Short description:

Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice is an invaluable quick reference resource for clinicians and a useful study guide for veterinary students and residents. Building on the practical aspects that make this book stand out, the new edition adds step-by-step pictorial guides to common procedures and surgeries, as well as videos.

Long 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.

Table of Contents:

1. An introduction to bird keeping 2. Husbandry and nutrition 3. Handling and grooming 4. The physical examination 5. Supportive Therapy 6. Clinical techniques 7. Interpreting diagnostic Tests 8. Diagnostic Imaging 9. Endoscopy 10. Differential Diagnoses 11. Disorders of the Skin and Feathers 12. Disorders of the Beak and Cere 13. Disorders of the Eye 14. Disorders of the Ear 15. Disorders of the pelvic limb 16. Disorders of the pectoral limb 17. Disorders of the spine 18. Disorders of the muscles and tendons 19. Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract 20. Disorders of the Liver 21. Disorders of the Pancreas 22. Disorders of the Cardiovascular System 23. Disorders of the Respiratory System 24. Disorders of the Urinary System 25. Disorders of the Lymphatic & haematopoietic Systems 26. Disorders of the Nervous System 27. Disorders of the Reproductive Tract and reproduction 28. Reproductive technology 29. Paediatrics 30. Behavioural Problems 31. Analgesia and Anaesthesia 32. Soft tissue Surgery 33. Orthopaedic surgery 34. Oncology 35. Appendix 1: Formulary 36. Appendix 2: Reference Intervals for Commonly Kept Companion Birds 37. Appendix 3: Biological Values for Some Common Companion Bird Species