A guide to avian and reptilian dermatologyMarch 28, 2024This article highlights significant anatomic differences and unique disease presentations in zoological companion animal dermatology.
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Galápagos: Diagnostics in the fieldJune 7, 2023With a permit from the Galápagos National Park (PNG) and the support of the Galápagos Science Center (GSC), a small NC State College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)/University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill-led team completed a two-day health assessment of 28 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and a single hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).
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.
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
A practitioner's guide to bearded dragonsJuly 29, 2021Depending on the reference source, the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), which is native to Australia, is either the most popular pet lizard, or at least in the top three.
Fungus likely linked to freshwater turtle shell diseaseJuly 17, 2019Researchers at the University of Illinois have identified a new fungus that could be linked to ulcerative shell disease in freshwater turtles.
