Rodentia 78 - Small Animal Doc's

Rodentia 78 - Small Animal Doc's

Content:

With the acquisition of a new home animal always the question about the choice of a competent veterinary surgeon arises. Since not each veterinarian is specialized in rabbits and Nager, small animal owners should inform themselves first, to whom they can turn in the case of an illness of their favorites trustingly.

But how do I find a good veterinarian, how do I recognize his qualification? What should be considered before, during and after a visit to the vet? What are the most common questions and problems with rabbits and rodents that come "on the table" at the veterinarian? How does the everyday life of a veterinary surgeon and a veterinary nurse look like in practice? The title theme of the next RODENTIA - Nager & Co. is dedicated to these and other questions.

Overweight with guinea pigs, rabbits & CO.: As with dog and cat also with the small domestic animals the number of overweight animals constantly increases. Unfortunately, obesity is not a harmless "blemish", but leads to limited mobility, digestive disorders and other serious illnesses, so that the life expectancy of fat animals is considerably reduced. But how do I know if my animal is overweight? What can I do if my pet is overweight? RODENTIA author Sara Roller will answer all these questions in the next issue.

Alternative methods to animal testing: Animal experiments save human lives, say many scientists. Animal experiments are ethically unacceptable, contradict critics. The public splits itself particularly at medical animal experiments, because here it concerns human lives. A considerable number of scientists argue that many new therapies cannot be developed without animal experiments. The question is: Are we really faced with this choice? Do we really have to sacrifice human lives if we decide against exposing laboratory animals to terrible torture? Kerstin Han at RODENTIA - Nager & Co. is investigating these fundamental questions.

Play behaviour of rats: Colour rats are extremely curious and playful animals, which explore the unknown through their playing behaviour and have learning experiences. The development of curiosity, play and learning depends not only on the individual, but also on the social situation of the animals and the "environmental enrichment". This means that rats that grow up and live in a richly structured environment are much more explorative and playful than their peers, who are cared for under unstructured conditions. Rat owner Katharina Groß gives insights into the fascinating curiosity, playing and learning behaviour of these rodents.

Content:

Editorial
Things to know
Tips and Dates

title
The veterinary profession in Germany. Trends and developments in the field of small animals and pets
Kathrin Aretz     

title
Development of veterinary care for small mammals. More need for specialisations
Prof. Dr. Michael Fehr  

title
Dream jobs with animals. Which "animal" job description suits me best?
Sara Roller         

title
In search of the "right" one. How to recognize a competent veterinarian
Kerstin Han        

demeanor
The scared guinea pig. Dealing with fearful contemporaries
Dr. Marion Reich           

Humans and animals
The other way. How research works without animal suffering
Kerstin Han        

nutrition
What's the truth? Grains and seeds in rabbit nutrition
Viola Schillinger

nutrition
Oh, you fat pig! Overweight with guinea pigs, rabbits & Co.
Sara Roller

posture
Free housing of ferrets. A field report
Sabine Humburg

nutrition
It works without pellets, too. Five years of near-narture chinchilla nutrition Part 2
David Küpfer

posture
Sprightly pensioners. Rabbits in old age
Kerstin Han

demeanor
Genes and behavior. The influence of genetics and epigenetics
Dr. Marion Reich

service

demeanor
"Rattus ludens." The playing behaviour of colour rats
Catherine Great

medicine
Digestive problems in rabbits. When is it an emergency?
Dr. med. vet. Jennifer Nehls

internet forums
preview

Last but not least Full Pulle Paula
Episode 13: We at the station
Kathrin Aretz