Full Description
This book is an invaluable quick reference resource for clinicians and a useful study guide for veterinary students and residents.
This practical and beautifully illustrated book takes you on a walk through avian medicine, beginning with the basics, such as common species, husbandry, nutrition, and grooming, before moving on to the more clinical-focused material, such as how to perform a physical examination, collect samples and interpret diagnostic tests, take good quality radiographs and then interpret them, and how to support a sick bird while in hospital.
It then moves into the disorders affecting the different organs and body systems. Each chapter begins with a description of clinical anatomy and physiology before going on to explore the disorders associated with the effects of disease or trauma. The book also addresses behavioural problems, incubation of eggs, paediatrics, anaesthesia, and surgery.
For this edition, Bob Doneley is joined by avian, zoo/wildlife and exotic pet veterinarian Shangzhe Xie. Together they have thoroughly updated the book by incorporating the latest research and covering a larger range of avian species. Building on the practical aspects that make this book stand out from other resources, they have added step-by-step pictorial guides to common procedures and surgeries, as well as videos for longer, more complicated ones. Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice will therefore allow the practitioner to immediately help the patient at hand, whether to prescribe a medication or perform a life-saving surgery.
Contents
About the Authors. Preface. CHAPTER 1 Commonly kept species. CHAPTER 2 Husbandry and nutrition. CHAPTER 3 Handling and grooming birds. CHAPTER 4 The physical examination. CHAPTER 5 Supportive therapy. CHAPTER 6 Clinical techniques. CHAPTER 7 Interpreting diagnostic tests. CHAPTER 8 Diagnostic imaging. HAPTER 9 Endoscopy. CHAPTER 10 Differential diagnoses. CHAPTER 11 Disorders of the skin and feathers. CHAPTER 12 Disorders of the beak and cere. CHAPTER 13 Disorders of the eye. CHAPTER 14 Disorders of the ear. CHAPTER 15 Disorders of the pelvic limb. CHAPTER 16 Disorders of the pectoral limb. CHAPTER 17 Disorders of the spine. CHAPTER 18 Disorders of the muscles and tendons. CHAPTER 19 Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. CHAPTER 20 Disorders of the liver. CHAPTER 21 Disorders of the pancreas. CHAPTER 22 Disorders of the cardiovascular system. CHAPTER 23 Disorders of the respiratory tract. CHAPTER 24 Disorders of the urinary system. CHAPTER 25 Disorders of the lymphoid and haematopoietic systems. CHAPTER 26 Disorders of the nervous system. CHAPTER 27 Disorders of the reproductive tract. CHAPTER 28 Reproductive technology. CHAPTER 29 Paediatrics. CHAPTER 30 Behavioural problems. CHAPTER 31 Analgesia and anaesthesia. CHAPTER 32 Soft tissue surgery. CHAPTER 33 Orthopaedic surgery. CHAPTER 34 Oncology. Appendix 1: Formulary. Appendix 2: Reference intervals for commonly kept companion birds (SI Units). Appendix 3: Biological values for some common companion bird species. Index.
