Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Reptile and Amphibian bietet einen umfassenden UEberblick uber die Behandlung der haufigsten Krankheiten und Beschwerden bei Reptilien und Amphibien. Das Buch ist auf den schnellen und einfachen Zugang zu Informationen ausgelegt und ist ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk fur Tierarzte, die sich mit der Versorgung von Schildkroeten, Eidechsen, Schlangen, Krokodilen und Amphibien befassen. Dieses Werk enthalt Empfehlungen von fuhrenden internationalen Persoenlichkeiten auf dem Gebiet der Reptilien- und Amphibienpflege, verpackt in einem perfekten klinischen Handbuch. Die Angaben zu Diagnose und Behandlung sind logisch und schrittweise aufgebaut. Ausserdem steht den Lesern eine begleitende Website zur Verfugung, auf der sie Anamnese- und Untersuchungsformulare zum Ausdrucken finden, Bilder, auf denen Techniken fur die Venenpunktionen und intravenoese Katheterisierung bei verschiedenen Amphibien- und Reptiliengruppen dargestellt sind, sowie Bilder mit Methoden fur die Geschlechtsbestimmung bei Reptilien. Das ideale Praxishandbuch fur Tierarzte und Studierende der Tiermedizin, die verstandliche und zuverlassige Informationen uber Reptilien und Amphibien suchen, insbesondere mit den folgenden Themen: * Behandlung von haufigen Krankheiten und Beschwerden bei Schildkroeten, insbesondere Erkrankungen der oberen Atemwege, Kloakenvorfall, Ohrenabszessen und Panzerfaule * Behandlung von haufigen Krankheiten bei Eidechsen, insbesondere Hypovitaminose A, ernahrungsbedingtem sekundarem Hyperparathyreoidismus, Kryptosporidiose, Abszessen und Pilzinfektionen * Behandlung von Krankheiten bei Schlangen, insbesondere Dysecdysis, Erkrankungen der unteren Atemwege, Einschlusskoerperkrankheit, Stomatitis und Paramyxovirus * Umfassende Betrachtung der Behandlung von Krankheiten bei Krokodilen, insbesondere West-Nil-Virus, Chlamydiose, Trauma, Abszessen und Gicht Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Reptile and Amphibian ist ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk fur Tierarzte, Studierende der Tiermedizin, Assistenzarzte und Praktikanten, die ein groesseres Verstandnis von Schildkroeten, Eidechsen, Schlangen, Krokodilen und Amphibien entwickeln und die Versorgung verbessern moechten.

The importance of animal behavior and psychological well-being is increasingly being recognized in the veterinary profession. This new edition is designed to be even more practical and user-friendly than the first. For a range of behavioral presentations, consideration is given to evaluation of the patient, including any possible underlying disease; evaluation of client attitudes, beliefs and behavior; risk evaluation; behavioral biology of the condition; acute management protocols; long-term treatment strategies; prognosis; follow-up; and preventive measures. A special chapter on shelter animals has been added, as this is an area where veterinary support is increasingly sought in both health and husbandry. An included CD offers client handouts, history-taking forms, detailed behavioral questionaires for each species and a referral form.

The "BSAVA Manual of Rodents and Ferrets" is a new title to the BSAVA range. The Manual is split into two distinct sections: the first part is dedicated to rodents covering biology, husbandry and clinical techniques, as well as the diseases particular to these animals. The second part of the Manual is devoted to ferrets and discusses biology, husbandry and clinical techniques, and diseases by body system. Coverage includes main disease conditions as well as medicine and surgery. The straightforward and clinical approach ensures that veterinarians in practice will find it useful as a general reference text.

Confidently utilize the rapidly growing selection of pharmaceuticals used to treat small animals. Small Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2nd Edition helps you understand both the therapeutic uses of common pharmaceuticals and the pharmacology behind them, giving you all of the information you need to design and modify dosing regimens, identify factors that cause drugs to fail, and anticipate adverse drug reactions. Comprehensive approach emphasizes the use of drugs for prevention as well as treatment. Clear, consistent organization makes it easy to find the information you need when you need it. Dosage tables help you find essential pharmaceutical information at a glance. Pharmacogenetics chapter helps you understand how to use this emerging science to find the right dose for each patient, optimizing efficiency and minimizing toxicity. Routes of administration and sample pharmaceutical calculations provide fast, efficient access to comprehensive drug administration all in one inclusive resource. Multiple chapters on Antimicrobial Drugs and Antimicrobial Therapy highlight the impact of antimicrobial resistance on current practice.

