The Rehabilitation and Captive Care of Insectivorous Bats, Revised Edition
by Amanda Lollar
October 2023
The Rehabilitation and Captive Care of Insectivorous Bats, Revised Edition pdf
A comprehensive book for rehabilitators, veterinarians and researchers that care for captive insect-eating bats. Contains instructions for feeding, caging, treatments for injuries and other medical conditions, diagnostic charts, pharmaceutical recommendations, surgical techniques and human health precautions. Updated 2002. Proceeds benefit the rescue efforts of Bat World Sanctuary.
Includes chapters on rehabilitation, routine therapies, nutrition, behavior, enrichment, reproduction, caring for pregnant bats, orphan care, adult care, flight enclosures, dental issues, parasites, wing, leg and other injuries, skin conditions, blunt force trauma, insect stings, frostbite, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, euthanasia, release, hibernation, rabies, a differential diagnostic chart, a medication chart and more.
