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Pododermatitis in large psittacines and raptors starts as smooth, shiny plantar skin and can end as septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. This article covers grading, the perch, weight and diet causes, radiographs, culture from the right tissue, antibiotic choice, pressure-relief bandages and shoes, analgesia, and what owners should expect from a chronic case.

How rabbit calcium metabolism produces calciuria, why sludge and discrete uroliths are different problems, the dietary, obesity, mobility and pain factors behind them, radiographic and ultrasound findings, bladder flushing under sedation, when cystotomy is needed, analgesia and supportive care, and the diet and husbandry changes that limit recurrence.

A clinical guide to cystic ovarian disease in guinea pigs — near-ubiquitous in intact sows over roughly 18–24 months. Distinguishes hormonally active from rete ovarii cysts, covers the symmetrical flank alopecia and abdominal-mass presentations, positions abdominal ultrasound as the diagnostic key, and compares ovariohysterectomy (definitive) with GnRH-agonist/hCG hormonal management and drainage (palliative). Emphasises guinea-pig-specific peri-operative care.

A clinical guide to acquired dental disease in rabbits — the progressive, diet-driven malocclusion syndrome behind so many anorexia, drooling, epiphora, and GI-stasis presentations. Covers why apical changes precede coronal ones, sedated oral exam and skull imaging (CT beats radiographs for apices and abscesses), coronal reduction with a burr (never clippers), abscess management, and the analgesia, assisted feeding, and dietary correction that make it a managed — not cured — disease.