Put yourself in the box seat at exam time ... The days of cramming dry anatomical facts are over. It's time to look at anatomy as an opportunity to appreciate a fascinating world of relationships and interconnections. Featuring: The complete spectrum of systematic and topographic anatomy: clearly structured and vividly presented, featuring superb high-quality images A combined text and atlas: takes into account a variety of species, an ideal resource for developing a comprehensive understanding of anatomical structures and relationships Integrated sectional anatomy and contemporary diagnostic imaging: a window into the application of anatomy in diagnostics Highlights you won't want to miss: A new chapter on avian anatomy: the fundamental structural features of birds, at a glance Over 1100 exceptional images: anatomical specimens and histological images, thin slice plastinations, colour schematics, diagnostic imaging, sectional anatomy Numerous references to clinical and applied anatomy: including equine endoscopy, arthrocentesis, examination of the udder, rectal examination and laparotomy A unique bonus: CT, MRI and ultrasonographic images Bringing anatomy to life!

Karen Moriello's seminal book has been completely updated to create a true two-volume set highlighting fundamental and advanced concepts. This revised edition by Dr. Darren Berger, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Iowa State University, includes all new cases on the essential concepts of small animal dermatology, accompanied by nearly 300 new images. The guide uses a case-based format to deliver a general overview of dermatology of the dog and cat, providing a reference that mirrors the way veterinarians will encounter different scenarios at random in real-life practice. It uses self-assessment problems to review the most common skin diseases encountered every day, plus some more obscure diseases that a veterinarian will face. The cases vary in complexity, with coverage ranging from those confronted daily to the most difficult and serious cases. Answers fully explore the disease/disorder in question. The book will appeal to candidates preparing for examinations and to practitioners in their continuing education.

Guide to Canine and Feline Electrocardiography offers a comprehensive and readable guide to the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms in cats and dogs. Covers all aspects of electrocardiography, from basics to advanced concepts of interest to specialists Explains how to obtain high-quality electrocardiograms Offers expert insight and guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of simple and complex arrhythmias alike Features numerous case examples, with electrocardiograms and Holter monitor recordings Shows the characteristics of normal and abnormal heart rhythms in dogs and cats Includes access to a website with self-assessment questions and the appendices and figures from the book

This new version of Frances Barr's classic introductory text, Diagnostic Ultrasound in the Dog and Cat, has now been revised and expanded to cover the considerable technological and knowledge based advances since the first book was published in 1990. With contributions from leading subject experts, this new book covers both the theoretical principles behind the use of ultrasound in small animal practice and the practical approach to image interpretation.

In-keeping with the user-friendly style of Frances Barr's book, the book is extensively illustrated with photographs and accompanying line drawings. Organised around body systems, each chapter covers imaging procedures, normal appearances, abnormal appearances/diseases and specific conditions. Exotic animals, such as rabbits and reptiles are also included, as are new Doppler techniques.

This practical guide is essential reading for all those involved in small animal imaging.

Written by a respected expert in the field, this new addition to the Self-Assessment Color Review series covers clinical oncology of the dog and cat. More than 200 cases appear in random order, just as they would in practice. These cases are presented as self-assessment problems comprising integrated questions, illustrations and detailed explanations designed to educate on the big picture as well as to provide immediate answers.

Behavior medicine is perhaps the most rapidly emerging discipline in animal health care. Small animal practice is reaching the point where most practitioners are expected to offer their clients help in the behavioral area.
Canine and Feline Behavior Therapy, Second Edition offers practical advice from board-certified specialists applicable to any small animal practice. This edition includes revisions based on major advances in the clinical animal behavior field and is written at a level to appeal to veterinary students, canine and feline practitioners, and veterinary behaviorists.
* Long awaited new edition of classic behavior book
* Revisions reflect major advances in the field of clinical animal behavior
* Provides advice applicable to any small animal practice
* Written at a level that appeals to students, practitioners and specialists alike

"Stress and Pheromonatherapy in Small Animal Clinical Behaviour" is about how stress impacts on animal behaviour and welfare and what we can do about it, especially by using chemical signals more effectively. This readily accessible text starts from first principles and is useful to both academics and practitioners alike. It offers a framework for understanding how pheromonatherapy can be used to encourage desirable behaviour in dogs and cats and also a fresh approach to understanding the nature of clinical animal behaviour problems.

The authors have pioneered the use of pheromone therapy within the field of clinical animal behaviour. As the culmination of many years of research and experience, they offer sound evidence-based advice on how and when pheromones can be used most effectively.

The first part of the book deals with some fundamental concepts, focusing on the key concepts of stress, communication and perception. It then provides a framework for the evaluation of problem behaviour to allow consideration of the possible role or not of pheromonatherapy. Part 2 covers the application of these concepts to a range of specific situations, concentrating on conditions in which there has been most research to support the efficacy of pheromonatherapy.

Suitable for veterinarians in small animal practice, students of clinical animal behaviour, veterinary nurses and technicians, as well as specialists and researchers in animal behaviour therapy.

