BSAVA Manual of Rodents and Ferrets (P00091)

Edited by: Emma Keeble and Anna Meredith

This new BSAVA Manual is a response to the increased number of rodents and ferrets kept as pets and the demand for appropriate veterinary care for these patients, whose small size, susceptibility to stress-related problems and short natural life expectancy present challenges to the veterinary surgeon. High-quality colour images and numerous quick-reference tables accompany the text, which has been written by an international field of contributing authors with extensive practical experience.

 

• Covers mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus
• Ferrets
• Biology, husbandry and clinical techniques (including anaesthesia and surgery)
• Common diseases organised by clinical system

Contents
Rodents:

Biology and husbandry;

Physical examination and emergency care;

Diagnostic imaging;

Clinical pathology;

Therapeutics;

Anaesthesia and analgesia;

Soft tissue surgery;

Dentistry;

Biology, husbandry and clinical techniques in more unusual pet species;

Dermatoses;

Digestive system disorders;

Respiratory and cardiovascular system disorders;

Urogenital and reproductive system disorders;

Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders;

Ophthalmology;

Neoplastic and endocrine disease;

 

Ferrets:

Biology and husbandry;

Physical examination and emergency care;

Diagnostic imaging;

Clinical pathology;

Therapeutics;

Anaesthesia and analgesia;

Common surgical procedures;

Dermatoses;

Digestive system disorders;

Cardiovascular and respiratory system disorders;

Urogenital and reproductive system disorders;

Nervous and musculoskeletal disorders;

Ophthalmology;

Endocrine and neoplastic diseases;

Systemic viral diseases;

 

Appendix:

Differential diagnoses based on clinical signs;

 

Index.

 

 

Contributors
R. Avery Bennett, USA; Vittorio Capello, Italy; John Chitty, UK; Ricardo de Matos, USA; Peter G. Fisher , USA; Paul Flecknell, UK; Simon J. Girling, UK; Gidona Goodman, UK; Michelle G. Hawkins, USA; Heidi Hoefer, USA; Simon Hollamby, UK; Vladimir Jekl, Czech Republic; Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, USA; Emma Keeble, UK; La'Toya Latney, USA; Angela Lennox, USA; William Lewis, UK; Marla Lichtenberger, USA; Lesa Longley, UK; Rebecca Malakoff, USA; Anna Meredith, UK; Fabiano Montiani-Ferreira, Brazil; James Morrisey, USA; Connie Orcutt, USA; Hannah Orr, UK; Claire Richardson, UK; Nico J. Shoemaker, The Netherlands; Sam Silverman, USA; Michelle Ward, UK; Petra Wesche, UK; Allison Zwingenberger, USA.