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Wadzanai

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What is wet tail? What is the cause of this condition, and which species is affected?

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Describe how to calculate the total volume of blood that can be safely drawn from a small mammal.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Wet tail is a proliferative ileitis caused by a campylobacter (bacterial) infection in the lower part of the small intestine, the ileum. It affects hamsters.

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Obtain an accurate weight in grams just prior to a blood draw. The maximum amount of blood that can be drawn from a (healthy) small rodent can be calculated from an average base volume of 70 ml/kg of body weight. Conversions must be accurately calculated due to the small size of these animals. For chinchillas, the volume of blood drawn should not exceed 0.5 ml/100g.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 18, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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