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Guinea Pig Hypovitaminosis C (Scurvy): DVM Management
Point-of-care guide to guinea pig scurvy: GULO-deficiency pathophysiology, clinical signs, differentials, diagnosis, and vitamin C dosing (50 mg/kg PO/SC therapeutic; 10-30 mg/kg/day maintenance) with supportive care and prognosis.
Read →Guinea Pig Cheek-Tooth Malocclusion: DVM Diagnosis and Treatment
Cheek-tooth (premolar/molar) elongation is the guinea pig's most common disease. DVM guide to aetiology, tongue-bridging pathophysiology, diagnosis, coronal reduction under GA (not nail clippers), husbandry correction and guarded prognosis.
Read →Ferret Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
A clinical reference on ferret lymphoma for DVMs: high-grade (lymphoblastic) vs low-grade (lymphocytic) forms, anatomic presentations, the diagnostic workup, representative prednisolone and COP/CHOP chemotherapy dosing, and prognosis by subtype.
Read →Ferret Insulinoma: DVM Diagnosis and Management
A point-of-care reference for ferret insulinoma: fasted blood glucose thresholds, insulin interpretation, acute hypoglycemic crisis stabilization, prednisolone and diazoxide dosing, surgical options and survival data, diet, concurrent adrenal disease, and prognosis.
Read →Ferret adrenal gland disease (hyperadrenocorticism): diagnosis and treatment
A DVM's guide to ferret adrenocortical disease: GnRH/LH-driven pathophysiology, sex-steroid panel and ultrasound diagnosis, deslorelin implant vs leuprolide dosing, adrenalectomy, distinguishing concurrent insulinoma, monitoring, and prognosis.
Read →Shell Rot (Ulcerative Shell Disease) in Turtles and Tortoises: Staging and Treatment
DVM guide to shell rot in chelonians: superficial ulcerative shell disease vs deep osteomyelitis vs septicemic SCUD, plus debridement, culture-directed antimicrobials, dry-docking, and the husbandry correction that decides the outcome.
Read →Avian Chlamydiosis (Chlamydia psittaci / Psittacosis) in Psittacine Birds: Diagnosis, Doxycycline Treatment, and Zoonotic Control
DVM guide to avian chlamydiosis (Chlamydia psittaci/psittacosis) in psittacines: doxycycline dosing and the 45-day course, PCR/serology testing, environmental decontamination, and NASPHV reporting duties.
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