Learn to treat a wide variety of small mammals and pocket pets with Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th Edition. Covering the conditions most often seen in veterinary practice, this highly readable and easy-to-navigate text covers preventative medicine along with disease management, ophthalmology, dentistry, and zoonosis. More than 700 full-color photographs and illustrations highlight radiographic interpretation as well as diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques. This fourth edition also features new coverage of degus (large rodent species); new coverage of prairie dogs; and expanded coverage of surgical procedures, physical therapy rehabilitation and alternative medicine for rabbits, neoplasia in rabbits, and zoonotic disease. With expert contributors from around the globe, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents is the authoritative, single point of reference for small mammal care that is hard to find elsewhere.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. List of Tables - p. iii 9. Section I: Ferrets - p. iii 10. Chapter 1: Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry of Ferrets - p. iii 11. Chapter 2: Basic Approach to Veterinary Care of Ferrets - p. iii 12. Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal Diseases of Ferrets - p. g25 13. Chapter 4: Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems in Ferrets - p. g36 14. Chapter 5: Cardiovascular and Other Diseases of Ferrets - p. g52 15. Chapter 6: Respiratory Diseases of Ferrets - p. g68 16. Chapter 7: Endocrine Diseases of Ferrets - p. g75 17. Chapter 8: Neoplasia in Ferrets - p. g89 18. Chapter 9: Dermatologic Diseases of Ferrets - p. g106 19. Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Diseases - p. g115 20. Section II: Rabbits - p. g115 21. Chapter 11: Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry of Rabbits - p. g115 22. Chapter 12: Basic Approach to Veterinary Care of Rabbits - p. g146 23. Chapter 13: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Nutrition of Rabbits - p. g160 24. Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal Diseases of Rabbits - p. g171 25. Chapter 15: Respiratory Disease - p. g186 26. Chapter 16: Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems - p. g199 27. Chapter 17: Dermatologic Diseases of Rabbits - p. g216 28. Chapter 18: Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Diseases - p. g230 29. Chapter 19: Cardiovascular Disease - p. g247 30. Chapter 20: Lymphoreticular Disorders, Thymoma, and Other Neoplastic Diseases - p. g256 31. Section III: Rodents - p. g267 32. Chapter 21: Guinea Pigs - p. g267 33. Chapter 22: Chinchillas - p. g295 34. Chapter 23: Degus - p. g295 35. Chapter 24: Prairie Dogs - p. g295 36. Chapter 25: Rats and Mice - p. g295 37. Chapter 26: Hamsters and Gerbils - p. g295 38. Section IV: Other Small Mammals - p. g295 39. Chapter 27: Sugar Gliders - p. g295 40. Chapter 28: African Pygmy Hedgehogs - p. g399 41. Chapter 29: Skunks - p. g414 42. Section V: Surgical Techniques and Dentistry - p. g424 43. Chapter 30: General Principles of Surgical Techniques - p. g424 44. Chapter 31: Soft Tissue Surgery: Ferrets - p. g431 45. Chapter 32: Soft Tissue Surgery: Rabbits - p. g444 46. Chapter 33: Soft Tissue Surgery: Rodents - p. g465 47. Chapter 34: Orthopedics in Small Mammals - p. g482 48. Chapter 35: Exotic Mammal Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy - p. g496 49. Chapter 36: Small Mammal Dentistry - p. g511 50. Section VI: General Topics - p. g533 51. Chapter 37: Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Sedation of Small Mammals - p. g533 52. Chapter 38: Diagnostic Imaging - p. g554 53. Chapter 39: Hematology and Biochemistry of Small Mammals - p. g554 54. Chapter 40: Ophthalmologic Diseases of Small Mammals - p. g554 55. Chapter 41: Emergency and Critical Care of Small Mammals - p. g592 56. Chapter 42: Zoonotic Diseases Associated With Small Mammals - p. g607 57. Appendix: Formulary - p. g618 58. Index - p. g618
