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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-08 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2026.01.002

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Surgical debulking and stereotactic radiotherapy of a mandibular osteoma in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) 雪貂下颌骨骨瘤的手术切除和立体定向放疗

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2025.12.008

Tracy T. Yuen , Michelle C. Borsdorf , Amanda D. Wong , Clara A. Moran , Kim A. Selting , Miranda D. Vieson , Krista A. Keller

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Literature Review 文献综述

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2026.01.003

Daren Mandrusiak

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EAAV 1Q Newsletter 2026 EAAV 1Q通讯2026

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-05 DOI: 10.1053/S1557-5063(26)00017-0

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AEMV 1Q Newsletter 2026 AEMV第一季度通讯2026

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-05 DOI: 10.1053/S1557-5063(26)00013-3

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Successful surgical management of ectopia cordis in a ball python (python regius) 球型巨蟒心脏异位的手术治疗

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2025.12.002

Ferran Solanes-Vilanova, Tom Hellebuyck

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Computed tomographic characterisation, grading and prevalence of external, middle and internal ear diseases in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) 豚鼠外耳、中耳和内耳疾病的计算机断层成像特征、分级和流行

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2025.12.004

Franziska Döbelt, Anne Kühn

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Dystocia secondary to ectopic pregnancy in a Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus) 肯尼亚沙蟒异位妊娠继发难产

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2025.12.006

Teresa Bousquet, Daren Mandrusiak

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Proximal jugular venipuncture technique in small mammal species 小型哺乳动物近端颈静脉穿刺技术

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2025.12.005

Grayson A. Doss

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Corrigendum to “Sex and age-specific select hematologic and biochemical reference intervals for koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Volume 54, June 2025, Pages 1-7.” 锦鲤性别和年龄特异性选择血液学和生化参考区间的勘误表。《奇异宠物医学杂志》，第54卷，2025年6月，第1-7页。

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Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2025.12.001

Alexandra T. Troiano , Melanie Ammersbach , Kelsey D. Brust , Kathryn L. Philips , Hugues Beaufrère , Esteban Soto

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