Description
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Shangzhe Xie brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Practice Around the World. As exotic animal ownership increases throughout the world, exotic animal practice has truly become an international endeavor. There are many veterinary differences among countries, however, including variables such as culture, legislation, availability of therapeutics, medical equipment, and timely diagnostic testing options. This issue explores these global differences, with the hope that veterinarians in one part of the world can utilize the lessons from another part of the world to improve their practice.- Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including attitudes toward exotic animal ownership around the world; legislative differences governing exotic animal practice; and exotic animal practice in Australasia, East Asia, West Asia and Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, South and Central America, and North America.- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on exotic animal practice around the world, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Table of Contents
Legislative Differences Governing Exotic Animal PracticeExotic Animal Practice in AustralasiaExotic Animal Practice in East Asia: A Retrospective Study of Species Distribution and Their Common Diseases at 2 Exotics-only Veterinary Clinics in the East Asia RegionExotic Animal Practice in West Asia/Middle EastExotic Animal Practice in Southeast AsiaExotic Animal Practice in South AsiaExotic Animal Practice in AfricaExotic Animal Practice in EuropeExotic Animal Practice in Mexico, Central, and South AmericaDungeons and Dragons: Culture Differences in Attitudes Toward Exotic Animals
