A comprehensive, practical book on managing ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and small rodents. For each species there are discussions of clinically relevant anatomy, physiology, housing, diet, husbandry and behavior, precise directions on blood, urine and bone marrow sample collection, important disorders, surgery, tips on preventive medicine and health maintenance, information on ophthalmic diseases, small mammal radiology as well as anesthesia, sedation, a drug formulary, etc.

Ch. 1. Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry / Susan A. Brown -- Ch. 2. Basic Approach to Veterinary Care / Katherine E. Quesenberry -- Ch. 3. Gastrointestinal Diseases / Heidi L. Hoefer -- Ch. 4. Helicobacter mustelae Gastritis, Proliferative Bowel Disease, and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis / Judith A. Bell -- Ch. 5. Urogenital Diseases / Elizabeth V. Hillyer -- Ch. 6. Periparturient and Neonatal Diseases / Judith A. Bell -- Ch. 7. Cardiovascular Diseases / Mark E. Stamoulis, Michael S. Miller and Elizabeth V. Hillyer -- Ch. 8. Respiratory Diseases / Karen L. Rosenthal -- Ch. 9. Endocrine Diseases / Katherine E. Quesenberry and Karen L. Rosenthal -- Ch. 10. Neoplasia / Susan A. Brown -- Ch. 11. Dermatologic Diseases / Connie Orcutt -- Ch. 12. Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Diseases / Natalie Antinoff -- Ch. 13. Soft Tissue Surgery / Holly Mullen -- Ch. 14. Basic Anatomy, Physiology, and Husbandry / Thomas M. Donnelly -- Ch. 15. Basic Approach to Veterinary Care / Douglas R. Mader -- Ch. 16. Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Physiology / Dale Brooks -- Ch. 17. Gastrointestinal Diseases / Jeffrey R. Jenkins -- Ch. 18. Respiratory Disease and the Pasteurella Complex / Barbara J. Deeb -- Ch. 19. Reproductive and Urogenital Disorders / Joanne Paul-Murphy -- Ch. 20. Dermatologic Diseases / Elizabeth V. Hillyer -- Ch. 21. Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disease / Edward J. Gentz and James W. Carpenter -- Ch. 22. Soft Tissue Surgery and Dental Procedures / Jeffrey R. Jenkins -- Ch. 23. Biology, Husbandry, and Clinical Techniques / Elizabeth V. Hillyer, Katherine E. Quesenberry and Thomas M. Donnelly -- Ch. 24. Disease Problems of Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas / Dorcas O. Schaeffer and Thomas M. Donnelly -- Ch. 25. Soft Tissue Surgery / Holly Mullen -- Ch. 26. Basic Anatomy, Physiology, Husbandry, and Clinical Techniques / Louise Bauck and Craig Bihun. Ch. 27. Disease Problems of Small Rodents / Thomas M. Donnelly -- Ch. 28. Soft Tissue Surgery / Holly Mullen -- Ch. 29. Ophthalmologic Diseases in Small Mammals / Susan E. Kirschner -- Ch. 30. Orthopedics in Small Mammals / Amy Kapatkin -- Ch. 31. Small Mammal Radiology / Joseph D. Stefanacci and Heidi L. Hoefer -- Ch. 32. Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Sedation for Small Mammals / Diane E. Mason -- Ch. 33. Formulary / Dale A. Smith and Petra M. Burgmann -- Appendices / James K. Morrisey, Katherine E. Quesenberry and Elizabeth V. Hillyer.