I asked Primate Veterinarian Dr. This expression is often interpreted by the uninformed as a smile or laugh. But during her training, at some point the stimulus of fear had to be introduced. Horrendously, one can buy a capuchin monkey over the Internet right now; after watching the show, more than a few morons will want to get one of these undomesticated animals for their home, with serious ramifications.
Primate sanctuaries are left to clean up the mess when people discard their pet monkeys after realizing how difficult these animals are to care for. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent them letters expressing their concern and I followed up on one letter with an NBC executive.
She plays Dr. Mammals on television shows are nothing new, but with the exception of Lassie, Flipper and Rin Tin Tin, most are relegated to bit parts or small supporting roles, particularly as a series ages.
Besides Crystal, the show has had not only the usual assortment of dogs and cats but also a snake, a tiger, a skunk, a chinchilla and a black bear. For every animal actor there is a trainer behind the scenes coaching the stunts and often complex interplay with their human counterparts.
During one recent day of shooting, Tom Gunderson, who has been with Crystal for 16 years, was directing her to jump out of bed, turn off the alarm clock and then enthusiastically yawn.
She got it in three takes. I need to see it tighter. At the time, Gunderson had only been with the company a few years, mostly working at the Animal Actors Stage show, at Universal Studios in Hollywood, but he was one of the three lucky capuchin recipients.
She was a weeper capuchin, and Gunderson named her Crystal, as in Crystal Gayle. For the next eight years, Crystal worked with Gunderson in the Universal show.
It was like she was born to perform. She has been exposed to speeding motorcycles and cars and ATVs and trucks and planes and gunfire. She is unfazed by lights and camera strobes. Animal-rights activists, it should be said, hate when dancing monkeys are treated like, say, dancing monkeys; producer Gavin Polone even called for a boycott of Animal Practice last week on Vulture. Get him! Hit him harder! Gunderson advises actors who are going to work with Crystal to ignore her, The Rules style.
Many procedures and treatments used in human medicine may be applied to non-human primates. Pharmacological principles and pathological processes are the same. Dosing is done in many occasions based on human dosages but an option is to use allometric scaling for this purpose.
The veterinarian should examine all non-human primates at least twice a year including: physical examination, complete blood count, fecal examination and tuberculin testing.
Some data to remember:. Edematous swelling and intense coloration of the perineal area are normal signs of estrous in some species. Primates are capable of hiding disease signs so once these signs are obvious, the prognostic is reserved.
Primates are potentially dangerous even if the patient is relatively treatable by owners. Care should be taken at all times. Some drugs may be hidden in tasty food or drinks. Use the gastrocnemius, biceps or quadriceps muscles for intramuscular administration of drugs. Cephalic, saphenous, femoral and jugular veins are used for intravenous administration of drugs and for venipuncture. The intra osseous via may be used for fluid therapy and drug administration.
Generally speaking, the main problems that make owners present pet primates to the vet are: gastrointestinal and respiratory problems.
Gastroenteritis is among the main gastrointestinal problems. Etiologies vary including Shigella , Salmonella and Yersinia. The use of antibiotics may lead to a carrier state dangerous to owners. Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreaks have been reported in callitrichids due to the use of contaminated raw horse meat.
Occasionally, diarrhea is related to a high proportion of dietary fruits and vegetables. Respiratory signs generally indicate pneumonias. These may be primary or secondary to other diseases i.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is commonly found as the etiologic agent of pneumonia cases. Tuberculosis may be caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis the majority of cases , M.
Pasteurella sp causes disease in callitrichids including pneumonia, hepatitis, dental infections and septicemia. Other important bacterial diseases in callitrichids include pneumonia by Bordetella bronchiseptica , Klebsiella sp infections and sporadic cases of leptospirosis, meningitis caused by Listeria sp and peritonitis associated to Aeromona hydrophilia. Herpesvirus tamarinus and Herpesvirus hominis simplex HVS may cause acute disease characterized by oral and skin ulceration, lethargy and death.
Squirrel monkey is a reservoir of herpesvirus T. El Herpesvirus saimiri in squirrel monkeys, Herpesvirus ateles in spider monkeys and the human virus Epstein-Barr VEB , may induce lymphoproliferative and lymphomatous conditions in callitrichids. These diseases may be prevented by avoiding direct or indirect contact or mixed exhibitions which include cebids and callitrichids; people showing symptoms of infection by HVS or VEB should not have any contact with callitrichids.
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