Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Section 1: Mammalian Hematology Case Studies
Case 1. A 6-year-old otter undergoing a routine physical examination
Case 2. A 10-year-old ferret with lethargy and anorexia
Case 3. A 6-year-old ferret with anorexia and lethargy
Case 4. A 2-year-old ferret with weight loss and lethargy
Case 5. A 3-year-old rabbit with anorexia
Case 6. A 6-year hedgehog with anorexia and ataxia
Case 7. A 7-year-old guinea pig with anorexia and decreased water intake
Case 8. A 31/2-year-old ferret with lethargy and weight loss
Section 2: Avian Hematology Case Studies
Case 9. A 1-year-old parrot with an acute onset of severe illness
Case 10. A 2-year-old chicken with lethargy, inappetence, and lack of egg laying
Case 11. A 14-year-old macaw with feather-picking behavior and weight loss
Case 12. A 14-year-old parrot with weakness, anorexia, and labored breathing
Case 13. A 4-year-old parrot with anorexia, weakness, and lethargy
Case 14. An adult vulture with generalized weakness
Case 15. A 2-year-old tragopan with wounds
Case 16. A 5-month-old chicken with lethargy
Case 17. A 4-year-old budgerigar with generalized weakness and breathing heavily
Case 18. A 41/2-year-old duck with acute dyspnea
Case 19. A 14-year-old falcon with anorexia
Case 20. An 8-month-old hawk with anorexia, weakness, and vomiting
Case 21. A juvenile kestrel with a drooping right wing and blood in the left nares
Section 3: Herptile Hematology Case Studies
Case 22. A 20-year-old turtle with lethargy and anorexia
Case 23. A 3-year-old lizard with lethargy and keeping the eyes closed
Case 24. An 18-month-old lizard with an oral mass
Case 25. A 35-year-old tortoise with anorexia, lethargy, and constipation
Case 26. An adult turtle with a fractured carapace and leg laceration
Case 27. A 2-year-old lizard with anorexia and weight loss
Section 4: Fish Hematology Case Studies
Case 28. An adult stingray with weight loss and lethargy
Case 29. An adult stingray undergoing a routine physical examination
Section 5: Mammalian Cytology Case Studies
Case 30. A 6-year-old guinea pig with excessive drinking and urination, soft stools, and weight loss
Case 31. A 2-year-old rat with diarrhea, dry skin, and squinting eye
Case 32. A 6-year-old tiger with two masses in her mouth
Case 33. A 10-year-old lion with weight loss and lethargy
Case 34. A 51/2-year-old ferret presented for a presurgical evaluation
Case 35. A 4-year ferret with a tail mass
Case 36. A 5-year-old rabbit with a mass near the left nostril
Case 37. A 1-year-old chinchilla with a closed eye
Case 38. A 5-year-old ferret with a swollen head
Case 39. A 2-year-old rat with a swelling around the left inguinal area
Case 40. A 5-year-old ferret with lethargy, dyspnea, diarrhea, polyuria, and polydypsia
Case 41. A 3-year-old guinea pig with anorexia and decreased water intake
Case 42. A 9-year-old ferret with a mass on the ear
Case 43. A 3-year-old ferret with lethargy and weight loss
Case 44. A 3-month-old ferret with a prolapsed rectum
Case 45. A 21/2-year-old gerbil with lethargy and anorexia
Case 46. A 5-year-old guinea pig with an ulcerated swelling in the abdominal area
Case 47. A 6-year-old ferret with pawing at the mouth
Case 48. A 7-year-old ferret with bilateral alopecia
Section 6: Avian Cytology Case Studies
Case 49. A 20-year-old parrot with dyspnea, weight loss, and persistent ascites
Case 50. An 11-year-old cockatiel with a mass in the ear
Case 51. A 4-year-old cockatiel with a swollen head
Case 52. An adult owl with a swollen elbow
Case 53. A 2-year-old macaw with left leg lameness
Case 54. A 6-year-old lovebird with dystocia
Case 55. A 5-year-old parrot with dyspnea
Case 56. A 2-year-old macaw with anorexia and weight loss
Case 57. An adult goose with a mass on the wing
Case 58. A 14-year-old budgerigar with lethargy and anorexia
Case 59. A 35-year-old parrot with weight loss and dyspnea
Case 60. A 29-year-old parrot with halitosis and reduced vocalization
Case 61. A 6-month-old cockatiel with labored breathing
Case 62. A 13-year-old parrot with a prolapsed cloaca
Case 63. A 17-year-old cockatoo with broken blood feathers
Case 64. An adult duck with a mass on the rhinotheca
Case 65. A 3-month-old flamingo with a mass on the rhinotheca
Section 7: Herptile Cytology Case Studies
Case 66. A 2-year-old lizard with difficulty breathing
Case 67. A 3-year-old lizard with vomiting and weight loss
Case 68. A 9-year-old lizard with a mass near the vent
Case 69. A 19-year-old lizard with a large mass on its leg
Case 70. An 11-year-old lizard with an oral mass
Case 71. A 10-year-old snake with a coelomic mass and concern of intestinal impaction
Case 72. A 9-month-old lizard with anorexia and weight loss
Case 73. A 6-year-old lizard with a tail mass
Case 74. A 27-year-old snake with a snout lesion
Case 75. A 1-year-old lizard with multiple infections
Case 76. An adult snake with severe dyspnea
Case 77. An adult newt with a white skin lesion
Case 78. An adult frog in a moribund condition
Case 79. A 10-year-old lizard with anorexia
Section 8: Fish Cytology Case Studies
Case 80. An adult eel with anorexia and skin lesions
Case 81. A 11/2-year-old goldfish with dropsy
Case 82. A 6-year-old fish with a red mass protruding from the vent
Case 83. An adult stingray with skin masses
Case 84. An adult fish with a mass projecting from the gills
Case 85. A 5-year-old fish with bloating and constipation
Case 86. An adult fish with lesions around its mouth
Case 87. An adult fish with a large red mass on its belly
Case 88. A 3-year-old fish with a growth below the eye
Case 89. An adult fish with increased gilling and eye lesions
Case 90. A fish that is a sole survivor of a massive fish die off
Case 91. An adult stingray presented for examination for coccidia
Case 92. An adult fish with a large mass on its operculum
Case 93. An adult fish with a mass on its side
Case 94. An adult fish with ulcerative skin lesions
References
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