Notes on Rabbit Internal Medicine

Physical examination.

Abbreviations.

Acknowledgements..

Section 1: Differential Diagnosis.

Abdominal enlargement.

Anorexia.

Ascites.

Ataxia.

Behavioural Changes.

Bleeding/Coagulopathies.

Caecotroph accumulation.

Cardiac Murmurs and dysrhythmias.

Collapse/syncope.

Constipation.

Coughing.

Diarrhea.

Dysphasia.

Dyspnoea.

Dysuria.

Gastrointestinal stasis.

Haematochezia and melaena.

Haematuria.

Haemoptysis.

Head tilt.

Infertility.

General.

Female.

Male.

Jaundice (icterus).

Kit diseases and failure to grow.

Lymphadenopathy.

Myiasis (flystrike).

Obesity, diet and exercise.

Paresis and paralysis.

Pododermatitis.

Polyurial/polydipsia.

Ptyalism (hypersalivation).

Pyrexia.

Regurgitation and vomiting.

Seizures.

Sneezing and nasal discharge.

Stiffness.

Stupor.

Sudden death.

Tremor.

Weight Loss..

Section 2: Common Laboratory Abnormalities.

Factors affecting hematological and biochemical parameters.

Anaemia and red cell changes.

White blood cell changes.

Amylase and lipase.

Azotaemia.

Electrolyte abnormalities.

Cholesterol and triglycerides.

Glucose abnormalities and fructosamine.

Liver enzymes and associated parameters.

Serum protein abnormalities.

Urinalysis.

Faecal analysis.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis..

Section 3: Organ Systems.

Cardiovascular disease.

Respiratory diseases.

Neuromuscular system and disorders.

Clinical nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders.

Hepatobiliary tract disorders.

Splenic and pancreatic disorders.

Hepatobiliary tract disorders.

Splinc and pancreatic disorders.

Urinary tract disease.

Disorders of the gential sytem.

Disease of the blood, haematopoietic adn immune systems..

Section 4: Infectious Diseases.

Bordetellosis.

Calicivirus infection.

Coccidiosis.

Encephalitozoonosis.

Herpes simplex virus infection.

Listeriosis.

Myxomatosis.

Pasteurellosis.

Toxoplasmosis.

Treponemiasis (Syphilis).

Tularaemia.

Tyzzer's disease.

Yersiniosis..

Section 5: Therapeutics.

Introduction.

Antimicrobials.

Antiparasitic agents.

Sedatives, analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents.

Gastrointestinal drugs.

Reproductive treatments.

Miscellaneous treatments.

bibliography.

Index.