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1 online resource (545 pages) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Disclaimer -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: General Information -- Laboratory Animal -- Chapter 2: Normative Data Including Coat Colours -- Normative Data -- Classifications -- Nose Patterns -- Eye Colours -- Coat Colours -- Patterns -- Chapter 3: Applied Clinical Anatomy and Physiology -- Introduction -- Adrenal Glands -- Brain -- Dental Anatomy and Physiology -- Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology -- General Physiology -- Tongue -- Salivary Glands -- Oesophagus -- Stomach -- Intestine -- Liver and Gallbladder -- Exocrine Pancreas and Biliary System -- Heart and Cardiovascular -- Integument -- Musculoskeletal -- Skull -- Reproductive Tract -- Respiratory Tract -- Upper Respiratory Tract -- Lungs -- Trachea -- Special Senses -- Ear and Hearing -- Eye and Vision -- Nasal Structure and Olfaction -- Spleen -- Thymus -- Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands -- Urinary Tract -- Chapter 4: Ferret Behaviour, Housing and Husbandry -- Introduction -- Behaviour -- Locomotion -- Ferret Senses -- Vocalisation -- Grooming -- Investigative Behaviour -- Social, Play and Aggressive Behaviour -- Sleeping -- Feeding and Stashing Behaviour -- Elimination Behaviour and Litter Training -- Reproductive and Maternal Behaviour -- Training and Dealing with Behavioural Problems -- Introducing New Ferrets -- Social Interactions with Humans and Other Species -- Housing and Husbandry -- Outdoor Housing -- Indoor Housing -- Nesting Area -- Litter Tray -- Toys and Other Enrichment -- Bathing -- Feeding -- Chapter 5: Nutrition -- Introduction -- Water -- Commercial Diets -- Food Considerations -- Specific Nutritional Requirements -- Minerals and Vitamins -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin K -- Thiamine -- Riboflavin -- B6 (Pyridoxine) -- B12 -- Folic Acid -- Biotin |
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Niacin -- Pantothenic Acid -- Choline -- Selecting a Complete Diet for a Pet Ferret -- Maintenance Diets -- Unsuitable Diets Leading to Nutritional Disease -- Switching to an Optimal Diet -- High-Fat Supplements -- High-Carbohydrate Supplements -- Acceptable Treats -- Physiological States That Require Special Nutrition -- Growth -- Breeding and Gestation -- Lactating and Weaning -- Feeding Ferret Kits -- Illness -- Islet Cell Disease and Dietary Management -- Geriatric Ferrets -- Neoplasia -- Chapter 6: Reproduction Biology -- Introduction -- Photoperiods and Effect on Reproduction -- Breeding -- Whelping -- Lactation -- Weaning -- Chapter 7: Medical History -- Introduction -- Chapter 8: Physical Examination -- Introduction -- Transport -- Handling and Restraint -- Examination -- Thorax -- Abdomen -- Head -- Checklist -- Chapter 9: Ferret Preventive Care -- Introduction -- Reproductive Control -- Deslorelin Implants -- Vaccination -- CDV -- Rabies -- Role of Health Checks and Routine Tests -- Pet Passports (Europe) -- Parasite Control -- Internal -- External -- Biosecurity -- Ferret Home Health Kit -- Chapter 10: Clinical Techniques -- Introduction -- Injection Techniques -- Subcutaneous -- Intramuscular -- Intraperitoneal -- Oral Dosing Techniques -- Liquid Drugs -- Tablets -- Venipuncture -- Restraint -- Samples -- Sites -- Intravenous Catheterisation -- Intraosseous Catheterisation -- Blood Transfusion -- Saliva Collection -- Imaging -- Ultrasound -- Radiography -- Endoscopy -- Electrocardiography (ECG) -- Bone Marrow Biopsy -- Abdominocentesis -- Indications -- Procedure -- Urine Collection -- Urethral Catheterisation -- Expression of Urine -- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Collection -- Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) -- Ear Cleaning -- Teeth Cleaning -- Nail Trim -- Chapter 11: Emergency Care -- Introduction -- Triage -- Euthanasia -- Basic Needs |
