Man's best friend........or man himself. Corky wrote: "3rd rabies case in Canada since 2000" Why don't they publish deaths from other animals as aggressively?...
I am curious, not knowledgeable regarding medical terms. What is a "nuchal biopsy"? Why can't that be done to test bats for rabies instead of brain tissue? ...
Having attended far too many rabies trainings...Nuchal biopsy is testing the hair follicles at the base of the neck for antibody level or active virus, I don't...
A few days ago, I received an underweight (10 gms) female Big Brown that was extremely dehydrated and covered with mites. She was found on the kitchen floor...
Bismuth as in pepto bismol can cause black tongue; as can a yeast or fungal infection--which might explain the possible pain responses. She might also have had...
I just got back from the airport where I rode on a shuttle with a professor from Sam Houston University. He is a mammologist (comparative vertebrate...
In a message dated 3/8/2007 8:12:36 A.M. Central Standard Time, bmalinic@... writes: On the second day when I went to feed her, her previously pink and...
The male came in on 2/6/07 at 14.0 g. He was found on the floor in the hallway of an apartment building. No apparent injuries other than dehydration. He died...
Are these bats coming from old buildings where something structural or old, previously ok'd materials were involve in the areas they might have chosen for ...
jaygander@...
Mar 9, 2007 12:31 am
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Maybe they had contact with insectizides which are used to protect wooden structures against wood eating insects? When they are poisoned they stop feeding, I...
If Dr. Cottrell could necropsy her after being frozen, and would be interested in doing one, I can surely send her. I'd need to communicate directly with Dr....
Hi Brenda, Dr. Cottrell can be reached at: The West End Animal Hospital 75318 Newberry Rd Nrwberry, FL. 32669 office: 352-472-2088 toll free # : 800-485-2088 ...
Mvblevins@...
Mar 9, 2007 2:09 pm
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Usually, necropsies are not done after freezing because of cell rupture and physical changes resulting from freezing. If you all are intersted in having...
I'm not sure where those two phone numbers came from that are listed for me, but neither one of them is right.:-) You can reach me by phone at 352-472-7626 or...
I am so sorry, Dr. Cottrell and WBLers, that I put out such wrong information. When transferring the information from your web site, I managed to ...
Mvblevins@...
Mar 11, 2007 4:54 pm
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Hoo boy-I too would love to know what the mechanism behind fatty liver is! When I worked with hummingbirds, a vet told me they develop it from inactivity-that...
I just got a message that my e-mail with subject re: necropsies was undeliverable. The contents were an apology to Dr. Cottrell and WBLers for giving out...
Mvblevins@...
Mar 13, 2007 7:00 pm
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It got to Dayton, Vera! :) Randee ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Thank you, Randee, for the acknowledgement. Vera Blevins <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find...
Mvblevins@...
Mar 14, 2007 2:17 am
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Interesting news about bats and wind-farms. Ken Barbara & Ken O. Bowman Founders Bat Conservation of Wisconsin Inc 2956 Fern Drive Sun Prairie WI 53590-9440 ...
BCM could use one extra crew member for an Indiana bat migration tracking project next month. I will consider folks who may only be available for a few weeks...
John Chenger
jchenger@...
Mar 19, 2007 4:23 pm
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*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Someone just forwarded this link to me. Any bat people in Oregon aware of the situation? Laura...