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1 \ Module 1 – Exotic Mammals

RABBITS

1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology

1.1 Taxonomy

1.2 Anatomy and physiology

1.2.1 Digestive system

1.2.2 Respiratory system

1.2.3 Urogenital system

1.2.4 Other body characteristics

2 Races

2.1 Hotot white

2.2 Belier

2.3 Toy

2.4 Lion head

2.5 Rex

2.6 Angora

2.7 Dutch

2.8 Butterfly

3 Maintenance at home

4 Clinical management

4.1 Exploration

4.2 Clinical techniques

4.2.1 Blood collection

4.2.2 Catheter placement

4.2.3 Nasogastric tube placement

4.2.4 Orotracheal intubation

4.2.5 Urinalysis

4.2.6 Medication administration

5 Preventive medicine

5.1 Antiparasitics

5.2 Vaccines

6 Main diseases and their treatment

6.1 Skin diseases

6.1.1 Mites

6.1.2 Dermatophytosis

6.1.3 Irritation of the genital area

6.1.4 Tarsal ulcers

6.1.5 Double chin dermatitis

6.1.6 Myiasis

6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

6.2.1 Diseases of the mouth

6.2.2 Anorexia

6.2.3 Digestive arrest

6.2.4 Obstruction

6.2.5 Enteritis

6.3 Diseases of the cardiorespiratory system

6.3.1 Pneumonia

6.3.2 Sudden death

6.4 Reproductive system diseases

6.4.1 Uterine adenocarcinoma

6.4.2 Pyometra / mucometer / hemometry

6.4.3 Testicular injuries

6.4.4 Syphilis

6.5 Diseases of the urinary system

6.5.1 Abnormal colouration of urine

6.5.2 Hypercalciuria

6.5.3 Urinary stones

6.6 Diseases of the sense organs

6.6.1 Ophthalmological diseases

6.6.2 Ear diseases

6.7 Neurological diseases

6.7.1 Encephalitozoonosis

6.7.2 Spinal cord damage

6.8 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

6.8.1 Fractures

6.8.2 Osteomyelitis

6.8.3 Osteoarthritis and arthritis

Ferrets 

1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology 

1.1 Taxonomy

1.2 Anatomy and physiology

1.2.1 Body morphology

1.2.2 Skin

1.2.3 Digestive system

1.2.4 Respiratory system

1.2.5 Urogenital system

2 Types of ferrets

3 Maintenance at home

4 Clinical management

4.1 Exploration

4.2 Clinical techniques

4.2.1 Blood collection

4.2.2 Catheter placement

4.2.3 Endotracheal intubation

4.2.4 Urinalysis

4.2.5 Medication administration

5 Preventive medicine

5.1 Antiparasitics

5.2 Vaccines

6 Main diseases and their treatment

6.1 Skin diseases

6.1.1 Mites

6.1.2 Dermatophytosis

6.1.3 Abscesses

6.1.4 Tumors

6.1.5 Alopecia

6.1.6 Distemper

6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

6.2.1 Diseases of the mouth

6.2.2 Obstruction

6.2.3 Enteritis

6.2.4 Inflammatory bowel disease

6.2.5 Gastritis

6.3 Diseases of the respiratory system

6.3.1 Distemper

6.3.2 Influenza

6.4 Diseases of the cardiovascular system

6.4.1 Dilated cardiomyopathy

6.4.2 Dirofilariosis

6.5 Diseases of the hemolymphatic system

6.5.1 Lymphomas

6.5.2 Splenomegaly

6.6 Reproductive system diseases

6.6.1 Hyperestrogenism

6.6.2 Prostate disease

6.7 Diseases of the urinary system

6.7.1 Cystitis and urolithiasis

6.7.2 Renal cysts

6.8 Neurological diseases

6.8.1 Aleut disease

6.8.2 Distemper

6.9 Endocrine diseases

6.9.1 Adrenal disease

6.9.2 Insulinoma

Guinea pigs 

1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology 

1.1 Taxonomy

1.2 Anatomy and physiology

1.2.1 Digestive system

1.2.2 Respiratory system

1.2.3 Urogenital system

1.2.4 Other body characteristics

2 Races

2.1 American

2.2 Peruvian

2.3 Abyssinia

2.4 Crested or self

2.5 Rex

2.6 Coronet

2.7 Sheltie or silkie

2.8 Texel

2.9 Teddy

2.10 Baldwin

2.11 Skinny

2.12 Color layers

3 Maintenance at home

4 Clinical management

4.1 Exploration

4.2 Clinical techniques

4.2.1 Blood collection

4.2.2 Catheter placement

4.2.3 Nasogastric tube placement

4.2.4 Orotracheal intubation

4.2.5 Urinalysis

4.2.6 Medication administration

5 Preventive medicine

5.1 Antiparasitics

5.2 Vaccines

6 Main diseases and their treatment

6.1 Skin diseases

6.1.1 Mites and other skin parasites

6.1.2 Dermatophytosis

6.1.3 Pododermatitis

6.1.4 Cheilitis

6.1.5 Cervical lymphadenitis

6.1.6 Alopecia

6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

6.2.1 Diseases of the mouth

6.2.2 Anorexia

6.2.3 Digestive arrest or gastrointestinal hypomotility

6.2.4 Obstruction

6.2.5 Enteritis

6.3 Diseases of the cardiorespiratory system

6.3.1 Pneumonia

6.4 Reproductive system diseases

