This combination text and lab manual provides clinically relevant coverage of laboratory animal medicine and procedures. It covers a variety of species, including rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, gerbils, ferrets, nonhuman primates, and in a separate chapter, nontraditional lab animals, such as swine, chinchillas, armadillos, reptiles, amphibians, bats, farm animals, and dogs and cats. Coverage of each species is presented in a consistent format that includes taxonomy, anatomy and physiology, uses in biomedical research, reproduction, behavior, husbandry, restraint and handling, identification methods, injection techniques, medication administration and anesthesia, blood collection, common diseases, and euthanasia. Other key topics include the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerations. The lab manual portion of the book features a variety of exercises and observation sheets.
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Geckos and ferrets require the same love and care as dogs and cats, but practical information about these pets can be hard to find. This series offers a complete handbook for caring for your unusual pet, from choosing a pet, to essential equipment, to routine care, to play. Important health issues are also covered, including guidelines for when to call a vet.
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Ferrets make wonderful pets. They are very intelligent and quite clever. Today, ferrets are considered to be the third most popular companion pet in the U.S. They are fairly easy to care for and feed. They require frequent cage cleaning and should have annual vet check-ups to maintain their health. They are well worth the effort. Ferrets are quite entertaining with their antics. They love to play and interact with their owners and with other household pets. If you are considering becoming a ferret owner, please read this book. You will gain all the knowledge you need to be a wonderful ferret owner. This is a how-to manual, a hands-on reference book to assist ferret owners in the proper care and maintenance of their pet ferret. This book was written to be used as a guide, enabling you to provide the very best care for your ferret. It is written in everyday language that everyone can understand and includes a list of shelters and rescues nationwide, which are meant to help assist those shelters and rescues with more adoptions and donations. I tried to incorporate one or two shelters/rescues per state. This book offers information about some of the diseases and illnesses known to the ferret world. A second book is currently being written that will provide extensive, up-to-date information regarding ferret health care. Holistic approaches to treatment will be examined as well as surgical procedures, medications, and therapies for sick ferrets.
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Join in the fun as thirteen boys and ten girls from Tolland, Connecticut tell about their five-day school trip to Quebec City, Canada. Based on a real group of fourth graders from Parker Memorial School (Tolland, CT), Our Wacky Trip is sure to keep you laughing from start to finish. Told through the eyes of ten-year-old Caleb Bahler, this book is specifically designed for all children in third, fourth, and fifth grades who need a break from the daily grind of everyday life. Be sure to join Caleb and his classmates as they take you into their lives for five fun-filled days and include you in all of their festive activities. You’ll read about Cowboy Cabe, Burpie the ferret, Max the bearded dragon, Bashful the alligator, Nervous Nellie the horse, and lots of other wacky characters who’ll keep you smiling and laughing like never before.
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This story is based on my daughter’s ferret. This story shows what can happen when you misbehave. Sometimes breaking the rules gets you into trouble, like Binky.
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