The SUGAR Group - Dehydration Study

The SUGAR Group - The Sugar Glider Advanced Research Group

DEHYDRATION STUDY

Your participation is entirely voluntary and extremely important to us. All information is kept CONFIDENTIAL - your personal information will NOT be shared with any other organization.

Thank you for your participation!

The Dehydration Study will assist us with identifying triggers for dehydration, populations most affected and most effective treatments.


Please complete once for each episode of dehydration
your name
email address
Your screen name
Today's date
Sugar Glider's name
Age and/or OOP date (for rescues put an approximate age)
Sugar glider's color
Date of incident/diagnosis
This sugar glider is a: Female Intact male Neutered male Female joey (under 5 months of age) Male joey (under 5 months of age)
From whom/where did you acquire this sugar glider?
Please describe the signs/symptoms that lead you to believe there was a problem
Did you perform the tent test on the glider? Yes No
When was the dehydration first noticed? Just before going to bed in the morning Just after awakening in the evening During regular wake hours During out-of-cage play time During vet visit During day-time checks Other
Was the glider seen by a vet? Yes No
How long was the period between the time the dehydration was suspected and the time the glider was seen by a vet?
what did you give the glilder at home to help with the dehydration? (check all that apply) Water Pedialyte Gatorade Dextrose solution Sub-q fluids Other
If other, what did you give?
Was fresh water available in the glider's cage? Yes No
Was a dry/pellet food available in the cage? Yes No
How many cage mates does this glider have?
Was/were cage mate(s) also dehydrated? Yes No
If YES, please complete survey for each glider that was affected
What testing was completed to determine the cause of the problem? (check all that apply) Urinalysis Fecal float Fecal smear SNAP test x-ray Blood work Ultrasound Necropsy Histopathology Other
If OTHER, what testing was completed?
What was the diagnosis given by the vet?
Please list the medications prescribed, dosage, frequency and results of treatment
If any additional treatment (i.e. sub-q fluids, cage rest, diet change) was prescribed or recommended by vet, please describe it here
Name of the vet that treated the glider
How long was it before you noticed changes/improvement?
Did the glider pass away? Yes No
If YES, was a necropsy completed? Yes No

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