Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual (1998)

-Urolithiasis:-Do you routinely radiograph your otters for uroliths? Yes • No •How often?_______________________________________-Please list the otters currently in your collection and their urolith status. Use thefollowing scale:For the renal calculi: - (none), + (1-2 mm renal calculi), + + (3-5 mm calculi), + ++ ( > 5 mm calculi).For cystic calculi: - (none), + (currently has calculi), +/- (had cystic calculisurgically removed and currently has none).Studbook# Sex DOB Left Kidney Right Kidney Cystic calculi Age 1st dx_______ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ _________________ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ _________________ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ _________________ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ _________________ ___ _____ _________ _________ _________ __________-Do you have uroliths analyzed routinely? Yes • No •Where are they analyzed?________________________-Do you routinely vaccinate your otters? Yes • No •What products are used?_______________________________-Are new animals quarantined before being placed in with exhibit animals?Yes • How long?______________________________________No •-How often are fecal samples checked for parasites? _________________________-List any common parasites you have encountered:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________-Are your otters exposed to mosquitoes? Yes • No •-Are they on heart worm preventative? Yes • No•-What is the preferred method of immobilization of otters in your facility?________________________________________________________________-How are animals identified at your institution? Check all that apply:Visual identification •Tattoo •Computer identification chip •Other •_________________________________________Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual/Survey Questions86