Laurie J. Gage, DVM Iowa State Press 2002 INTRODUCTION Hand-Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals is designed to help veterinary practitioners, technicians, wildlife rehabilitators, and zoo personnel to raise healthy infant mammals. It is a practical guide with resources and information to help the reader achieve success with each hand-rearing project. This book is organized into two parts: Domestic Mammals, and Wildlife, Zoo, and Marine Mammals. The species represented here are, for the most part, commonly encountered species presented for hand rearing to wildlife centers, zoo hospitals, and veterinary practices. The eminently qualified contributors were encouraged to include helpful tips and resource information along with their advice on choices of formulas and equipment. In most of the chapters, tried and true "made-from-scratch" recipes are included in addition to the commercial diet recommendations. There are many ways to hand rear mammals, and certainly we cannot present all of them here. While each chapter of this book is designed to stand alone, it may be worthwhile for the reader to explore other chapters written about similar species to gain different points of view. For instance, a reader seeking advice on how to best hand raise a zebra foal may consider looking at both Chapter 29 on hand rearing nondomestic equids and Chapter 4 on critically ill and orphaned foals. It is the hope of the authors of this book that the information presented here will help all readers to achieve optimal success in hand raising wild and domestic mammals that are placed in their care. CONTENTS Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Part I Domestic Mammals 1. Orphan Rabbits 5 Karen Heller Taylor 2. Puppies 13 Valerie T. Barrette 3. Domestic Kittens 19 Laura Summers 4. Critically Ill and Orphaned Foals 24 K Gary Magdesian 5. Pigs 30 Janet Fine and Rebecca Duerr 6. Goat Kids 34 Joan D. Rowe 7. South American Camelids 39 Robert J. Pollard and Susan D. Pollard Part II Wildlife, Zoo, and Marine Mammals 8. Opossums 45 Paula Taylor 9. Sugar Gliders 55 Michele Barnes 10. Macropods 63 Rosemary Booth 11. Hedgehogs 75 Ian Robinson 12. Sloths 81 Judy Avey-Arroyo 13. Ground and Tree Squirrels 90 Dawn M. Smith 14. Insectivorous Bats 96 Susan M. Barnard 15. Lemurs 104 Cathy V. Williams 16. Tamarins 114 Laurie Hrdlicka and Cynthia Stringfield 17. Macaque Species 118 Laura Summers, Laurie Brignolo, and Kari Christe 18. Great Apes 125 Dawn Strasser 19. Harbor Seals and Northern Elephant Seals 132 Rebecca Duerr 20. Sea Lions and Fur Seals 143 Laurie J. Gage 21. Walrus Calves 150 Laurie J. Gage and Terry S. Samansky 22. Fox Kits 158 Jennifer Convy, Darlene DeGhetto, and Sophia Papageorgiou 23. Black Bear Cubs 170 Sophia Papageorgiou, Darlene DeGhetto, and Jennifer Convy 24. Polar Bears 181 Gail Hedberg 25. Raccoons 191 Darlene DeGhetto, Sophia Papageorgiou, and Jennifer Convy 26. Ferret Kits 203 Vickie McKimmey 27. Exotic Felids 207 Gail Hedberg 28. Elephants 221 Karen A. Emanuelson and Colleen E. Kinzley 29. Nondomestic Equids 229 Terry Blakeslee and Jeffrey R. Zuba 30. Rhinoceros 236 Terry Blakeslee and Jeffrey R. Zuba 31. Black-Tailed and White-Tailed Deer 244 Sophia Papageorgiou, Darlene DeGhetto, and Jennifer Convy 32. Exotic Ungulates 256 Kelley Greene and Cynthia Stringfield Appendix: Resources for Products Mentioned 263 Index 267 FROM THE TITLE PAGE VERSO Laurie J. Gage, D.V.M., served as the Director of Veterinary Services concurrently at both Marine World Africa USA and The Marine Mammal Center from 1980 to 1994. She continued to hold that title at Marine World Africa USA until 1998, when the park became Six Flags Marine World. She also was the consultant veterinarian for Safari World in Bangkok, Thailand from 1992 to 1994, and has done consultant veterinary work for a number of private collections. She has been a lecturer at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine since 1982 where she teaches marine mammal medicine and husbandry. She is presently the consultant veterinarian for Coyote Point Museum, and the Chief veterinarian for Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California. WHERE TO ORDER Iowa State Press 2121 State Avenue Ames, Iowa 50014 Telephone: 1-800-862-6657 Fax: 1-515-292-3348 Web: www.iowastatepress.com PRICE: $59.99 ISBN: 0-8138-2683-7 Book received: 8-21-02 Posted date: 9-12-02
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