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Sedation -- Fluid Therapy -- Treatment of Shock -- Emergency Drug Doses -- Specific Syndromes -- Collapse -- Dyspnoea -- Dysuria -- Hindlimb Weakness and Spinal Damage -- Hypersalivation and Pawing at the Mouth -- Hyperthermia -- Seizure/Syncope -- Vomition (Acute, Haemorrhagic) -- Toxicities -- Vaccine Reaction -- Critical Nutrition -- Chapter 12: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System -- Introduction -- Clinical Presentation -- Diagnostic Testing for Disease -- Echocardiography -- Radiography -- Electrocardiography -- General Management of Cardiac Disease -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Acquired Heart Disease -- Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Dirofilariasis (Heartworm Disease) -- Endocarditis -- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- Myocarditis -- Neoplasia -- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy -- Valvular Disease (Acquired) or Endocardiosis -- Pericardial Effusion and Pericarditis -- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances -- Hypertension -- Chapter 13: Disorders of the Digestive System and Liver -- Introduction -- Anatomy of the Digestive System -- Physiology of the Digestive System -- Vomiting and Diarrhoea -- Vomiting -- Diarrhoea -- Other Clinical Signs -- Bacterial Gastroenteritis -- Coccidiosis -- Cryptosporidiosis -- Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis (ECE, FRECV) -- Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis -- Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV) -- Gastric Hair Balls/Trichobezoars -- Gastroenteritis by Helicobacter Mustelae -- Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies -- Giardiasis -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) -- Megaoesophagus -- Proliferative Bowel Disease -- Rectal Prolapse -- Rotavirus -- Systemic Diseases Producing Gastrointestinal Signs -- Disseminated Idiopathic Myofasciitis (DIM) -- Lymphoma -- Other Neoplastic Conditions -- Aleutian Disease -- Ferret Systemic Coronaviral Disease -- Pancreatitis -- Gastric and Intestinal Ulceration -- Liver and Gallbladder |
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Gallbladder Disease -- Hepatic Lipidosis -- Hepatitis -- Neoplasia -- Hepatocellular -- Biliary -- Chapter 14: Disorders of the Endocrine System -- Introduction -- Diseases of the Adrenal Gland -- Hyperadrenocorticism/Hyperandrogenism -- Other Anomalies Related to the Adrenal Gland -- Hypoadrenocorticism -- Diseases of the Pancreas -- Insulinoma -- Other Forms of Pancreatic Neoplasia -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Diseases of the Thyroid Gland -- Hypothyroidism -- Thyroid Neoplasia -- Diseases of the Parathyroid Gland -- Hypoparathyroidism -- Pseudohypoparathyroidism -- Reproductive Endocrine Diseases -- Persistent Oestrus and Hyperoestrogenism -- Chapter 15: Disorders of the Ears and Eyes -- Ears -- Aural Haematoma -- Deafness -- Ear Mites -- Otitis Externa, Media, Interna -- Neoplasia -- Trauma to Pinnae -- Eyes -- Cataracts -- Congenital Ocular Defects -- Corneal Dermoids -- Microphthalmia -- Conjunctivitis -- Distichiasis -- Entropion -- Exophthalmos -- Glaucoma -- Keratitis -- Lymphoma of Glans Nictitans, Adnexa, Conjunctival Tissue -- Ophthalmia Neonatorum -- Pyogranulomatous Panophthalmitis Due to Coronavirus -- Retinal Disease -- Trauma -- Uveitis -- Chapter 16: Disorders of the Haemic, Immunological and Lymphatic Systems -- Introduction -- Aleutian Disease -- Anaemia -- Ferret Haemorrhagic Syndrome -- Ferret Systemic Coronavirus -- Lymphoma/Lymphosarcoma -- Disorders of the Spleen -- Chapter 17: Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System -- Introduction -- Ataxia, Posterior Paresis -- Chondrosarcoma -- Congenital Malformations -- Cruciate Ligament Rupture -- Disseminated Idiopathic Myofasciitis -- Fractures -- Intervertebral Disc Disease -- L-Carnitine Deficiency Weakness -- Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukaemia of the Bone -- Myasthenia Gravis -- Neoplasia (Spinal Tumours, Bone Tumours) Other Than Lymphoma -- Chapter 18: Disorders of the Nervous System |
