Small Mammals

Small Mammals

A variety of terrestrial small mammals with diverse size, form, geographic range, and ecological niche inhabit southern forests. Some are highly specialized for their environment, such as the semi-aquatic species or fossorial species, such as moles. Some, such as the cotton rat, are widely distributed throughout the region and others highly restrictive in their range and habitat. Because of the...

Anesthesia in Wild Small Mammals

Overview The purpose of this guide is to provide information and serve as a refresher for veterinarians and wildlife biologists who have prior experience with anesthesia and as a training tool for those learning anesthesia under supervision. Anesthesia is loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness. General anesthesia is a drug-induced state of total unconsciousness. Anesthesia is ...

Antibiotic Use in Small Mammals

Small regulatory RNAs in mammals.

Mammalian cells harbor numerous small non-protein-coding RNAs, including small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and small double-stranded RNAs, which regulate gene expression at many levels including chromatin architecture, RNA editing, RNA stability, translation, and quite possibly transcription and splicing. These RNAs are processed by multistep pa...

Fluid Therapy in Small Mammals