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Abstract
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 Katherine Quesenberry and James W. Carpenter, along with a team of expert contributors, the "Pink Book" provides an authoritative, single source of information that is hard to find elsewhere.
- A logical organization makes it quick and easy to find important information, with each section devoted to a single animal and chapters within each section organized by body system.
- Over 400Â photographs and illustrations highlight key concepts such as radiographic interpretation and the main points of diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic techniques.
- A chapter on ophthalmology provides hard-to-find information on eye care for ferrets, rabbits, rodents, and other small mammals.
- Coverage of preventive medicine includes basic biology, husbandry, and routine care of the healthy animal.
- The drug formulary supplies dosage instructions for ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, rats/mice, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, and sugar gliders.
- Chapter outlines offer at-a-glance overviews of the contents of each chapter.
- Handy tables and charts make it easy to find key information.
- Expanded Zoonotic Diseases chapter adds more depth along with the latest information on the rising potential for disease transmission to humans as exotic pets become more popular.
- Additional surgical procedures for each species are included, some with step-by-step instructions accompanied by color photographs and line drawings.
- Full-color images show the sometimes minute structures of these small animals and make accurate diagnoses easier, especially for lymphoproliferative diseases of rabbits, endoscopy, cytology, and hematology.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | IFC | ||
| FERRETS, RABBITS, and RODENTS | i | ||
| Copyright\r | ii | ||
| Contributors\r | iii | ||
| Dedication\r | vii | ||
| Preface\r | ix | ||
| Contents\r | xi | ||
| SECTION ONE - Ferrets | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 - Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry | 1 | ||
| DOMESTICATION HISTORY | 1 | ||
| USES | 2 | ||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 3 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY AND REPRODUCTION | 9 | ||
| HUSBANDRY | 9 | ||
| References | 11 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 - Basic Approach to Veterinary Care | 13 | ||
| Restraint and Physical Examination | 13 | ||
| PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | 15 | ||
| HOSPITALIZATION | 17 | ||
| CLINICAL AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES | 17 | ||
| References | 25 | ||
| Chapter 3 - Gastrointestinal Diseases | 27 | ||
| GENERAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS | 27 | ||
| DENTAL DISEASE | 27 | ||
| SALIVARY MUCOCELE | 28 | ||
| ORAL NEOPLASIA | 28 | ||
| ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE | 28 | ||
| GASTRITIS AND ULCERATION | 29 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPS | 33 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL FOREIGN BODIES | 33 | ||
| LIVER DISEASE | 35 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITISM | 36 | ||
| ENTERITIS AND DIARRHEA | 36 | ||
| PROLIFERATIVE BOWEL DISEASE | 38 | ||
| RECTAL DISEASE | 39 | ||
| NEOPLASIA | 40 | ||
| GENERAL APPROACH TO VOMITING | 40 | ||
| GENERAL APPROACH TO DIARRHEA | 40 | ||
| References | 43 | ||
| Chapter 4 - Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems\r | 46 | ||
| DISORDERS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM | 46 | ||
| DISORDERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM | 54 | ||
| PERIPARTURIENT DISEASE | 56 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 59 | ||
| References | 59 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Cardiovascular and Other Diseases\r | 62 | ||
| PART I CARDIAC DISEASE | 62 | ||
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 62 | ||
| DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY | 67 | ||
| HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY | 68 | ||
| VALVULAR HEART DISEASE | 69 | ||
