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Animal Care Aids

These documents have been developed to provide easy-to-understand informational guidance intended to assist our customers and anyone who cares for animals in providing humane care.

	Emergency Preparedness
	Keeping Animals Safe During Emergencies
	Canine Care Topics
	Canine Periodontal Disease (PD) Monitoring for Periodontal Disease (PD) in Dogs Preventive Care for Periodontal Disease (PD) in Dogs Coat Care: Preventing Matted Hair Maternal Stress and Puppy Development Early Rearing Environment Socialization Identifying Healthy and Unhealthy Skin in Dogs Common Skin Disorders in Dogs
	Guinea Pig Care Topics
	Clean Housing is Vital to Guinea Pig Health Guinea Pigs Do Best When Housed at the Right Temperature Minimizing Stress Helps Keep Guinea Pigs Healthy
	Primate Care Topics
	Options for Meeting Social Needs of Primates Primates: Natural Social Groupings and Compatibility Supporting Natural Behaviors in Primates Enrichment Devices for Primates Primates: Special Needs of Infants and Young Juveniles Special Needs of Primates Showing Signs of Psychological Distress Special Needs of Primates With Research Restrictions Special Needs of Primates Unable To See or Hear Other Primates Primates: Special Needs of Great Apes
	Bear Care Topics
	Bear Nutrition and Winter Lethargy Bear Husbandry and Habitat Veterinary Care for Bears Environmental Enrichment for Bears
	Nondomestic Cat Care Topics
	Feeding Nondomestic Cats Metabolic Bone Disease in Nondomestic Cats Tips and Calculations: Adding Calcium to Boneless Meat Diets for Nondomestic Cats
	General Care Topics
	Daily Observation Physical Health Behavior Drive-Through Parks Tips for Shelter and Housing at Drive-Through Animal Parks Managing Animals and Veterinary Care at Drive-Through Parks Public Feeding Public Feeding of Animals in Petting Zoos and Other Settings

Special Topics

Special Environmental Needs:

		Protecting Giraffes in Cold Weather
		Semi-Aquatic Animals
		Mammals That Fly or Glide