We left off the last Virginia bear update with her being wheeled into the room to get ready for the work that was to come. The first part of getting Virginia “seen” by the team of specialists was getting her to sleep– or sedated. Our bear crate has a variety of doors and little “windows” we can use to help make this happen safely. The general plan was reviewed with the team, and then we began: I “called” Virginia toRead more
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QuikPic: Chinchilla sedation
I’ve been doing some clean-up in my office and on my computer and came across this picture of sedating a chinchilla for teeth trimming. The anesthesia mask to use for chinchillas is very small!Read more