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Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents, 2nd Edition - Clinical Medicine and Surgery
By Katherine Quesenberry, DVM and James W. Carpenter, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
Approx. 496 pages, Approx. 400 illustrations, Copyright 2004
ISBN:0721693776
Description
Addresses the common questions and concerns of the practicing veterinarian who works with small mammals. Serves as a useful reference for veterinary students, technicians, research scientists, pet shop owners, pet owners, and breeders. Because preventive medicine is crucial to small mammal medicine, coverage includes basic biology, husbandry, and routine care of the healthy animal. Also features chapters on disease management, surgery, and radiology.
Key Features
A section of the zoonotic disease chapter covers the monkey-pox outbreak in the Midwest section of the United States in May 2003. A rare zoonotic viral disease this was the first report of this in the United States and it has never been reported outside of Africa
Logically organized in sections by different animals with subsequent chapters organized by body system for quick and easy access to information
A Drug Formulary provides a comprehensive introduction to drug therapy
Comprehensive appendices offer quick-reference to diagnosis tables, supply sources, and other practical information
Features a wealth of photographs and line drawings that demonstrate radiographic interpretation and the main points of diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques
Includes a chapter on ophthalmology, an area of study hard to find for ferrets, rabbits, rodents, and other small mammals
Coverage of specific soft tissue surgery and general orthopedic procedures
New to this Edition
7 new chapters covering: cardiovascular diseases of rabbits; diseases of prairie dogs; diseases of hedgehogs; diseases of sugar gliders; a combined chapter on hematology and clinical pathology; dentistry; and zoonotic disease
A new full-color insert with 24 color plates on hematology and clinical pathology
The latest information on Monkey-pox, a rare zoonotic viral disease outbreak that occurred in the Midwest region of the United States in May 2003
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS: SECTION 1. FERRETS 1. Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Husbandry 2. Basic Approach to Veterinary Care 3. Gastrointestinal Diseases 4. Urogenital Diseases 5. Periparturient and Neonatal Diseases 6. Cardiovascular Diseases 7. Respiratory Diseases 8. Endocrine Diseases 9. Nonendocrine Neoplasia 10. Dermatologic Diseases 11. Musculoskeletal Diseases 12. Soft Tissue Surgery SECTION 2. RABBITS 13. Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Husbandry 14. Basic Approach to Veterinary Care 15. Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Physiology 16. Gastrointestinal Diseases 17. Respiratory Disease and the Pasteurella Complex 18. Reproductive and Urogenital Disorders 19. Dermatologic Diseases 20. Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disease 21. Cardiovascular and Hemopoetic Diseases 22. Soft Tissue Surgery SECTION 3. GUINEA PIGS, CHINCHILLAS, AND PRAIRIE DOGS 23. Biology, Husbandry, and Clinical Techniques 24. Disease Problems of Guinea Pigs 25. Disease Problems of Chinchillas 26. Disease Problems of Prairie Dogs 27. Soft Tissue Surgery SECTION 4. SMALL RODENTS 28. Basic Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Husbandry 29. Clinical Techniques 30. Disease Problems 31. Soft Tissue Surgery SECTION 5. OTHER SMALL MAMMALS 32. Sugar Gliders 33. Hedgehogs SECTION 6. GENERAL TOPICS 34. Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Sedation of Small Mammals 35. Dentistry of Small Mammals 36. Orothopedics 37. Small Mammal Endoscopy 38. Radiology and Ultrasound 39. Cytology 40. Ophthalmology 41. Zoonotic Diseases 42. Formulary Appendices Index Color Plates
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