6.4.1 Ovarian cysts

6.4.2 Dystocia

6.4.3 Gestational toxemia

6.4.4 Breast tumors

6.5 Diseases of the urinary system

6.5.1 Cystitis

6.5.2 Urolithiasis

6.6 Diseases of the sense organs

6.6.1 Ophthalmological diseases

6.6.2 Ear diseases

6.7 Neurological diseases

6.7.1 Seizures

6.8 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

6.8.1 Scurvy

6.8.2 Osteomyelitis

CHINCHILLAS

1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology 

1.1 Taxonomy

1.2 Anatomy and physiology

1.2.1 Digestive system

1.2.2 Respiratory system

1.2.3 Urogenital system

1.2.4 Other body characteristics

2 Races

2.1 Gray

2.2 Ebony

2.3 White

2.4 Albina

2.5 Chocolate

2.6 Beige

3 Maintenance at home

4 Clinical management

4.1 Exploration

4.2 Clinical techniques

4.2.1 Blood collection

4.2.2 Catheter placement

4.2.3 Nasogastric tube placement

4.2.4 Orotracheal intubation

4.2.5 Urinalysis

4.2.6 Medication administration

5 Preventive medicine

6 Main diseases and their treatment

6.1 Skin diseases

6.1.1 Mites

6.1.2 Dermatophytosis

6.1.3 Abscesses

6.1.4 Alopecia

6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

6.2.1 Tooth overgrowth

6.2.2 Anorexia

6.2.3 Esophageal foreign body

6.2.4 Digestive arrest or gastrointestinal hypomotility

6.2.5 Obstruction

6.2.6 Enteritis

6.2.7 Giardiasis

6.2.8 Gastric dilation

6.2.9 Constipation

6.3 Diseases of the cardiorespiratory system

6.3.1 Heart murmurs

6.3.2 Pneumonia

6.4 Reproductive system diseases

6.4.1 Paraphimosis

6.4.2 Dystocia and abortion

6.5 Diseases of the urinary system

6.6 Diseases of the sense organs

6.6.1 Ophthalmological diseases

6.6.2 Ear diseases

6.7 Neurological diseases

6.7.1 Listeriosis

6.7.2 Nutritional deficiencies

6.7.3 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis

6.8 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

6.8.1 Fractures

6.9 Other diseases

6.9.1 Heat stroke

6.9.2 Herpesvirus

OTHER EXOTIC MAMMALS: VIETNAMIAN HAMSTERS, RATS, MICE AND PIGS 

1 Hamsters

1.1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology

1.1.1 Taxonomy

1.1.2 Anatomy and physiology

1.2 Species

1.2.1 Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

1.2.2 Russian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

1.2.3 Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii)

1.2.4 Campbell’s hamster (Phodopus campbelli)

1.2.5 Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)

1.3 Home maintenance

1.4 Clinical management

1.4.1 Exploration

1.4.2 Clinical techniques

1.5 Preventive medicine

1.6 Main diseases and their treatment

1.6.1 Skin diseases

1.6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

1.6.3 Diseases of the cardiorespiratory system

1.6.4 Reproductive system diseases

1.6.5 Diseases of the urinary system

1.6.6 Diseases of the sense organs

1.6.7 Neurological diseases

1.6.8 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

1.6.9 Endocrine diseases

1.6.10 Other diseases

2 Rats and mice

2.1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology

2.1.1 Taxonomy

2.1.2 Anatomy and physiology

2.2 Races

2.2.1 Types of rat

2.2.2 Mouse types

2.3 Home maintenance

2.4 Clinical management

2.4.1 Exploration

2.4.2 Clinical techniques

2.5 Preventive medicine

2.6 Main diseases and their treatment

2.6.1 Skin diseases

2.6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

2.6.3 Diseases of the cardiorespiratory system

2.6.4 Reproductive system diseases

2.6.5 Diseases of the urinary system

2.6.6 Diseases of the sense organs

2.6.7 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

3 companion pigs

3.1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology

3.1.1 Taxonomy

3.1.2 Anatomy and physiology

3.2 Races

3.2.1 Vietnamese pig

3.2.2 Kunekune

3.3 Maintenance at home

3.4 Clinical management

3.4.1 Exploration

3.4.2 Clinical techniques

3.5 Preventive medicine

3.5.1 Vaccines

3.5.2 Deworming

3.6 Main diseases and their treatment

3.6.1 Skin diseases

3.6.2 Diseases of the digestive system

3.6.3 Diseases of the cardiorespiratory system

3.6.4 Reproductive system diseases

3.6.5 Diseases of the urinary system

3.6.6 Diseases of the sense organs

3.6.7 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

3.6.8 Other diseases

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