An animal presents at a veterinary hospital with suspected pathological hypothermia. In response to this preliminary diagnosis you should
A) do nothing, the animal is in a state of torpor and will rouse once seasonal conditions are favourable.
B) attempt to increase the animal's core temperature to normothermic values.
C) attempt to decrease the animal's core temperature to normothermic values.
D) wait, the animal is in a nocturnal hypothermic state and its body temperature will return to normal in a relatively short period of time.
E) ensure the animal's affairs are in order - it's a goner.
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