| MYOCARDITIS | 69 | ||
| NEOPLASIA | 70 | ||
| HEARTWORM DISEASE | 70 | ||
| PART II OTHER DISEASES | 71 | ||
| ALEUTIAN DISEASE | 71 | ||
| SPLENOMEGALY | 73 | ||
| ANEMIA | 73 | ||
| IBUPROFEN TOXICOSIS | 75 | ||
| References | 75 | ||
| CHAPTER 6\r - Respiratory Diseases | 78 | ||
| Canine Distemper Virus | 78 | ||
| INFLUENZA | 80 | ||
| PNEUMONIA | 81 | ||
| PULMONARY MYCOSES | 83 | ||
| OTHER CAUSES OF RESPIRATORY SIGNS | 83 | ||
| References | 84 | ||
| CHAPTER 7 - Endocrine Diseases | 86 | ||
| ADRENAL GLAND DISEASE | 86 | ||
| PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS | 91 | ||
| THYROID DISEASE | 91 | ||
| DIABETES MELLITUS | 91 | ||
| PANCREATIC ISLET CELL TUMORS | 92 | ||
| References | 99 | ||
| Chapter 8 - Neoplasia | 103 | ||
| ETIOLOGY | 103 | ||
| INCIDENCE AND BEHAVIOR | 104 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | 104 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE HEMOLYMPHATIC SYSTEM | 106 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTIS | 115 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT | 116 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT | 118 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM | 118 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 118 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM | 119 | ||
| TUMORS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | 119 | ||
| VASCULAR NEOPLASMS | 119 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS NEOPLASMS | 120 | ||
| References | 120 | ||
| Chapter 9 - Dermatologic Diseases\r | 122 | ||
| ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND HUSBANDRY CONSIDERATIONS | 122 | ||
| DISEASES | 123 | ||
| References | 131 | ||
| Chapter 10 - Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Diseases | 132 | ||
| POSTERIOR PARESIS, ATAXIA, AND SEIZURES | 132 | ||
| SPINAL DISORDERS | 135 | ||
| INTRACRANIAL DISORDERS | 138 | ||
| NEURONAL VACUOLATION | 138 | ||
| MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS | 138 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES | 139 | ||
| References | 139 | ||
| Chapter 11 - Soft Tissue Surgery\r | 141 | ||
| GENERAL SURGICAL PRINCIPLES IN FERRETS\r | 141 | ||
| SURGERY OF CUTANEOUS NEOPLASIA\r | 141 | ||
| EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY | 142 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM | 143 | ||
| ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | 145 | ||
| UROGENITAL SYSTEM | 152 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | 154 | ||
| References | 155 | ||
| SECTION TWO - Rabbits | 157 | ||
| Chapter 12 - Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry\r | 157 | ||
| TAXONOMY AND SIMILARITIES TO RODENTS | 158 | ||
| BREEDS AND VARIETIES | 159 | ||
| LIFE SPAN | 159 | ||
| ANATOMY | 159 | ||
| PUBERTY AND BREEDING LIFE | 166 | ||
| FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM | 166 | ||
| MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM | 168 | ||
| HUSBANDRY | 170 | ||
| References | 171 | ||
| Chapter 13 - Basic Approach to Veterinary Care\r | 174 | ||
| HOUSING\r | 174 | ||
| HANDLING AND RESTRAINT | 175 | ||
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 175 | ||
| SAMPLE COLLECTION | 176 | ||
| TREATMENT TECHNIQUES | 178 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES | 181 | ||
| References | 182 | ||
| CHAPTER 14 - Gastrointestinal Physiology and Nutrition\r | 183 | ||
| RABBIT GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY\r | 183 | ||
| NUTRITION | 188 | ||
| DIETARY COMPONENTS | 188 | ||
| SUMMARY OF DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS | 191 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT | 191 | ||
| References | 191 | ||
| Chapter 15 - Gastrointestinal Diseases\r | 193 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL STASIS SYNDROME\r | 193 | ||
| CECOTROPHY AND INTERMITTENT DIARRHEA | 197 | ||
| CECOLITHS | 198 | ||
| ENTERITIS COMPLEX AND ENTEROTOXEMIA | 198 | ||
| VIRAL DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT | 200 | ||
| NEOPLASIA | 202 | ||
| LIVER LOBE TORSION | 202 | ||
| AFLATOXICOSIS | 203 | ||
| References | 203 | ||
| Chapter 16 - Respiratory Disease and Pasteurellosis\r | 205 | ||
