate patientsMay 17, 2022Invertebrates are known for their numerous hairy legs, multiple eyes, clawed hands, armor-plated skin, and pointed stingers.
LVT preceptorship program expands at CornellMay 5, 2022Keeping pace with the growing demand for skilled veterinary professionals, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has increased capacity for its Veterinary Technician Preceptorship program.
