title: Small Mammals: Common Surgical Procedures of Rodents, Ferrets, Hedgehogs, and Sugar Gliders.
abstract: Small mammal surgical procedures are a part of clinical veterinary practice and are performed with regularity. Anesthetic and analgesic techniques are important components of any successful small mammal surgical procedure. Many basic surgical principles used in dogs and cats can be directly applied to small mammals, but tissues tend to be smaller and thinner, and hemostasis is critical with small patients due to risk of death with minimal blood loss. Common surgical procedures in small mammals include integumentary mass and abscess excision, reproductive procedures, gastrointestinal foreign body removal, urolith removal, prolapsed tissues associated with the gastrointestinal tract, intra-abdominal mass excision, and hepatic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Miwa Exotic Animal Hospital, 1-25-5 Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0003, Japan. Electronic address: miwayasutsugu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yasutsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Kurt K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sladky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary; D013507:Endocrine Surgical Procedures / Q000662:veterinary; D005289:Ferrets / Q000601:surgery*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000601:surgery; D005835:Genitalia / Q000601:surgery; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D009893:Opossums / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D012377:Rodentia / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Anesthesia; Chinchilla; Ferret; Guinea pig; Hedgehog; Rodent; Sugar glider; Surgery