Elisabetta Mancinelli tackles another topic in unusual pets in her latest Exotic Encounters column.

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at the causes, preventive measures and methods of treatment for urinary stones found in this species.

Elisabetta Mancinelli provides advice on more unusual creatures in her latest Exotic Encounters.

Elisabetta Mancinelli chooses an ophthalmology topic for her latest Exotics Encounters article.

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses rabbit nutrition, a crucial area for the animal, but one many owners are neglecting to get right, in the latest of Exotic Encounters column.

Elisabetta Mancinelli shares highlights of lectures, clinical abstracts and nursing streams targeted at exotic animal medicine.

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at the anatomical and physiological peculiarities of domestic rabbits, compared to more traditional species, and why they need to be known to ensure they are dealt with safely and more efficaciously.

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at issues surrounding the recognition, assessment and management of pain in selected companion animals, in the latest "Exotic Encounters" column.

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses the importance of the modality in select species, including rats, bearded dragons, rabbits and chinchillas in her latest Exotic Encounters column.

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at reproductive tract disease in exotic species in the latest of her Exotic Encounters series.

Vitamin D is a circulating hormone important to homeostasis and normal physiology, including bone development, … more

Parrots are now very popular pets. They are beautiful, intelligent animals and they fascinate people. … more

From her Exotic Encounters series – Elisabetta Mancinelli describes clinical signs, pain scoring systems and analgesia options.

Elisabetta Mancinelli provides a brief overview of the dietary requirements of some species commonly kept as pets, and the need to educate owners and keepers about their needs.

Feather plucking, feather picking or feather destructive behaviour (FDB) is one of the most common, … more

In the second and final part of her article on domestic leporid encephalitozoonosis, Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at the disease’s pathogenesis as well as various forms of therapy.

In the first of a two-part article on encephalitozoonosis in domestic leporids, Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses the causal parasite’s life cycle and analysis tools to help detect its presence.

The past decade has seen an exponential increase in the number of rodents kept as … more

A one-year-old, neutered male chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), weighing 555g, was presented with a six to … more

From the Vet Times archives – Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses research that led to the creation of a scoring system for the clinical assessment of hock lesions.

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, DipECZM(Small Mammal), MRCVS exotic encounters HEALTH and welfare need to be … more

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, MRCVS offers a guide to steps for conducting a neurological examination … more

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, DipECZM(Small Mammal), MRCVS discusses diagnostic methods to identify whether a rabbit’s … more

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, DipECZM(Small Mammal), MRCVS WENDY BAMENT RVN, MSc, BSc(Hons), CertVN(Exotics) exotic encounters … more

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, DipECZM(Small Mammal), MRCVS WENDY BAMENT RVN, MSc, BSc(Hons), CertVN(Exotics) exotic encounters … more

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, DipECZM(Small Mammal), MRCVS WENDY BAMENT RVN, MSc, BSc(Hons), CertVN(Exotics) PARROTS are … more

ELISABETTA MANCINELLI DVM, CertZooMed, DipECZM(Small Mammal), MRCVS continuing from part one’s discussion of radiography in … more