Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs

by Richardson, Virginia C. G.

• ISBN13: 9780632052097
• ISBN10: 0632052090
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive text covering all aspects of guinea pig medicine. This updated edition will be of value to veterinary surgeons and students, veterinary nurses, breeders and all those working in the animal care industry. Written in note form the book assists in the formulation of a diagnostic plan when the practitioner is faced with a sick animal. Sections on clinical signs, diagnoses and treatments, allow rapid reference in successive chapters on the reproductive, digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal and urinary systems, the skin, head and neck, nervous system and husbandry.All the latest drug information has been included and full details of dose rates, contraindications and components of the proprietary preparations are listed in chapter 11. A new chapter has been written providing information on herbal and homeopathic remedies.

Author Biography

Virginia C. G. Richardson is the author of Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
The Skin	1	(13)
Specific skin conditions	1	(13)
The Reproductive System	14	(25)
Anatomy	14	(1)
Reproductive physiology	15	(3)
Pregnancy	18	(15)
Infertility	33	(6)
The Urinary System	39	(6)
Anatomy	39	(1)
Physiology	39	(1)
Symptoms of urinary tract disorders	40	(5)
The Respiratory System	45	(5)
Anatomy and physiology	45	(1)
Symptoms of respiratory disorders	45	(1)
Respiratory infections	46	(4)
The Digestive System	50	(12)
Anatomy	50	(1)
Physiology	50	(12)
The Musculoskeletal System	62	(7)
The Head and Neck	69	(13)
The eye	69	(4)
The ear	73	(2)
The mouth	75	(4)
The neck	79	(3)
Behaviour and the Central Nervous System	82	(3)
Husbandry	85	(13)
Housing	85	(2)
Nutrition	87	(11)
Anaesthetics and Surgical Preparations	98	(6)
Inhalation anaesthetics	99	(1)
Injectable anaesthetics	100	(4)
Treatments	104	(17)
Antibiotics	106	(3)
Probiotics	109	(1)
Fluid therapy	110	(1)
Anti-fungal agents	110	(1)
Anti-diarrhoeal preparations	111	(1)
Topical preparations	112	(1)
Eye preparations	113	(1)
Ectoparasitic preparations	114	(1)
Endoparasitic preparations	115	(1)
Miscellaneous treatments	116	(2)
Vitamin preparations	118	(1)
Cleaning solutions	119	(2)
Alternative Therapies	121	(9)
Homeopathy	121	(1)
Common homeopathic remedies	122	(3)
Herbal remedies	125	(1)
Medicinal plants	125	(5)
Zoonotic Aspects	130	(2)
Appendix 1: Miscellaneous Physiological Data	132	(2)
Appendix 2: Summary of Herbal and Homeopathic Remedies and their Uses	134	(2)
Further Reading	136	(3)
Index	139