Provide effective treatment of pet rabbits with this practical, evidence-based resource! Textbook of Rabbit Medicine, 3rd Edition provides authoritative coverage of the health and diseases of the domestic rabbit. Chapters follow a logical progression from basic rabbit science to clinical pathology, therapeutics, anesthesia, diseases and disorders by body system, and surgery. This edition is updated with the latest advances and techniques, and includes practical advice on topics such as vaccination, neutering and reproductive control, and behavior problems. Written by exotics specialist Molly Varga Smith, and drawing from clinical information from around the world, this book is a truly global resource in veterinary medicine.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Contributors - p. ii 6. Preface to the Second Edition - p. iii 7. Preface to the Third Edition - p. iv 8. Acknowledgments - p. v 9. List of Tables - p. vi 10. Part I: Rabbit Basic Science - p. vi 11. Chapter 1: Rabbit Basic Science - p. vi 12. Part II: Rabbit Medicine - p. 76 13. Chapter 2: Clinical Pathology - p. 76 14. Chapter 3: Therapeutics - p. 99 15. Chapter 4: Anesthesia and Analgesia - p. 137 16. Chapter 5: Digestive Disorders - p. 155 17. Chapter 6: Dental Disease - p. 191 18. Chapter 7: Abscesses - p. 223 19. Chapter 8: Skin Diseases - p. 241 20. Chapter 9: Ophthalmic Diseases - p. 267 21. Chapter 10: Neurological and Locomotor Disorders - p. 281 22. Chapter 11: Cardiorespiratory Disease - p. 299 23. Chapter 12: Urogenital Diseases - p. 313 24. Chapter 13: Endocrine Diseases - p. 331 25. Chapter 14: Infectious Diseases of Domestic Rabbits - p. 334 26. Chapter 15: Shelter Medicine for Domestic Rabbits - p. 364 27. Chapter 16: Diagnostic Imaging - p. 371 28. Chapter 17: Rabbit Basic Surgery - p. 400 29. Chapter 18: Neutering and Reproductive Control - p. 410 30. Chapter 19: Rabbit Advanced Surgery - p. 416 31. Appendix A: Abdominal Distension: Female - p. 437 32. Appendix B: Abdominal Distension: Male - p. 438 33. Appendix C: Abnormal Respiration - p. 439 34. Appendix D: Anorexia - p. 440 35. Appendix E: Ataxia (Paresis, Paralysis, Head Tilt) - p. 441 36. Appendix F: Changes to Fur or Skin - p. 442 37. Appendix G: Exophthalmos - p. 443 38. Appendix H: Diarrhea - p. 444 39. Appendix I: Lameness - p. 445 40. Appendix J: Polydipsia/Polyuria - p. 446 41. Appendix K: Seizures - p. 447 42. Appendix L: Sudden Death - p. 448 43. Appendix M: Weight Loss - p. 449 44. Index - p. 450
Provide effective treatment of pet rabbits with this practical, evidence-based resource! Textbook of Rabbit Medicine, 3rd Edition provides authoritative coverage of the health and diseases of the domestic rabbit. Chapters follow a logical progression from basic rabbit science to clinical pathology, therapeutics, anesthesia, diseases and disorders by body system, and surgery. This edition is updated with the latest advances and techniques, and includes practical advice on topics such as vaccination, neutering and reproductive control, and behavior problems. Written by exotics specialist Molly Varga Smith, and drawing from clinical information from around the world, this book is a truly global resource in veterinary medicine.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Contributors - p. ii 6. Preface to the Second Edition - p. iii 7. Preface to the Third Edition - p. iv 8. Acknowledgments - p. v 9. List of Tables - p. vi 10. Part I: Rabbit Basic Science - p. vi 11. Chapter 1: Rabbit Basic Science - p. vi 12. Part II: Rabbit Medicine - p. 76 13. Chapter 2: Clinical Pathology - p. 76 14. Chapter 3: Therapeutics - p. 99 15. Chapter 4: Anesthesia and Analgesia - p. 137 16. Chapter 5: Digestive Disorders - p. 155 17. Chapter 6: Dental Disease - p. 191 18. Chapter 7: Abscesses - p. 223 19. Chapter 8: Skin Diseases - p. 241 20. Chapter 9: Ophthalmic Diseases - p. 267 21. Chapter 10: Neurological and Locomotor Disorders - p. 281 22. Chapter 11: Cardiorespiratory Disease - p. 299 23. Chapter 12: Urogenital Diseases - p. 313 24. Chapter 13: Endocrine Diseases - p. 331 25. Chapter 14: Infectious Diseases of Domestic Rabbits - p. 334 26. Chapter 15: Shelter Medicine for Domestic Rabbits - p. 364 27. Chapter 16: Diagnostic Imaging - p. 371 28. Chapter 17: Rabbit Basic Surgery - p. 400 29. Chapter 18: Neutering and Reproductive Control - p. 410 30. Chapter 19: Rabbit Advanced Surgery - p. 416 31. Appendix A: Abdominal Distension: Female - p. 437 32. Appendix B: Abdominal Distension: Male - p. 438 33. Appendix C: Abnormal Respiration - p. 439 34. Appendix D: Anorexia - p. 440 35. Appendix E: Ataxia (Paresis, Paralysis, Head Tilt) - p. 441 36. Appendix F: Changes to Fur or Skin - p. 442 37. Appendix G: Exophthalmos - p. 443 38. Appendix H: Diarrhea - p. 444 39. Appendix I: Lameness - p. 445 40. Appendix J: Polydipsia/Polyuria - p. 446 41. Appendix K: Seizures - p. 447 42. Appendix L: Sudden Death - p. 448 43. Appendix M: Weight Loss - p. 449 44. Index - p. 450