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Introduction -- Neurological Examination -- Mentation -- Posture and Gait -- Postural Reactions -- Cranial Nerve Examination -- Spinal Reflex Examination -- Palpation and Pain Perception -- Muscle Tone -- Neurological Diseases -- Infectious Disease: Bacterial -- Botulism -- Listeriosis -- Infectious Disease: Fungal -- Blastomycosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Infectious Disease: Parasitic -- Toxoplasmosis -- Infectious Disease: Viral -- Aleutian Disease -- Canine Distemper Virus -- Rabies Virus -- Intervertebral Disc Disease -- Neoplasia -- Chordoma -- T-Cell Lymphoma -- Toxicosis -- Trauma -- Chapter 19: Disorders of the Oral Cavity and Teeth -- Introduction -- Dental Prophylaxis -- Home Dental Prophylaxis -- The Dental Examination -- Dental Surgery -- Endodontic Procedures -- Extraction -- Dental Diseases -- Abscess -- Calculus -- Extrusion of Canine Teeth -- Fractured Teeth -- Gingival Hyperplasia -- Gingivitis -- Malocclusion -- Periodontal Disease -- Tooth Loss -- Tooth Necrosis -- Oral Disorders -- Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip -- Oral Neoplasia -- Oral Ulcers -- Salivary Microliths -- Salivary Mucocele -- Tonsillitis -- Chapter 20: Disorders of the Respiratory System -- Anatomy and Physiology Review -- Evaluation of the Respiratory System -- Canine Distemper -- Influenza -- Bacterial Pneumonia -- Mycoplasmosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Other Fungal Pneumonias -- Respiratory Disease Secondary to Cardiac Disease -- Heartworm -- Other Respiratory Conditions -- Endogenous Lipid Pneumonia -- Pleuropneumonia Caused by Pseudomonas Luteola Infection -- Other Respiration Conditions -- Chapter 21: Disorders of the Skin -- Introduction -- Abscess/Wounds -- Alopecia -- Adrenal Disease/Hyperoestrogenism -- Hypothyroidism -- Seasonal Alopecia -- Starvation/Malnutrition -- Telogen Defluxion -- Atopy -- Blue Ferret Syndrome -- Burns -- Dermatophytosis -- Ectoparasites |
| Summary |
The text is currently the most up-to-date book on ferret medicine and as such, would be an important addition to the library of veterinary practices seeing these lively, curious and fun-loving pets. Aidan Raftery, Veterinary Record 17 March 2018 Ferrets are becoming increasingly popular as pets, rivalling rabbits as the third most favoured domestic pet after dogs and cats. Ferret Medicine and Surgery discusses the veterinary aspects of this incredible little creature. The book covers ferret medicine and common surgeries, providing a comprehensive reference for the veterinary practitioner. Each chapter of disorders is designed to be inclusive and includes cross references to other chapters throughout as well as some highlights of anatomy and physiology as a review. The format allows easy access to information providing answers to problems that arise in practice. Thoroughly illustrated with high-quality photographs and line drawings, the book is designed to provide quick, concise information of immediate use to the practitioner |
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Print version record |
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Ferret -- Diseases
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Ferret -- Surgery
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Ferret.
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Animals -- Diseases.
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Ferrets
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Animal Diseases
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Ferret -- Diseases.
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Ferret -- Surgery.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498707886 |
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9781315354293 |
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1498707882 |
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1315335239 |
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1315354292 |
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9781315371504 |
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9781315335230 |
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1315371502 |
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