FACTORS IMPACTING SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATION OF BIG BROWN BATS () IN A WISCONSIN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER: A 5-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE.

The big brown bat (; EPFU) is widely distributed throughout the Americas and plays critical roles in sustaining cave ecosystems and abating agricultural pests. In Wisconsin, EPFU is a threatened species with declining populations due to hibernacula disturbances, wind turbines, and habitat destruction. Due to their ecological and economic value, it is important to be able to release EPFU that enter wildlife rehabilitation centers back to the wild.

MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRESUMED TETANUS INFECTION IN A NORTHWEST BORNEAN ORANGUTAN ().

An 18-yr-old female orangutan () developed opisthotonus after sustaining conspecific bite wounds 3 wk earlier. The orangutan developed progressive tetraparesis and dysphagia, despite normal mentation, suggestive of tetanus. A tetanus vaccine had been administered at 2 yr of age, but none since.

REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR ACUTE PHASE PROTEINS FOR KOALAS () AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

The synthesis and circulating concentrations of acute phase proteins (APPs) are regulated in response to inflammation, infection, trauma, and neoplasia in many domestic and nondomestic species. The APP response is species specific; thus, assays must be validated, and reference intervals must be determined for each species. Koalas () are a vulnerable species, threatened by infectious and inflammatory diseases both under human care and in the wild.

REVIEW OF VETERINARY INTERVENTION IN REPRODUCTION OF CAPTIVE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS () FROM 1996 TO 2016.

In order to gain an understanding of the frequency of veterinary intervention during the periparturient period of western lowland gorillas () in captivity between 1996 and 2016, a survey was sent to institutions associated with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Gorilla Species Survival Plan. A total of 193 births were reported during the survey period, from 51/53 institutions. There were six incidences of prolonged labor (longer than 6 hr; 3%), six cases of cesarean section (3%), and three incidences of veterinary intervention that did not involve a cesarean section (2%).

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. GRUBII-ASSOCIATED RENAL AMYLOIDOSIS CAUSING PROTEIN-LOSING NEPHROPATHY IN A RED KANGAROO (MACROPUS RUFUS).

A 10-year-old male castrated red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) presented with mandibular swelling. Examination findings included pitting edema with no dental disease evident on examination or radiographs. The results of blood work were moderate azotemia, hypoalbuminemia, and severely elevated urine protein:creatinine ratio (9.

Molecular detection of Plasmodium in free-ranging birds and captive flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in Chicago.

Frozen blood samples from 13 species of free-ranging birds (n = 65) and captive Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) (n = 46) housed outdoors in the Chicago area were screened for Plasmodium. With the use of a modified polymerase chain reaction, 20/65 (30.8%) of free-ranging birds and 26/46 (56.