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ABSTRACT Mobile, or house-call, veterinary practices can vary in scope and services, depending on the preferences and goals of the practitioner. The concept of mobile exotic medicine is a new one, and although there are difficulties in... more
ABSTRACT Mobile, or house-call, veterinary practices can vary in scope and services, depending on the preferences and goals of the practitioner. The concept of mobile exotic medicine is a new one, and although there are difficulties in providing these services, they can be overcome by good equipment, training, and planning. If your goal is a preassembled mobile veterinary. practice, your needs are similar to a stand-alone practice and will not be covered under the scope of this article. Copyright 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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The ambulatory exotic animal practice provides a unique paradigm within veterinary medicine, one with new challenges and great rewards and benefits. In today's world, however, every practitioner needs to be cognizant of the legal... more
The ambulatory exotic animal practice provides a unique paradigm within veterinary medicine, one with new challenges and great rewards and benefits. In today's world, however, every practitioner needs to be cognizant of the legal issues and liabilities that may befall them and plan accordingly. Ambulatory nontraditional species practice has additional legal risks and concerns. This article provides information so that the veterinarian can make educated decisions while reducing their liability.
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Ambulatory veterinary practice is anything but a new concept; although it was not a significant portion of companion animal medicine for the last 5 decades, it has been and continues to be the mainstay of large animal practice. As exotic... more
Ambulatory veterinary practice is anything but a new concept; although it was not a significant portion of companion animal medicine for the last 5 decades, it has been and continues to be the mainstay of large animal practice. As exotic animal medicine has been one of the fastest growing segments of veterinary medicine, mobile and on-site care for these nontraditional species (both pets and collection based) is a rapidly growing segment of on-demand veterinary care. With good planning, organization, and equipment, ambulatory medical services can provide as good of care as what can be practiced in any stationary practice.
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The ever-growing complexity of veterinary laws compounds the problem for the exotic pet practice. Issues of possession, treatment, vaccination, and ethics shape the legal landscape for the veterinarian, and as new problems develop, new... more
The ever-growing complexity of veterinary laws compounds the problem for the exotic pet practice. Issues of possession, treatment, vaccination, and ethics shape the legal landscape for the veterinarian, and as new problems develop, new legislation will be created. Only by learning and understanding the current laws and regulations of the jurisdiction can a practitioner hope to keep abreast of the changes and additions as they occur and to minimize the risk of liability.
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In mammals, gastrointestinal protozoal organism inhabitation has been well studied, with hundreds of species defined as parasites. While the mammalian protozoal relationships have been identified and categorized by anatomy, tropism,... more
In mammals, gastrointestinal protozoal organism inhabitation has been well studied, with hundreds of species defined as parasites. While the mammalian protozoal relationships have been identified and categorized by anatomy, tropism, pathogenicity, and life cycles, relatively few species of protozoal organism relationships have been categorized in reptiles. Species of parasites are still being segregated from each other, and conflicting information needs to be clarified to completely understand the data already available. This article presents the information available to help reptile practitioners make evidence-based decisions regarding both the determination of a pathologic parasitic condition and direct appropriate treatment of patients.
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Research Interests: Reptile, Reptiles, Animals, Skin, Husbandry, and 4 moreNecrosis, Vesicle, Veterinary Sciences, and Dermatitis
ABSTRACT Mobile, or house-call, veterinary practices can vary in scope and services, depending on the preferences and goals of the practitioner. The concept of mobile exotic medicine is a new one, and although there are difficulties in... more
ABSTRACT Mobile, or house-call, veterinary practices can vary in scope and services, depending on the preferences and goals of the practitioner. The concept of mobile exotic medicine is a new one, and although there are difficulties in providing these services, they can be overcome by good equipment, training, and planning. If your goal is a preassembled mobile veterinary. practice, your needs are similar to a stand-alone practice and will not be covered under the scope of this article. Copyright 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Peptide growth factors from the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and transforming growth factor-beta families are likely regulators of mesoderm formation in the early Xenopus embryo. Although basic FGF is found in the Xenopus embryo at the... more
Peptide growth factors from the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and transforming growth factor-beta families are likely regulators of mesoderm formation in the early Xenopus embryo. Although basic FGF is found in the Xenopus embryo at the correct time and at sufficient concentrations to suggest that it is the FGF-type inducer, the lack of a secretory signal sequence in the basic FGF peptide has raised questions as to its role in the inductive process. We show here that Xenopus basic FGF can ectopically induce mesoderm when translated from injected synthetic RNA within the cells of a Xenopus embryo. Basic FGF produced in this manner is able to induce the formation of both dorsal and ventral mesoderm with the type of mesoderm formed dependent on the inherent dorsal-ventral polarity of the animal hemisphere. Surprisingly, although Xenopus basic FGF produced from the injected mRNA has a potent mesodermalizing effect on animal hemisphere cells, virtually no phenotypic effect is observed w...
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Veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) were experimentally challenged with the fungus Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii (CANV). Chameleons were exposed to conidia in their captive environment, or were inoculated by direct... more
Veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) were experimentally challenged with the fungus Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii (CANV). Chameleons were exposed to conidia in their captive environment, or were inoculated by direct application of a conidial suspension inoculum on intact and on abraded skin. The CANV induced lesions in all experimental groups and was recovered from infected animals, fulfilling Koch's postulates and confirming that it may act as a primary fungal pathogen in this species of reptile. A breach in cutaneous integrity, as simulated by mild scarification, increased the risk of infection but was not required for the CANV to express pathogenicity. Initial hyphae proliferation occurred in the outer epidermal stratum corneum, with subsequent invasion of the deeper epidermal strata and dermis. A spectrum of lesions was observed ranging from liquefactive necrosis of the epidermis to granulomatous inflammation in the dermis. CANV dermatomycosis appears to be contagious and can readily spread within a reptile collection, either directly through contact with infective arthroconidia or indirectly via fomites. Dense tufts of arthroconidiating hyphae were demonstrated histologically on the skin surface of many animals that developed dermatomycosis, and these arthroconidia may act as infective propagules involved in the transfer of disease between reptiles.