Authored by: Christina Miller CAHT/RVT, RLAT, BSc Treatment of metabolic bone diseases How an afflicted animal will be treated depends entirely on the severity of the disease and any complicating factors. At this point, it is important to reiterate the importance of the veterinary team in diagnosing the disease and any concurrent problems. Pet owners […]
Authored by: Christina Miller CAHT/RVT, RLAT, BSc Preventing Husbandry Errors Diet Determining what aspect of an affected pet’s husbandry went wrong may be painfully obvious to the knowledgeable herpetoculturist, or more subtle and requiring a trained eye. Recall that we need to consider aspects of our husbandry that involve nutrition and lighting. Dietary obtainment of […]
Detecting Metabolic Bone Diseases Authored by: Christina Miller CAHT/RVT, RLAT, BSc In our continuing series Metabolic Diseases in Reptile and Amphibians we learn this week about the techniques and tools used to detect Metabolic Bone Disease in Reptiles Creating an accurate diagnosis has a multi-modal approach from the veterinary team, which will likely include your […]
