Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs Book

	Preface
1	The Skin	1
1.1	Specific skin conditions	1
2	The Reproductive System	15
2.1	Anatomy	15
2.2	Reproductive physiology	17
2.3	Pregnancy	19
2.4	Infertility	34
3	The Urinary System	39
3.1	Anatomy	39
3.2	Physiology	40
3.3	Symptoms of urinary tract disorders	40
4	The Respiratory System	45
4.1	Anatomy and physiology	45
4.2	Symptoms of respiratory disorders	45
4.3	Respiratory infections	46
5	The Digestive System	49
5.1	Anatomy	49
5.2	Physiology	50
6	The Musculoskeletal System	61
7	The Head and Neck	68
7.1	The eye	68
7.2	The ear	72
7.3	The mouth	74
7.4	The neck	78
8	Behaviour and the Central Nervous System	81
9	Husbandry	84
9.1	Housing	84
9.2	Nutrition	86
10	Anaesthetics and Surgical Preparations	97
10.1	Inhalational anaesthetics	98
10.2	Injectable anaesthetics	99
11	Treatments	103
11.1	Antibiotics	105
11.2	Probiotics	108
11.3	Fluid therapy	109
11.4	Antifungal agents	109
11.5	Anti-diarrhoeal preparations	110
11.6	Topical preparations	111
11.7	Eye preparations	112
11.8	Ectoparasitic preparations	113
11.9	Endoparasitic preparations	115
11.10	Miscellaneous treatments	116
11.11	Vitamin preparations	118
11.12	Cleansing solutions	119
12	Zoonotic Aspects	121
	Appendix: Miscellaneous Physiological Data	123
	Further Reading	125
	Index	126