When Your Rabbit Needs Special Care: Traditional and Alternative Healing Methods
By Lucile C Moore and Kathy Smith
When Your Rabbit Needs Special Care PDF is an illustrated guide to the care and behavior of rabbits with special needs. The book provides information on topics as diverse as how to administer subcutaneous fluids to a rabbit and how sounds and color help promote healing.
Quotes from top rabbit veterinarians and alternative healing practitioners from across the country are included, as are useful tips from rabbit owners who have had experience in dealing with particular medical conditions. The text is illustrated with both photographs and drawings, making it easy for readers to follow.
Authors Lucile C. Moore and Kathy Smith provide pet owners with special-needs rabbits with information on basic care, pain control, digestive system problems, chronic illnesses, physically challenged rabbits, progressive disabilities causing mobility problems, dental care, elderbuns, and emotional issues.
Table of Contents
An Introduction to Special Needs and Special Care
Part I: Traditional Healing Methods
Chapter 1: Basic Care I
Chapter 2: Basic Care II
Chapter 3: Digestive Ailments
Chapter 4: Infections and Infestations
Chapter 5: Sprains, Dislocations, Fractures, and Pododermatitis
Chapter 6: Coping with Paresis and Paralysis in Your Rabbit
Chapter 7: Dental Disorders
Chapter 8: Other Illnesses and Conditions Requiring Special Care
Chapter 9: Elderbuns
Chapter 10: Triage for Large-Scale Rescues
Part II: Alternative Healing Methods.
Chapter 11: An Introduction to Alternative Treatments
Chapter 12: Interspecies Communication
Chapter 13: Energy Medicine
Chapter 14: Acupuncture and Chiropractic
Chapter 15: Healing Through Touch
Chapter 16: Alternative Systemic Treatments
Epilogue: Death and Recovery from Grief
Appendix I: Tables of Selected Medications Used to Treat Rabbits