The latest edition of the critically acclaimed Small Animal Endoscopy presents informative, practical, and up-to-date guidance on endoscopic indications, instrumentation, patient preparation, and techniques. Todd R. Tams and Clarence A. Rawlings, the foremost experts in veterinary endoscopy, provide the novice as well as the advanced practitioner with the information needed to deliver the safest, high-quality endoscopic services for small animals, including avian and exotics. Chapters are organized consistently and lavishly illustrated to help you easily find and understand key concepts and procedures. This edition includes a companion website with expert demonstrations of techniques and examples of patient discharge instructions for veterinarians to give to clients. Enables you to deliver the safest, high quality care and a wider range of services to the pets of increasingly concerned and savvy owners. Features cutting-edge information on minimally invasive procedures to improve diagnostic accuracy, reduce operating time, improve success, minimize post-operative stress and pain, and promote faster healing. Helps you recognize the many indications for endoscopy in everyday practice. Covers a vast range of topics in a clear, concise and readable style. Describes instrumentation, examination, and sample procurement techniques in detail. Shows both normal and abnormal findings you may encounter during a procedure in an atlas of images in relevant chapters. Provides minimally invasive examination and surgical options for veterinarians treating uniquely sensitive avian and exotic patients. Provides step-by-step instructions on specific techniques. Helps beginners master endoscopic diagnosis and treatment and more experienced endoscopists utilize their endoscopic equipment to its fullest capacity. Expanded content on the use of rigid endoscopy helps you perform the most current minimally invasive surgical procedures. A new coeditor, Dr. Clarence Rawlings, shares his expertise in rigid endoscopy for diagnostic and surgical procedures and his extensive knowledge of endosurgery. Consistent chapter organization includes sections on indications, instrumentation, patient preparation, and restraint, in addition to details of the procedures themselves. Over 1,000 color images depict normal and abnormal anatomical features, as well as numerous tables and diagrammatic representations. Required or recommended instrumentation Instructions on how to care for, clean, and store endoscopic instruments Pre-endoscopic procedures, including patient preparation, equipment set-up, and positioning of personnel Instructions on how to correctly hold and manipulate both flexible and rigid endoscopes Post-endoscopic procedures, including patient recovery and proper submission of tissue samples Information on how to incorporate flexible and rigid endoscopy into a veterinary practice using specific marketing skills and appropriate personnel training A bonus website takes understanding to the next level with videos of: - Cystoscope placement technique, normal cystoscopy, and calculi removal - How to perform a normal examination - 12 different clinical endoscopic procedures, including intraoperative uretheroscopy, laparoscopic-assisted cystoscopy, laser correction of an ectopic ureter, and more - Many patient cases are showcased, with each case presenting a patient's complaint, diagnostic studies used for assessment, the endoscopic procedure enlisted, surgical treatment, and case follow-up. The benefits of using endoscopy are discussed in each case.

Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament, Second Edition presents in-depth, focused, and updated coverage of current knowledge on cruciate ligament rupture, using a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach. * Presents a state-of-the-art summary of the most recent knowledge on this important cause of lameness in dogs * Led by a highly respected surgeon and researcher, with chapters written by leading experts in the field * Provides an update to the groundbreaking first edition, with six new chapters

This book contains the proceedings from the 11th International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting. Keynote Presentations include 'Use of Psychopharmacology to Reduce Anxiety and Fear in Dogs and Cats: A Practical Approach' by Barbara L. Sherman, 'A Multimodal Approach to Resolving Tension Between Cats in the Same Household: A Practical Approach' by Sarah E. Heath, 'The Importance of the Welfare of Research Animals to Maximise the Quality of Behavioural Research: Do We Measure True Behaviours?' by Patrick Pageat and 'Making Animal Welfare Sustainable - Human Behaviour Change for Animal Behaviour: The Human Element' by Jo White and Suzanne Rogers.

Cats are the world's most popular domestic pet, as well as being wild animals. This comprehensive book on feline behaviour explores both the familiar domesticated animal and wild relatives such as the leopard, tiger and lynx to examine the Felidae family as a whole, allowing for fascinating comparisons between wild and domestic species and explanations of behaviour in pet cats with evolutionary origins. Fraser's work helps increase readers' understanding of cat behaviour - why they behave as they do, for what purpose and why. The focus is on identifying normal behaviour from the cat's perspective, with a welfare theme running throughout; as exhibitions of normal behaviour provide evidence of good welfare, and abnormal behaviour can be an indicator of poor welfare. Providing a veterinary perspective - by including coverage of feline physiology, life stages and reproduction - as well as an ethological one, this is an important read for veterinarians, shelter workers, animal behaviourists and students of veterinary medicine and animal welfare, while also being of interest to pet owners.

