Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents [electronic resource] : Clinical Medicine and Surgery
Quesenberry, Katherine.
Carpenter, James W.
London : Elsevier Health Sciences,
2011.
A concise guide to the care of small mammals, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery covers the conditions seen most often in veterinary practice. The book emphasizes preventive medicine along with topics including disease management, ophthalmology, dentistry, and zoonosis. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate key concepts related to radiographic interpretation, relevant anatomy, and diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques. Now in full color, this edition adds coverage of more surgical procedures and expands coverage of zoonotic disease. From editors
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Front Cover; IFC; FERRETS, RABBITS, and RODENTS; Copyright; Contributors; Dedication; Preface; Contents; SECTION ONE - Ferrets; Chapter 1 - Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry; DOMESTICATION HISTORY; USES; ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY AND REPRODUCTION; HUSBANDRY; References; CHAPTER 2 - Basic Approach to Veterinary Care; Restraint and Physical Examination; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES; References; Chapter 3 - Gastrointestinal Diseases; GENERAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS; DENTAL DISEASE; SALIVARY MUCOCELE; ORAL NEOPLASIA; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE
GASTRITIS AND ULCERATIONGASTROINTESTINAL POLYPS; GASTROINTESTINAL FOREIGN BODIES; LIVER DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITISM; ENTERITIS AND DIARRHEA; PROLIFERATIVE BOWEL DISEASE; RECTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASIA; GENERAL APPROACH TO VOMITING; GENERAL APPROACH TO DIARRHEA; References; Chapter 4 - Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems; DISORDERS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM; DISORDERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM; PERIPARTURIENT DISEASE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; References; Chapter 5 - Cardiovascular and Other Diseases; PART I CARDIAC DISEASE; GENERAL PRINCIPLES; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHYVALVULAR HEART DISEASE; MYOCARDITIS; NEOPLASIA; HEARTWORM DISEASE; PART II OTHER DISEASES; ALEUTIAN DISEASE; SPLENOMEGALY; ANEMIA; IBUPROFEN TOXICOSIS; References; CHAPTER 6  - Respiratory Diseases; Canine Distemper Virus; INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY MYCOSES; OTHER CAUSES OF RESPIRATORY SIGNS; References; CHAPTER 7 - Endocrine Diseases; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS; THYROID DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREATIC ISLET CELL TUMORS; References; Chapter 8 - Neoplasia; ETIOLOGY; INCIDENCE AND BEHAVIOR; TUMORS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
TUMORS OF THE HEMOLYMPHATIC SYSTEMTUMORS OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTIS; TUMORS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; TUMORS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT; TUMORS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TUMORS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; TUMORS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM; TUMORS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; MISCELLANEOUS NEOPLASMS; References; Chapter 9 - Dermatologic Diseases; ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND HUSBANDRY CONSIDERATIONS; DISEASES; References; Chapter 10 - Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Diseases; POSTERIOR PARESIS, ATAXIA, AND SEIZURES; SPINAL DISORDERS; INTRACRANIAL DISORDERS; NEURONAL VACUOLATION
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERSMISCELLANEOUS DISEASES; References; Chapter 11 - Soft Tissue Surgery; GENERAL SURGICAL PRINCIPLES IN FERRETS; SURGERY OF CUTANEOUS NEOPLASIA; EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; MISCELLANEOUS SURGICAL PROCEDURES; References; SECTION TWO - Rabbits; Chapter 12 - Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry; TAXONOMY AND SIMILARITIES TO RODENTS; BREEDS AND VARIETIES; LIFE SPAN; ANATOMY; PUBERTY AND BREEDING LIFE; FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM; MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM; HUSBANDRY; References
Chapter 13 - Basic Approach to Veterinary Care
A concise guide to the care of small mammals, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery covers the conditions seen most often in veterinary practice. The book emphasizes preventive medicine along with topics including disease management, ophthalmology, dentistry, and zoonosis. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate key concepts related to radiographic interpretation, relevant anatomy, and diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques. Now in full color, this edition adds coverage of more surgical procedures and expands coverage of zoonotic disease. From editors
Ferret -- Diseases.
Ferret -- Surgery.
Ferrets -- surgery.
Rabbits -- Diseases.
Rabbits -- Surgery.
Rodentia -- surgery.
Rodents -- Diseases.
Rodents -- Surgery.
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- veterinary.
Mammals
Lagomorpha
Mustelidae
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Vertebrates
Carnivora
Chordata
Animals
Eukaryota
Organisms
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Rabbits
Ferrets
Rodentia
Health & Biological Sciences
Veterinary Medicine