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. Orthopedics 37. Small Mammal Endoscopy 38. Radiology and Ultrasound 39. Cytology 40. Ophthalmology 41. Zoonotic Diseases 42. Formulary Appendices Index Color Plates

Reviews

"This book has a broad overview of clinical medicine and surgical information on ferrets and rabbits and some small mammal species that are hard to find in one place. The book is easy to read and has complete and current references. This textbook is an important reference text for those veterinarians and others who work with these species of animals."
-Veterinary Pathology 42:2, 2005 "The second edition of this book carries on the tradition of the first with the addition of Sugar Gliders, Hedgehogs, and Prairie Dogs. This book contains the work of 43 specialists covering a wide range of disciplines and from foreign countries (as well as the United States). I commend the authors and editors for the quality of the text, no matter what subject you are reading you can tell by the style and tone that the author has really done his homework, ideas are not left hanging without documentation to back the author up. Each chapter provides an excellent summary of published research. The value of this book extends beyond just veterinary hospital; anyone with an interest in these animals will find value within these pages. This book comes highly recommended for any AZA institution dealing with these species."
-Library News, 2005