| ANATOMY OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT\r | 205 | ||
| DISEASES OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT | 205 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIATION | 208 | ||
| TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE | 209 | ||
| References | 216 | ||
| Chapter 17 - Disorders of the Reproductive and Urinary Systems\r | 217 | ||
| DISORDER OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM\r | 217 | ||
| DISORDERS OF THE MAMMARY GLANDS | 223 | ||
| DISORDERS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM | 223 | ||
| References | 229 | ||
| Chapter 18 - Dermatologic Diseases\r | 232 | ||
| BACTERIAL INFECTIONS | 232 | ||
| FUNGAL INFECTIONS | 236 | ||
| PARASITIC INFECTIONS | 237 | ||
| VIRAL INFECTIONS | 239 | ||
| CUTANEOUS NEOPLASIA | 241 | ||
| BEHAVIORAL CAUSES OF SKIN DISEASE | 241 | ||
| SKIN DISEASE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE | 241 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT | 242 | ||
| References | 242 | ||
| Chapter 19 - Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Diseases\r | 245 | ||
| PARASITIC | 246 | ||
| BACTERIAL | 250 | ||
| VIRAL | 251 | ||
| TRAUMATIC | 251 | ||
| DEGENERATIVE/DEVELOPMENTAL | 252 | ||
| TOXIC | 253 | ||
| METABOLIC | 254 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL ISSUES | 254 | ||
| OTHER CAUSES | 255 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT | 255 | ||
| References | 255 | ||
| CHAPTER 20 - Cardiovascular Disease, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, and Thymomas\r | 257 | ||
| PART I CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES | 257 | ||
| SECTION THREE - Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas | 279 | ||
| Chapter 22 - Biology, Husbandry, and Clinical Techniques of Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas\r | 279 | ||
| BIOLOGY AND HUSBANDRY OF CHINCHILLAS | 284 | ||
| References | 292 | ||
| Chapter 23 - Disease Problems of Guinea Pigs\r | 295 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL AND HEPATIC DISEASES | 295 | ||
| RESPIRATORY DISEASES | 298 | ||
| URINARY DISEASES | 299 | ||
| REPRODUCTIVE DISEASES | 301 | ||
| DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES | 303 | ||
| MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES | 305 | ||
| NEUROLOGIC DISEASES | 307 | ||
| OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISEASES | 307 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES | 308 | ||
| References | 309 | ||
| Chapter 24 - Disease Problems of Chinchillas\r | 311 | ||
| DISORDERS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | 311 | ||
| DENTAL DISORDERS | 313 | ||
| EYE DISORDERS | 314 | ||
| EAR DISORDERS | 315 | ||
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS | 315 | ||
| REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS | 315 | ||
| URINARY SYSTEM DISORDERS | 316 | ||
| NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS | 317 | ||
| DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS | 317 | ||
| FOOT DISORDERS | 318 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS DISEASE PROBLEMS | 318 | ||
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 319 | ||
| References | 321 | ||
| Chapter 25 - Soft Tissue Surgery\r | 326 | ||
| GUINEA PIGS, CHINCHILLAS, AND DEGUS | 327 | ||
| References | 338 | ||
| SECTION FOUR - Small Rodents | 339 | ||
| Chapter 26 - Basic Anatomy, Physiology, Husbandry, and Clinical Techniques\r | 339 | ||
| HUSBANDRY | 342 | ||
| ZOONOSIS | 344 | ||
| CLINICAL TECHNIQUES | 344 | ||
| References | 352 | ||
| Chapter 27 - Disease Problems of Small Rodents\r | 354 | ||
| THE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE\r | 354 | ||
| DISEASES | 357 | ||
| References | 369 | ||
| Chapter 28 - Soft Tissue Surgery\r | 373 | ||
| PRESURGICAL CONSIDERATIO NS\r | 373 | ||
| ORCHIDECTOMY | 378 | ||
| OVARIECTOMY AND OVARIOHYSTERECTOMY | 381 | ||
| MAMMARY GLAND NEOPLASIA | 382 | ||
| OTHER CUTANEOUS MASSES | 384 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS ABDOMINAL PROCEDURES | 384 | ||
| PULMONARY LOBECTOMY | 385 | ||
| ABSCESSES | 386 | ||
