Hermit Crab Papers

By: Alicia Agnew

Class of 2013, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Working at a small animal clinic, a client came in with an unusual request; “May I have international health papers for my hermit crab?”  The attending veterinarian then went through a checklist, “Have you seen any sneezing?  Any coughing?  Any signs of infectious disease?......”