Rabbit Medicine and Surgery for Veterinary Nurses

Mary Fraser is a trained veterinary surgeon who has worked in general and referral practice and taught veterinary nursing for a number of years at both Further and Higher Education level. She currently works as a lecturer in Veterinary Nursing at Napier University, Edinburgh, UK. Simon Girling is author of Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets and has an impressive amount of published articles, papers and books. He is currently President of the British Zoological Society and runs a referral service in Exotic Species.

"This book is well laid out, easy to read and has many well-written tables. . . as rabbits increase in popularity, this book should be a useful addition to nursing and veterinary libraries." (Australian Veterinary Journal, 11 November 2010) "The text is interesting and relevant. Other books with a similar layout, do not contain the information about the principles of veterinary nursing, such as the descriptions of Roper, Logan and Tierney’s model of nursing, and Orem’s models of veterinary nursing." (The Veterinary Record, December 2009)

• Foreword vii1 Rabbits – A Natural History 12 Anatomy and Physiology 153 Husbandry 354 Nutrition 535 Rabbit Behaviour 676 Restraint, Handling, Anaesthesia, Analgesia and Fluid Therapy 777 Diagnostic Imaging 1038 General Concepts of Nursing 1239 Specific Aspects of Medical and Surgical Nursing 13710 First Aid and Emergency Procedures 18111 Rabbit Clinics and Owner Education 19312 Research and Evidence-Based Medicine 211Appendix 1 Formulary 219Appendix 2 Some Common Garden and House Plants Poisonous to Rabbits 223Appendix 3 Useful Organisations 225Index 227Colour plates appear between pages 104 and 105