BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery

BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging By�Frances Harcourt-Brown and John Chitty BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging.�Rabbits make up a considerable proportion of the caseload in small animal practice, and knowledge of rabbit medicine and surgery has grown rapidly in the past decade such that one BSAVA Manual is no longer enough to do justice to this important pet. The all-new BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging concentrates on the major surgical and dental conditions that are so common in rabbits, while its sister volume (BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine) concentrates on common medical conditions. To maximize surgical success, anaesthesia and analgesia are first discussed, including practical advice on different regimes for different situations/risk levels, chemical pain relief and also hospitalization and postoperative care. A section on imaging follows, covering not only radiographic techniques and their interpretation, but also ultrasonography, endoscopy, CT and MRI. The third part of the Manual is devoted to surgical techniques. General principles of rabbit surgery are discussed, as well as specific surgical techniques and procedures, from basic techniques such as neutering to more specialized techniques used in each organ system. The final section is devoted to dental disease and abscessation, including the techniques required for a full dental examination and evaluation. The range of treatment techniques available for cheek tooth overgrowth and dental abscesses is highlighted, and the reader is encouraged to draw their own conclusions as to the correct method to use in each case. Illustrated step-by-step Operative Techniques are provided for surgical and dental procedures, to enable the reader to benefit from the expertise of the international authors. Table of Contents: 1. Anaesthesia 2. Analgesia and postoperative care 3. Principles of radiograph 4. Radiographic interpretation of the skull 5. Radiographic interpretation of the thorax 6. Radiographic interpretation of the vertebral column 7. Radiographic interpretation of the abdomen 8. Ultrasonography 9. CT and MRI scanning and interpretation 10. Endoscopy 11. Basic principles of soft tissue surgery 12. Neutering 13. Exploratory laparotomy 14. Gastric dilation and intestinal obstruction 15. Urinary tract surgery 16. Ear and sinus surgery 17. Eye and eyelid surgery 18. Anorectal papilloma 19. Mediastinal masses and other thoracic surgery 20. Surgical treatment of adrenocortical disease 21. Removal of perineal and other skin folds 22. Fracture management 23. Joint disease and surgery 24. Normal rabbit dentition and pathogenesis of dental disease 25. The dental examination 26. Treatment of dental problems: principles and options 27. Tooth extraction 28. Dental-related epiphora and dacryocystitis 29. Facial abscesses 30. Management of chronic dental problems 31. Appendices Index