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Rabbit GI Stasis (RGIS): Emergency Workup and Treatment
A DVM's emergency guide to rabbit gastrointestinal stasis: separating functional ileus from true obstruction with imaging and blood glucose, then fluid resuscitation, analgesia, assist feeding, and evidence-based prokinetic use.
Read →Encephalitozoon cuniculi in rabbits: diagnosis & treatment
DVM guide to E. cuniculi in rabbits: IgG/IgM and CRP serology, the neurologic, renal, and phacoclastic-uveitis syndromes, the fenbendazole 20 mg/kg PO q24h x 28-day protocol, why corticosteroids are contraindicated, supportive care, prognosis, and zoonotic risk.
Read →Rabbit Analgesia and Pain Management: Evidence-Based Dosing
Evidence-based rabbit analgesia for DVMs: why meloxicam is dosed at 1 mg/kg, buprenorphine route matters (IV/IM over SC), opioid GI-motility ranking, local blocks and CRIs, multimodal protocols, and objective pain scoring with the Rabbit Grimace Scale and RPBS.
Read →Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD): Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis
DVM reference on PBFD (beak and feather disease virus, a circovirus): the peracute-to-chronic clinical spectrum, PCR on blood and feather pulp with repeat testing to separate transient from persistent infection, supportive care with no specific antiviral, biosecurity, and prognosis.
Read →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.
Read →Tramadol in Dogs and Cats: An Atypical Analgesic With a Critical Species Divide
Tramadol's opioid activity depends on the M1 metabolite dogs barely produce, so oral monotherapy fails for canine osteoarthritis while cats fare better. A clinical review of the evidence, dosing, and interactions.
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