PHARMACOKINETICS OF MELOXICAM AFTER SINGLE ORAL AND INTRAMUSCULAR ADMINISTRATION IN CHINA ROCKFISH ().

Fish species are important for various purposes including aquaculture stock and display animals, but there are significant gaps in the medical knowledge regarding pharmacological parameters and effective pain management. Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that has been studied in few teleost species and with several administration routes. However, these species were typically freshwater or euryhaline fish, and evaluation in marine species is lacking.

Effects of Midazolam on Food Intake in Budgerigars ().

Currently, drug-induced stimulation of appetite is not commonly performed in hyporexic or anorexic companion psittacine birds. Instead, to prevent a catabolic state and weight loss, supplemental feedings are routinely performed by crop gavage. However, crop gavage is not without complications and is stressful to the patient and labor intensive.

Neurologic examination of healthy adult African pygmy hedgehogs ().

Objective: To describe a modified approach to neurologic examination of African pygmy hedgehogs ().

Animals: 12 adult hedgehogs (7 males and 5 females).

Procedures: Aspects of the standard neurologic examination of dogs and cats were evaluated for use with awake hedgehogs, and modified approaches to evaluating their normal behavior and mentation, select cranial nerves and refexes, and gait were then identified.