title: Wildlife Emergency and Critical Care.
abstract: Wildlife patients often present as emergencies. For veterinarians who do not typically treat wildlife, it is important to be able to stabilize and determine the underlying cause of the animal's signs. This article discusses initial assessment, stabilization, and treatment of common emergency presentations in wild birds, reptiles, and mammals.
authors.affiliation: Lion Country Safari, 2003 Lion Country Safari Road, Loxahatchee, FL 33470, USA. Electronic address: jlr233@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.affiliation: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, FL 33957, USA.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001717:Birds; D003422:Critical Care; D004630:Emergencies / Q000662:veterinary*; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D008322:Mammals; D014730:Veterinary Medicine
keywords: Avian; Critical care; Emergency; Reptile; Small mammal; Wildlife