Open AccessPlease, just take two more bites! How to monitor nutrition and encourage self-feeding in rehabilitation animals
Author(s) -
Raina Domek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wildlife rehabilitation bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-6960
pISSN - 1535-2242
DOI - 10.53607/wrb.v37.109
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , anorectic , medicine , psychology , food intake , physical therapy
One of the most important parts of rehabilitation is nutritional support and monitoring of patients during healing and growing. This paper discusses how to assemble and present diets to promote self-feeding in animals of all types, with a strong focus on birds. This paper also discusses how to monitor the nutritional status of patients, how to respond to nutritional issues and when to intervene with anorectic animals.