| ENUCLEATION AND EXENTERATION | 386 | ||
| CHEEK POUCH EVERSION IN HAMSTERS | 387 | ||
| PROLAPSED BOWEL IN HAMSTERS | 387 | ||
| TAIL AMPUTATION | 389 | ||
| RECOVERY | 389 | ||
| References | 390 | ||
| SECTION FIVE Other Small Mammals | 393 | ||
| Chapter 29 - Sugar Gliders\r | 393 | ||
| CLINICAL TECHNIQUES | 398 | ||
| DISEASES AND SYNDROMES | 402 | ||
| SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA | 408 | ||
| References | 410 | ||
| Chapter 30 - African Hedgehogs\r | 411 | ||
| Biology and Anatomy | 411 | ||
| HUSBANDRY | 414 | ||
| COMMON DISEASES | 418 | ||
| ZOONOSES AND SUITABILITY AS PETS | 425 | ||
| References | 425 | ||
| SECTION SIX - General Topics | 429 | ||
| CHAPTER 31 - Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Sedation of Small Mammals\r | 429 | ||
| PREANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS | 430 | ||
| EQUIPMENT | 430 | ||
| CLINICAL TECHNIQUES | 430 | ||
| PREANESTHETIC MEDICATIONS | 432 | ||
| INJECTABLE MEDICATIONS | 435 | ||
| LOCAL AND REGIONAL ANESTHESIA | 440 | ||
| EMERGENCIES | 444 | ||
| SMALL MAMMAL ANALGESIA | 445 | ||
| References | 448 | ||
| Chapter 32 - Small Mammal Dentistry\r | 452 | ||
| EQUIPMENT\r | 452 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC TESTING | 453 | ||
| RABBITS | 455 | ||
| RODENTS | 462 | ||
| FERRETS | 468 | ||
| HEDGEHOGS AND SUGAR GLIDERS | 469 | ||
| References | 469 | ||
| CHAPTER 33 - Orthopedics in Small Mammals\r | 472 | ||
| INITIAL FRACTURE MANAGEMENT/FIRST AID\r | 472 | ||
| AMPUTATIONS | 473 | ||
| FRACTURE FIXATION METHODS | 473 | ||
| REPAIR OF SPECIFIC FRACTURE TYPES | 476 | ||
| JOINT LUXATIONS | 480 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS | 481 | ||
| FRACTURE INCIDENCE | 482 | ||
| References | 482 | ||
| Chapter 34 - Exotic Mammal Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy\r | 485 | ||
| PATIENT SELECTION\r | 485 | ||
| PATIENT EVALUATION\r | 485 | ||
| ANESTHESIA\r | 485 | ||
| INSTRUMENTATION | 486 | ||
| PROCEDURES | 486 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS | 501 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE CARE | 501 | ||
| OUTCOME | 501 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 501 | ||
| References | 501 | ||
| Chapter 35 - Diagnostic Imaging\r | 502 | ||
| GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS\r | 502 | ||
| WHICH IMAGING EXAMINATION TO PERFORM\r | 502 | ||
| ADVANCED TREATMENTS | 509 | ||
| References | 510 | ||
| Chapter 36 - Hematology and Cytology of Small Mammals\r | 511 | ||
| References | 522 | ||
| Chapter 37 - Ophthalmologic Diseases in Small Pet Mammals\r | 523 | ||
| RABBITS | 523 | ||
| FERRETS | 527 | ||
| GUINEA PIGS | 528 | ||
| CHINCHILLAS | 529 | ||
| RATS, MICE, AND HAMSTERS | 529 | ||
| SUGAR GLIDERS | 530 | ||
| References | 530 | ||
| Chapter 38 - Emergency and Critical Care of Small Mammals\r | 532 | ||
| IDENTIFICATION AND TRIAGE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT\r | 532 | ||
| CARDIOPULMONARY-CEREBRAL RESUSCITATION\r | 532 | ||
| SHOCK AND FLUID THERAPY | 535 | ||
| MAINTENANCE OF NORMOTHERMIA | 538 | ||
| INDIRECT MEASUREMENT OF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE\r | 538 | ||
| CRITICAL CARE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY | 539 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT | 540 | ||
| SEDATION AND ANESTHESIA OF THE CRITICALLY ILL SMALL MAMMAL\r | 540 | ||
| TREATMENT OF SELECTED COMMON EMERGENCIES\r | 541 | ||
| References | 543 | ||
| Chapter 39 - Behavior of Small Mammals\r | 545 | ||
| RABBITS | 546 | ||
| FERRETS | 549 | ||
| GUINEA PIGS | 552 | ||
| CHINCHILLAS | 553 | ||
| SUGAR GLIDERS | 554 | ||
| HEDGEHOGS | 555 | ||
| BEHAVIORAL TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR SMALL MAMMALS\r | 555 | ||
| CONCLUSIONS | 555 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 556 | ||
| References | 556 | ||
| Chapter 40 - Zoonotic Diseases\r | 557 | ||
| BACTERIAL DISEASES\r | 557 | ||
| VIRAL DISEASES | 560 | ||
| PARASITIC DISEASES | 562 | ||
| MYCOTIC DISEASES | 563 | ||
| ALLERGIC REACTIONS | 564 | ||
| References | 564 | ||
| Appendix - Formulary\r | 566 | ||
| Reference | 566 | ||
| Index\r | 577 | ||
| IBC | IBC |