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Textbook of Rabbit Medicine

  • 3rd Edition - July 29, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Molly Varga Smith
  • Language: English

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Provide effective treatment of pet rabbits with this practical, evidence-based resource! Textbook of Rabbit Medicine, 3rd Edition provides authoritative coverage of the health and diseases of the domestic rabbit. Chapters follow a logical progression from basic rabbit science to clinical pathology, therapeutics, anesthesia, diseases and disorders by body system, and surgery. This edition is updated with the latest advances and techniques, and includes practical advice on topics such as vaccination, neutering and reproductive control, and behavior problems. Written by exotics specialist Molly Varga Smith, and drawing from clinical information from around the world, this book is a truly global resource in veterinary medicine.

Key features

  • Comprehensive, in-depth, and authoritative coverage addresses health and diseases of the domestic rabbit
  • Evidence-based coverage makes this book an excellent resource for the effective treatment of pet rabbits
  • Color illustrations and diagrams help to emphasize and clarify key content
  • Detailed drawings provide a clear understanding of the rabbit’s unique anatomy and physiology
  • Key Points boxes summarize important information
  • Clinical Techniques boxes are packed with tips from a practicing expert who regularly applies this same information in practice
  • Summary tables highlight useful information such as differential diagnoses and the drugs used to treat specific conditions

Readership

Small animal veterinarians

Table of contents

Part I: Rabbit Basic Science

1. Rabbit Basic Science

Part II: Rabbit Medicine

2. Clinical Pathology

3. Therapeutics

4. Anesthesia and Analgesia

5. Digestive Disorders

6. Dental Disease

7. Abscesses

8. Skin Diseases

9. Ophthalmic Diseases

10. Neurological and Locomotor Disorders

11. Cardiorespiratory Disease

12. Urogenital Diseases

13. Endocrine Diseases

14. Infectious Diseases of Domestic Rabbits

15. Shelter Medicine for Domestic Rabbits

16. Diagnostic Imaging

17. Rabbit Basic Surgery

18. Neutering and Reproductive Control

19. Rabbit Advanced Surgery

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 30, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

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Molly Varga Smith

Molly Varga graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1992. After graduation she spent the next 4 years working in small animal and exotic medicine in Canada. These varied experiences included working in multicenter urban practice in Toronto and a small exotics practice in rural Ontario. Her case load included a lot of native wildlife, such as racoons, skunks, and red-tailed hawks. Since returning to the UK in 1996, Dr. Varga has worked in both London and the North West and gained her Certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2001 and her Diploma in Zoological Medicine (Mammalian) in 2007. She currently runs a first opinion and referral exotics service in a practice in East Cheshire.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Veterinary Surgeon, UK

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