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Cardiovascular Disease Basic Information  Definition Cardiovascular disease refers to any disease process primarily involving the heart and/or blood vessels. Synonyms Cardiovascular disease is being diagnosed more commonly in rabbits. Congestive…

Handling and Restraint Overview and Goals • One should never assume that because someone owns an animal, he or she knows how to handle it properly. • Therefore, only trained hospital staff…

Dropsy Basic Information  Definition Dropsy is an edematous condition of fish in which excessive fluid accumulates in the coelomic cavity and cutaneous tissues. Synonyms Ascites, “pine-cone” disease, edema Epidemiology Species,…

Diarrhea • Diarrhea is an excess amount of water in the feces. Often the patient is dehydrated. Check cloacal area for staining, which often indicates a chronic problem. • Examine appearance and…

Mycobacteriosis Basic Information  Definition A systemic infection by acid-fast organisms of the genus Mycobacterium. Synonyms • Mycobacterial infection • Amphibian tuberculosis (This name is a misnomer in that “tubercle” is a description…

Cryptosporidiosis Basic Information  Definition and Infectious Agent • Cryptosporidium species are apicomplexan protozoan parasites. Members of this genus have been isolated from more than 150 mammalian species, as well as a…

Diarrhea

Echocardiography Synonym Cardiac ultrasound Overview and Goals • Echocardiography gives valuable information about cardiac anatomy and function, the presence of abnormal communications between cardiac chambers or vessels, and cardiac blood flow….

Bleeding Disorder NSAIDs, Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

CANV/Fungal Disease Basic Information  Definition Infection of the skin or systemic infection with a fungus called the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii (CANV) Synonym Yellow fungus disease (YFD) Epidemiology Species,…