Provide effective treatment of pet rabbits with this practical, evidence-based resource! Textbook of Rabbit Medicine, 3rd Edition provides authoritative coverage of the health and diseases of the domestic rabbit. Chapters follow a logical progression from basic rabbit science to clinical pathology, therapeutics, anesthesia, diseases and disorders by body system, and surgery. This edition is updated with the latest advances and techniques, and includes practical advice on topics such as vaccination, neutering and reproductive control, and behavior problems. Written by exotics specialist Molly Varga Smith, and drawing from clinical information from around the world, this book is a truly global resource in veterinary medicine.



Comprehensive, in-depth, and authoritative coverage addresses health and diseases of the domestic rabbit.
Evidence-based coverage makes this book an excellent resource for the effective treatment of pet rabbits.
Color illustrations and diagrams help to emphasize and clarify key content.
Detailed drawings provide a clear understanding of the rabbit's unique anatomy and physiology.
Key Points boxes summarize important information.
Clinical Techniques boxes are packed with tips from a practicing expert who regularly applies this same information in practice.
Summary tables highlight useful information such as differential diagnoses and the drugs used to treat specific conditions.



NEW! Thoroughly updated and expanded chapters are included throughout the book, most notably on dentistry.
NEW! Chapters on basic and advanced surgery, shelter medicine, endocrinology, and imaging are added.
NEW! Updated information on all drugs, anesthetics, and techniques is included throughout the book.
NEW! Fully searchable enhanced eBook version is included with each purchase of a new copy of the print book, which allows access to all of the text and figures on a variety of digital devices.





About Molly Varga Smith


Molly Varga graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1992. After graduation she spent the next 4 years working in small animal and exotic medicine in Canada. These varied experiences included working in multicenter urban practice in Toronto and a small exotics practice in rural Ontario. Her case load included a lot of native wildife, such as racoons, skunks, and red-tailed hawks. Since returning to the UK in 1996, Dr. Varga has worked in both London and the North West and gained her Certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2001 and her Diploma in Zoological Medicine (Mammalian) in 2007. She currently runs a first opinion and referral exotics service in a practice in East Cheshire.


Biological characteristics of the domestic rabbit
Diet and husbandry
The rabbit consultation and clinical techniques
Therapeutics Anesthesia and analgesia
Clinical Pathology Dental disease Abscesses
Skin diseases
Digestive disease
Ophthalmic diseases
Neurological and locomotor disorders
Cardiorespiratory disease
Urogenital disease
General surgical principles and neutering
Infectious diseases
Post mortem examination
Index