Diagnosis and management of idiopathic epistaxis in captive sloth bear Illayaraja S.1,*, Singh Shivani2, Acharya Pooja2 1Deputy Director, Veterinary ServicesAgra Bear Rescue Facility Wildlife SOS, Agra - 283101 (Uttar Pradesh) 2Wildlife Veterinary Officer Agra Bear Rescue Facility Wildlife SOS, Agra - 283101 (Uttar Pradesh) *Corresponding author. E-mail: ilayaraja@wildlifesos.org
Online Published on 23 January, 2023. Abstract An adult male sloth bear was observed with intermittent unilateral bleeding from left nostrils during summer. The animal was under intensive monitoring and necessary treatment medication was undertaken for forty consecutive days. Behavior based modification in the feeding schedule needs to be performed in order to address incidents of epistaxis in these animals especially which are hyperactive during adverse climatic conditions i.e., peak summer and winter. Top Keywords Behavioral welfare, Climate, Epistaxis. Top |