Lab Animal
- 37, 6 (2008)
doi:10.1038/laban0608-251
Cyndi Brown, DVM, Column Editor
Assisted feeding for small herbivoresChristopher Michael Howell1 & Cyndi Brown, DVM, Diplomat ABVP21
Red Bank Animal Hospital, Department of Avian and Exotics, 197 Hance Avenue, Tinton Falls, NJ. 2
Ocean State Veterinary Specialists, 1480 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI.
Correspondence should be addressed to Christopher Michael Howell Force-feeding or syringe-feeding is a necessary skill in the care and maintenance of small herbivores. The ability to supply dietary energy to a rabbit, chinchilla or guinea pig is as important as the ability to administer medication. Anyone involved in the care of small herbivores must be comfortable with and accustomed to the process of restraint and administration of force-fed supplementation.
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