New two volume BSAVA guide launched at congress
A greater understanding of the pathology of rabbits diseases has led to the launch of two veterinary manuals at the BSAVA congress this afternoon.
Rabbits represent a growing proportion of the caseload in small animal practices, as has knowledge in medicine for these animals.
The previous BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine and Surgery has now been replaced with two larger, more up-to-date volumes.
The BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine, features chapters on The Rabbit Friendly Practice, Neoplasia, and Endocrine Disease.
Editors Anna Meredith and Brigitte Lord say there is a greater awareness of both new conditions affecting rabbits and of their response to disease and treatment regimens.
The other volume, The BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging, edited by Frances Harcourt-Brown John Chitty, details the major surgical and dental conditions that are common in rabbits.
It includes anaesthesia, analgesia, hospitalisation and post-operative care. A section on imaging covers techniques and interpretation, while surgery covers everything from neutering to more specialist procedures.
The dental section looks at disease, abscesses, and treatment for cheek tooth overgrowth.
With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.
