• The BSAVA Manual of Guinea Pigs provides a comprehensive guide to the veterinary care of guinea pigs (cavies). The rise in guinea pig ownership and the associated increase in the number of cavies being presented to veterinary clinics, as well as the growing veterinary knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, means that a text dedicated to guinea pigs is now needed. The BSAVA Manual of Guinea Pigs has been written and edited by international experts for both general practitioners and those with a specialist interest in cavies. As well as introducing the range and depth of possibilities for diagnosing and treating guinea pigs, the Editors have kept true to the purpose of a BSAVA Manual – to provide a practical, easy-to-use resource for the practice team.

    Key Features:

    · Comprehensive coverage – Everything from basic husbandry and nutrition to advanced diagnostics and surgery.

    · Practical approach – Step-by-step guidance for routine examinations, anaesthesia, nursing care, and hospital management.

    · Disease management – Detailed chapters on disorders of all major body systems, plus geriatric care.

    · Bonus appendices:

    o Investigating thin and anorexic guinea pigs

    o A complete drug formulary with doses and usage notes

    o A guide to toxic plants and substances

    · Expert authorship – Written and edited by an international team of specialists for both general practitioners and specialists.

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  • John Chitty, (BVet Med Cert ZooMed) MRCVS RCVS

    Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine. Qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1990 and gained RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2000. Co-Director of a small animal/ exotics practice in Andover, Hampshire with a 100% avian/ exotics/ small mammal caseload- referral and first opinion. Consultant to five zoological collections, a commercial laboratory and the Great Bustard Reintroduction project. Co-editor of two texts on avian medicine, one on rabbit surgery and co-author of a textbook of tortoise medicine. Author of various book chapters and papers on a range of species. Chairman of European Association of Avian Veterinarians and on editorial board of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. Junior Vice-President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association

    Deborah Monks, BVSc (Hons) CertZooMed, FANZCVSc (Avian Medicine)

    EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Avian Medicine and Surgery

    Member of European College of Zoological Medicine

    Anna Meredith MA VetMB PhD CertLAS DZooMed MRCVS
    Anna is Professor of Zoological and Conservation Medicine at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, and Head of the Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service, and has over 20 years clinical and teaching experience with rabbits and other exotic pets. Anna lectures internationally on rabbits and many other aspects of exotic animal and wildlife medicine, and is a recipient of the BSAVA Blaine Award for her work in the advancement of rabbit medicine. She is co-editor and authors chapters in the BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets and BSAVA Manual of Rodents and Ferrets.

    Bob Doneley is an Associate Professor and Head of the Avian and Exotic Pet Service at the School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Australia.

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