Learn to treat a wide variety of small mammals and pocket pets with Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th Edition. Covering the conditions most often seen in veterinary practice, this highly readable and easy-to-navigate text covers preventative medicine along with disease management, ophthalmology, dentistry, and zoonosis. More than 700 full-color photographs and illustrations highlight radiographic interpretation as well as diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques. This fourth edition also features new coverage of degus (large rodent species); new coverage of prairie dogs; and expanded coverage of surgical procedures, physical therapy rehabilitation and alternative medicine for rabbits, neoplasia in rabbits, and zoonotic disease. With expert contributors from around the globe, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents is the authoritative, single point of reference for small mammal care that is hard to find elsewhere.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. List of Tables - p. iii 9. Section I: Ferrets - p. iii 10. Chapter 1: Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry of Ferrets - p. iii 11. Chapter 2: Basic Approach to Veterinary Care of Ferrets - p. iii 12. Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal Diseases of Ferrets - p. g25 13. Chapter 4: Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems in Ferrets - p. g36 14. Chapter 5: Cardiovascular and Other Diseases of Ferrets - p. g52 15. Chapter 6: Respiratory Diseases of Ferrets - p. g68 16. Chapter 7: Endocrine Diseases of Ferrets - p. g75 17. Chapter 8: Neoplasia in Ferrets - p. g89 18. Chapter 9: Dermatologic Diseases of Ferrets - p. g106 19. Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Diseases - p. g115 20. Section II: Rabbits - p. g115 21. Chapter 11: Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry of Rabbits - p. g115 22. Chapter 12: Basic Approach to Veterinary Care of Rabbits - p. g146 23. Chapter 13: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Nutrition of Rabbits - p. g160 24. Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal Diseases of Rabbits - p. g171 25. Chapter 15: Respiratory Disease - p. g186 26. Chapter 16: Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems - p. g199 27. Chapter 17: Dermatologic Diseases of Rabbits - p. g216 28. Chapter 18: Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Diseases - p. g230 29. Chapter 19: Cardiovascular Disease - p. g247 30. Chapter 20: Lymphoreticular Disorders, Thymoma, and Other Neoplastic Diseases - p. g256 31. Section III: Rodents - p. g267 32. Chapter 21: Guinea Pigs - p. g267 33. Chapter 22: Chinchillas - p. g295 34. Chapter 23: Degus - p. g295 35. Chapter 24: Prairie Dogs - p. g295 36. Chapter 25: Rats and Mice - p. g295 37. Chapter 26: Hamsters and Gerbils - p. g295 38. Section IV: Other Small Mammals - p. g295 39. Chapter 27: Sugar Gliders - p. g295 40. Chapter 28: African Pygmy Hedgehogs - p. g399 41. Chapter 29: Skunks - p. g414 42. Section V: Surgical Techniques and Dentistry - p. g424 43. Chapter 30: General Principles of Surgical Techniques - p. g424 44. Chapter 31: Soft Tissue Surgery: Ferrets - p. g431 45. Chapter 32: Soft Tissue Surgery: Rabbits - p. g444 46. Chapter 33: Soft Tissue Surgery: Rodents - p. g465 47. Chapter 34: Orthopedics in Small Mammals - p. g482 48. Chapter 35: Exotic Mammal Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy - p. g496 49. Chapter 36: Small Mammal Dentistry - p. g511 50. Section VI: General Topics - p. g533 51. Chapter 37: Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Sedation of Small Mammals - p. g533 52. Chapter 38: Diagnostic Imaging - p. g554 53. Chapter 39: Hematology and Biochemistry of Small Mammals - p. g554 54. Chapter 40: Ophthalmologic Diseases of Small Mammals - p. g554 55. Chapter 41: Emergency and Critical Care of Small Mammals - p. g592 56. Chapter 42: Zoonotic Diseases Associated With Small Mammals - p. g607 57. Appendix: Formulary - p. g618 58. Index - p. g618
