cover image - MANUAL EXOTIC PET PRACTICE - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323533591
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 608
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $118.99

MANUAL EXOTIC PET PRACTICE - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 2nd Edition

by Mark Mitchell, DVM, MS, PhD, DECZM (Herpetology) and Thomas N. Tully, DVM, MS, DABVP (Avian), DECZM (Avian)

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - MANUAL EXOTIC PET PRACTICE - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323533591
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 608
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $118.99
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Help your students gain the specialized knowledge needed to treat and manage exotic pets! Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive, user-friendly resource covering a wide range of species, from invertebrates and fish to reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book begins with a chapter that helps in preparing a veterinary practice for exotic patients. Each succeeding chapter features full-color photos of species and addresses topics such as A&P, husbandry, restraint, physical examination, common disease presentations, diagnostic testing, and surgery. Designed for both veterinary students and practicing veterinarians, this book provides a current, all-in-one guide to today’s exotic pet care.
    • NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
    • NEW! Prairie Dogs chapter provides essential information on these popular exotic pets
    • NEW! Raptors chapter provides insights on these birds as wildlife and for use in falconry
    • NEW! Waterfowl chapter provides insights on the management and diseases of these popular birds
    • NEW! Chickens chapter provides essential information on the management of popular backyard poultry
    • NEW! Expanded Avian section on psittacines and passerines, including all-new information on passerines
    • Logical organization presents information by species in a consistent format for each chapter, helping students quickly find a particular species and easily locate specific information
    • Clear and precise guidelines are ideal for students and practitioners who may have limited experience with exotic pet care
    • Planning for exotic pet practice includes staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
    • NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
    • NEW! Prairie Dogs chapter provides essential information on these popular exotic pets
    • NEW! Raptors chapter provides insights on these birds as wildlife and for use in falconry
    • NEW! Waterfowl chapter provides insights on the management and diseases of these popular birds
    • NEW! Chickens chapter provides essential information on the management of popular backyard poultry
    • NEW! Expanded Avian section on psittacines and passerines, including all-new information on passerines

  • 1. Introduction: Preparing your Hospital for Exotic Pets
    2. Invertebrates
    3. Ornamental Fish
    4. Amphibians
    5. Crocodilians
    6. Snakes
    7. Lizards
    8. Chelonians
    9. Psittacines and Passerines
    10. Chickens
    11. Raptors
    12. Waterfowl
    13. Marsupials
    14. Mice and Rats
    15. Ferrets
    16. Rabbits
    17. Hamsters and Gerbils
    18. Hedgehogs
    19. Guinea Pigs
    20. Chinchillas
    21. Prairie Dogs

  • Mark Mitchell, DVM, MS, PhD, DECZM (Herpetology), Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Thomas N. Tully, DVM, MS, DABVP (Avian), DECZM (Avian), Professor Zoological Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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