Full Description
Sea Turtle Health and Rehabilitation is the first-ever comprehensive book on sea turtle husbandry, health, medicine, and surgery. This full-color guide presents extensive information for the proper rescue, evaluation, care, and rehabilitation of sick and injured sea turtles at every stage of life. In-depth information is provided on the physiological systems of sea turtles, causes and sources of illness and injury, diagnostic procedures, and medical and surgical treatments. This is an essential volume for veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, rehabilitators, aquarists, biologists, and conservationists who work with sea turtles. The chapters in this well-organized book are written by leading experts in their respective fields and contain state-of-the-art information not found in any other single source. The contents range from the life history of sea turtles to the more detailed and complex issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are frequently encountered in sea turtles. Also included are chapters on important subjects related to sea turtle health and conservation, such as mortality investigation, fisheries interactions, oil spills and other environmental contamination, pathogens, cold stunning, and harmful algal blooms. Prior to the publication of this unique work, the sea turtle community relied on scattered chapters and papers to obtain information on sea turtle care and rehabilitation. Now, this information can be found all in one place.Key Features:* Contains over 600 amazing color illustrations and photos to aid in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of sea turtle injury and illness* Presents over 50 tables that assimilate and organize important data, particularly in the areas of clinical pathology and nutrition* Includes Appendices with examination and evaluation forms, as well as necropsy and stranding report forms not found anywhere else* Contains a sea turtle formulary, diet recipes, and tube feeding formulas
Contents
Section 1Chapter 1: Sea Turtles in Context: Their Life History and Conservation Chapter 2: Rehabilitation: Past, Present, and Future Section 2: HusbandryChapter 3: Environment/Water Quality/BiosecurityChapter 4: NutritionSection 3: Basic Veterinary Techniques Chapter 5: Physical ExaminationChapter 6: Diagnostic ImagingChapter 7: Clinical PathologyChapter 8: Necropsy Section 4: Sea Turtles by System Chapter 9: Integumentary SystemChapter 10: Musculoskeletal SystemChapter 11: Cardiovascular SystemChapter 12: Respiratory SystemChapter 13: Digestive SystemChapter 14: Hepatobiliary SystemChapter 15: Urogenital SystemChapter 16: Nervous SystemChapter 17: Hemolymphatic SystemChapter 18: Endocrine OrgansChapter 19: Special Senses Section 5: Current TherapyChapter 20: Critical Care and Emergency MedicineChapter 21: TherapeuticsChapter 22: Analgesia and AnesthesiaChapter 23: SurgeryChapter 24: EndoscopyChapter 25: Trauma and Wound CareChapter 26: Cold-StunningChapter 27: Buoyancy DisordersChapter 28: Chronic Debilitation Section 6: Special TopicsChapter 29: ParasitologyChapter 30: VirusesChapter 31: Bacterial and Fungal DiseasesChapter 32: Harmful Algae and BiotoxinsChapter 33: Environmental ContaminantsChapter 34: Field TechniquesChapter 35: Fisheries and Sea TurtlesChapter 36: Hatchling and Wash Back ManagementChapter 37: Sea Turtles and OilChapter 38: Mortality InvestigationChapter 39: Health Assessments Appendix 1: Facilities and Organizations Involved in Sea Turtle RehabilitationAppendix 2: Commercially Available Tube Feed FormulasAppendix 3: Gelatin Diet RecipesAppendix 4A: Sea Turtle Stranding Network - Gross Necropsy Report Form4B: Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network - Short Gross Necropsy ReportAppendix 5: Skeletal Muscles of Sea TurtlesAppendix 6: Sea Turtle - Neurological Examination FormAppendix 7: Sea Turtle FormularyAppendix 8: Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network - Stranding Report FormAppendix 9: Sea Turtle Clinical Evaluation FormAppendix 10A: General Information about Live and Dead Sea Turtle Sampling During a Stranding Event10B: Sea Turtle Stranding Event - Case Summary Data Sheet10C: Sea Turtle Stranding Event Sample Checklist
