title: How to...handle bats.
abstract: Vets are increasingly called upon to answer the public's questions regarding bats, as well as to treat casualties, and have a duty to aid in the VLA's bat surveillance programmes. Here Liz Mullineaux from Quantock Veterinary Hospital and Matt Brash from Battelflatts Veterinary Clinic introduce Companion readers to the techniques and precautions necessary when handling bats.
authors.affiliation: Quantock Veterinary Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mullineaux
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brash
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000662:veterinary*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D015047:Zoonoses