Laser therapy has become increasingly popular in small animal practice and has many benefits to the patient - including reduced inflammation, faster tissue healing and less pain, and can be used in a wide variety of conditions including wounds, sprains and fractures. Aimed at the first opinion vet, this very practical book covers the most important aspects of laser use in the practice environment. But it does so in a slightly different approach, taking two (often mis-aligned) perspectives - fundamental science and clinical applications - and combining them for a robust, useful guide to the practice of laser therapy. It includes: how lasers work on tissue, how to use them in different scenarios, how to maximise results, how to use them on different conditions including soft tissue, musculoskeletal and neurological, how to integrate lasers with other therapies, when not to use lasers or use with caution, how to choose the equipment and implement it in the practice environment and promote the treatment to clients. The book also includes case studies to illustrate the use of lasers in practice on a range of conditions in different animals including dogs, cats and exotics. Veterinary Laser Therapy in Small Animal Practice combines the clinical and scientific approaches reflected in the work of the two authors, showing how both sides together can help you have a positive impact on the patient.

Now available for mobile devices "Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Canine and Feline" is a comprehensive, one-stop reference on diagnostic skills used daily in treating dogs and cats. Chapters cover more than 275 procedures and tests, including blood, urine, and fecal tests and radiographic, ultrasound, and endoscopic procedures. The uniform presentation of information, arranged alphabetically from abdominal radiographs to zinc tests, allows the reader to gain easy access to vital information, making this an ideal reference to be used in a clinical setting.

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Honest and heart-warming account of the highs and lows of life as a vet, by lovable TV star Rory Cowlam. Rory Cowlam, otherwise known as Rory the Vet, has had a passion for animals for as long as he can remember. As a young boy, growing up in the countryside, he fell in love with the creatures that could be found both at home and in the neighbouring farms and fields. There was never any doubt in his mind as to what he wanted to do when he grew up. Now Rory's dreams of becoming a vet are a reality. He works in a busy London practice where his honest and emotional relationships with the animals and their owners have made him the relatable and approachable face of veterinary work. But, as Rory describes here with a mixture of his trademark openness and humour, what he couldn't have known as a small boy with his heart set on becoming the next James Herriot, was what becoming a vet really entails. In an era when doctors and nurses are talking more openly about the realities of saving human lives, Rory shows what a vital service vets offer in caring for the animals that often form the very heart of the household. He describes the demanding experience of veterinary school, and offers a very human take on what it's like to treat animals, and the little talked about mental health implications that this pressured life or death industry holds. This is a frank and heart-warming account of chasing a childhood dream and learning to love the reality.

"The BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging" is the third Manual in the diagnostic imaging series. The first section of the Manual outlines the approach to abdominal imaging, with chapters dedicated to radiography and ultrasonography. The remainder of the Manual is devoted to the individual body systems, including the liver and gallbladder, the kidneys and ureters, and the small intestine. Extensively illustrated throughout.

"Veterinary Periodontology" is a comprehensive yet user-friendly reference on periodontal disease in dogs and cats, encompassing etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features. Emphasizing clinical management of this common dental disease, this book covers basic as well as advanced treatments, offering practical instruction on therapeutic procedures. "Veterinary Periodontology" builds on existing human-based knowledge to provide veterinary-specific information on the periodontal disease process, therapies, patient management, and instrumentation.

The book presents detailed information in an accessible format, including numerous step-by-step procedures for use in the clinic. Full-color images aid in comprehension. "Veterinary Periodontology" is beneficial for anyone who practices veterinary dentistry, including specialists, general practitioners, students, and technicians.

Now in full colour throughout Still the leading textbook and reference, now in its fourth edition, and enhanced by numerous colour illustrations, this major work covers all aspects of canine diseases and therapeutics.

Since the previous edition of this text was published there has been a sustained expansion in the knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology of the medical diseases that affect the dog. This has been complemented by significantly improved methods to diagnose and manage these diseases. The fourth edition of this textbook has been designed to reflect these many advances and has necessitated a radically different approach from the previous edition. There are now fourteen sections, each with an editor to co-ordinate the chapters in that section. The number of authors contributing to this edition has expanded from twenty-nine to seventy-eight. Each section in the book has been written to give both concise reviews of the subject and a logical approach to the management of the clinical problems. A significant number of tables, flow diagrams and illustrations have been included to assist the clinician in accessing key clinical information.

Questions and Answers in Small Animal Anesthesia provides practical and logical guidance for a wide range of anesthesia questions commonly faced in veterinary medicine. Gives concrete answers to questions about anesthesia likely to be faced in small animal practice Explains why experienced anesthesiologists make the choices they do Provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of anesthetic management using an engaging question-and-answer format Covers dogs, cats, small mammals, and birds Focuses on practical, clinically relevant information